Getting online through a mobile network
Make sure the SIM has data and the phone can open an ordinary page without the tunnel.
Get the link from the bot and import it in the client.
Pick a location from the list. If the connection feels slow, switch to another and compare.
If one location refuses to connect, try another before assuming the plan is broken.
Turn the client's auto-reconnect on, so that moving between mobile data and Wi-Fi does not leave you unprotected.
Wi-Fi at home, college and the office
On Wi-Fi the tunnel keeps whoever runs the network, be it the café owner, the hostel or a college admin, from reading what you send. They still see that you are connected to some server. That is a limit of every such service, and a good reason to read the network's rules first. Workplace and campus networks often have an acceptable-use policy, and bypassing it can be a disciplinary matter regardless of the technology.
Kashmir, Jammu and shutdowns
In places where an authority switches mobile data off, no VPN works, because a tunnel still needs a data connection to reach the server. Whether data is switched on is decided by the operator and the authorities, not by the client or the plan. This section is a plain description of how tunnels behave, not advice on getting around a legal order.
Questions to settle before you pay
- Does your phone hold a stable signal where you use it most?
- Do you need the tunnel on mobile data, on Wi-Fi, or both?
- Will you be abroad, or do you need an Indian address from inside India? The first works, the second is not offered.
- Are you comfortable paying in cryptocurrency through a bot?
Law, terms and how this page was prepared
Whether a VPN is allowed, and for which purposes, differs by country and changes with new rules. Following local law and your operator's and employer's terms is your own responsibility. The service sells its own plan, so use the questions above as your checklist instead of our opinion. The first version of this text came from a model, and a person then read it and made corrections.
The pages on individual operators will go further: one for Airtel with its limits, one each for Jio, Vi and BSNL, and others for public, college and office Wi-Fi.