VPN stands for "Virtual Private networking".
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, creates a virtual "tunnel" through which your data travels from your computer, over the Internet, to the VPN server at Ngroups.NET. One benefit derived from using a VPN is that the "tunnel" protects your data from being "overheard" as it passes over the public Internet. Another is that, when using a VPN connection, your computer "appears" to be on the network where the VPN server is located in, not where you actually are.

Security

• Everyone can use a little more security, VPN gives you exactly that. When you create a private virtual tunnel between your computer and ours, and surf the internet from there, your VPN account is giving you a layer of security you did not have before.
  

Virtual Firewall

• How can a VPN prevent a direct attack on your computer? Attacks are often directed directly at your known IP address. With a VPN account your home computer IP will not be seen, our VPN server IP will be. Luckily our VPN server is behind some of the best known hardware and firewall software, and our engineers monitor activity diligently and make sure the VPN server is protected.

Anonymous Surfing

• Our VPN enable you to surf the Internet without anyone knowing your true IP. IP's are often tracked and traced in order forms, websites, and for malicious purposes. If you are off our VPN you will see our IP below, instead of your IP and origin country.
  
  There are even more extensive databases for tracking IP and location that can be found at ip2location.com. These databases are for sale and allow website owners, or anyone to utilize them with scripts. The above is just a small example of the information they can extract from your IP.
  
  When you have a VPN account with us your IP will look like this to the world:
  
    1.2.3.4  Ashburn, Virginia   (IP number noted here is just an example)

Bypass ISP Throttling

• Defeat ISP deep packet inspection and download throttling by using VPN.

Hot Spot Use

• Hot Spots can be found everywhere now, which is very convenient but also dangerous. Hot Spot hackers are on the rise, it's far too easy now for criminals to do.
  Using a VPN will prevent Hot Spot sniffing devices from viewing your logins, passwords and private data.

  If you want to read more about the dangers of Hot Spots and illegal sniffing activity, please read the below articles.

  http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-13-hackers-wireless_x.htm

  http://www.newser.com/story/16605/wi-fi-hotspots-become-hackers-delight.html

  http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-5630181-1.html

Skype Users Looking for better rate

• Skype is the fantastic! If you don't use it download it and try it today (skype.com) Everyone at Ngroups.NET uses Skype to communicate and if you are looking for the best VOIP provider, look no further. Here's a little known fact about Skype, they base your per minute charges on what IP you have. So if you have a American IP and you call a American phone number, you are making a domestic call. Our VPN service can literally pay for itself if you are doing enough overseas calls.
  Using VPN also enables you to use Skype even if your ISP has blocked Skype use.

International Users Blocked by Government Control

• Americans and Europeans living and surfing the Internet overseas are often frustrated by the controls of the governments where they reside.

  Having a VPN account will allow you to bypass the controls, We believe in freedom of speech, while some sites should obviously not be up, we feel that western law at this time is the most practical way of dealing with inappropriate content. Blocking of web sites like Youtube.com is (in our opinion) adjacent to burning of library books.