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What are the main difference between the 'free' VPN feature (currently on Firefox) versus the 'paid' version - beyond the pricing and ability to use other browsers with 'paid' VPN.

Thanks in advance.

Hope Firefox can continue support Windows 7 with all Firefox new features..

Would like to use built-in VPN in Firefox... Will it be supported (how to use) in Firefox version 115 Windows 7 ?

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Received invite for Free 50 VPN email, clicked on the "Turn it on" button it opens up Mozilla Support page nothing shows up in right corner of browser. I live in California in the USA and it doesn't And I made sure I was signed in, have Windows 11, I have Firefox version 150.1 Anything I'm missing here ? I have Ad Blocker an turned that off thinking that might cause it. I'm no computer wiz so maybe I missing something ?

Received invite for Free 50 VPN email, clicked on the "Turn it on" button it opens up Mozilla Support page nothing shows up in right corner of browser. I live in California in the USA and it doesn't And I made sure I was signed in, have Windows 11, I have Firefox version 150.1 Anything I'm missing here ? I have Ad Blocker an turned that off thinking that might cause it. I'm no computer wiz so maybe I missing something ?

Auto updated to firefox 150 yesterday. What's new screen announced the rollout of the free in browser vpn had reached us (in Canada). Clicked the link to set up, went to screen to follow instructions. There's no vpn icon in the firefox menu bar, no matter what I do. (And I have done everything obvious.) Was the VPN not in the actual update I received or is this some bug/glitch? Thanks.

Hi All,

I have tried the new free browser VPN however it does not load pages if I am using a custom DNS (Quad9) and have DNS over HTTPS enabled. Is this expected behaviour and just a limitation of the VPN?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

You say, "Some essential Mozilla services are excluded from VPN routing to ensure sign-in, VPN reconnection, and screens needed to sign in for public Wi-Fi work properly. All other browsing activity in Firefox remains protected when the VPN is on."

How then am I protected in any kind of secure way?

All it would take is the Mozilla services using my public IP to lose my browsing protection. How are those connections secured to protect my identity from being exposed once the VPN is enabled and even after the VPN is enabled?

If the public IP can be discovered at sign-in, re-connections, and public Wi-Fi connections before the VPN is enabled, then that same public IP can be traced through internal logs to uncover all the VPN activity done after sign-in, re-connections, and public Wi-Fi access. So, how exactly can I trust the VPN protects my activity at all?

I'm just curious how you setup any protection prior to the VPN being enabled? I'm a former IT Network Specialist I had my CISCO CCNA certificate (Worked in school districts who wouldn't pay for additional certificates so I did all the study work and practice testing up to the CCNP certification just could never afford to take any of the exams beyond the CCNA). So, when I see these additional things like your 50 GB of free browser VPN and read how it works I get curious about the actual protections being provided. Are the people more vulnerable than they may be led to believe?

I am attempting to install/activate the built-in VPN feature in Firefox v150 on my Mac OS Tahoe 26.4.1 I have checked the various FAQs and followed the instructions but nothing seems to identify a built-in VPN. I have logged into my account per instructions and I do not find any icons on my toolbar to indicate setting up the built-in VPN. If I did dismiss this at some point, I am not able to recover the icon/application and continue my setup.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, I am on Firefox version 150, but I can't see the new free VPN button. I wanted to try it out, but I can't see it anywhere in my settings. Any advice would be appreciated.

I was following https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/built-in-vpn?utm_source=www.firefox.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=whatsnew-150#w_turn-on-vpn-in-firefox , but there isn't a button like it shows