Why can't Freedome VPN be downloaded to MAC ?

Funky
Funky Posts: 7 Observer
in Privacy VPN

I can watch some TV apps with Freedome VPN but not with F-Secure VPN. So service is made worse.

Like Awesome

Answers

  • JOnes
    JOnes Posts: 1,205 Forum Guru

    "When F-Secure Freedome was replaced by the newer F-Secure VPN (part of Total), the VPN infrastructure and policies changed quite a bit. Freedome used servers and routing setups that were sometimes more tolerant toward streaming apps (and some regions were harder for platforms to detect). The newer VPN uses a stricter network architecture that prioritizes security and privacy over content unblocking, so:

    • Many TV and streaming services (like Yle Areena, Ruutu, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, etc.) now recognize and block the new VPN servers.
    • The “virtual location” list is shorter — and even those locations are often shared with a large pool of users, making them easy to detect.
    • Freedome had some servers optimized for streaming; the new VPN doesn’t.

    So, — the change did make streaming worse in that sense.

    If you still want to watch region-locked TV content while keeping security, here are a few practical options:

    1. Use F-Secure VPN only for sensitive work tasks (e.g. on VPN-required Wi-Fi or when connecting to ERP/VPN).
    2. Temporarily disable it when you’re streaming TV apps that don’t work with it.
    3. If you need a streaming-friendly VPN, use a separate VPN (like ExpressVPN or NordVPN) specifically for that purpose — they maintain unblocking servers.
    4. Try "app exclusion rule" in order to bypass VPN when streaming certain services..
    2Like Awesome
  • Funky
    Funky Posts: 7 Observer

    Thanks for the comment but F-Secure really should make this better. On GoogleTV and Android I can watch a certain European Sport app with Freedome but with F-Secure VPN it doesnt work. To subscribe to another VPN would be nonsense. The I could quit F-Secure completely. I dont think that's what they want.

    Like Awesome
  • Funky
    Funky Posts: 7 Observer

    For all other Streaming services I use StreamLocator.

    Like Awesome
  • JOnes
    JOnes Posts: 1,205 Forum Guru

    Well,To encourage F-Secure to stream better with VPN, I would recommend contacting support directly and providing a list of services that should work with VPN.

    https://www.f-secure.com/gb-en/support

    Or adding a feature to Feature Request:

    https://community.f-secure.com/en/categories/Idea_Exchange

    1Like Awesome

Categories