Wi-Fi VPN for every network you don't control
Café, hotel, airport or campus Wi-Fi. Atomic VPN encrypts everything your device sends before it reaches the network. The owner and anyone else on it see one encrypted connection. Not your sites, not your apps
What the Wi-Fi owner sees with and without a VPN
HTTPS already locks what's on the page. It doesn't hide where you go. On public Wi-Fi that's the part a VPN closes
Do you need a VPN on public Wi-Fi?
Public Wi-Fi is safer than it was 10 years ago. Most sites use HTTPS. The person at the next table can't read your bank password. The risks that are left come from the network itself
Fake hotspots
A network called Airport_Free_WiFi can belong to anyone. Whoever runs it sees your traffic and can send you to the wrong address
encrypted before the hotspot
DNS snooping
Your device asks the network where each site lives. A bad network can log those lookups or answer with a fake address
lookups go through the tunnel
Apps that skip HTTPS
Old apps, smart gadgets and some updaters still send data in plain text. Anyone on the network can read it
every app, not just the browser
The owner's logs
Cafés, hotels and Wi-Fi providers can log which sites each device opens. You never see that log
they log one VPN connection
Wi-Fi that keeps dropping
Hotel Wi-Fi drops and reconnects all evening. For a moment your apps can send data outside the VPN
kill switch blocks traffic
Forgetting to turn it on
Most people join the Wi-Fi, open their mail and only then remember the VPN. By then it's too late
auto-connect on new Wi-Fi
What a VPN won't do on public Wi-Fi
Better to hear it from us than to find out the hard way. A VPN protects the connection. These are on you
How to use a VPN on public Wi-Fi
4 steps. The first one you do once at home
Set it up before you leave
Install the app at home. On Windows or Mac, turn on auto-connect for unfamiliar Wi-Fi
Get past the sign-in page
Most public Wi-Fi shows a login or terms page first. Accept it, then connect. The VPN can't reach the internet until you do
Connect and check
Pick a nearby server. Our IP checker should now show the server's location, not the café's
Leave the kill switch on
If the Wi-Fi drops, apps wait for the tunnel instead of going out unprotected
When the Wi-Fi blocks your VPN
Some hotels, offices and campuses block VPN traffic. Usually they close a port, not every VPN. Switch the protocol in the app and try again. On a work or school network, check their rules first
WireGuard. The default. Fastest of the 3 and it reconnects in about 0.2 s when the Wi-Fi changes
IKEv2/IPSec. Try it when WireGuard won't connect on a network
OpenVPN over TCP 443. Uses the same port as regular HTTPS sites. Networks rarely close it
Where a Wi-Fi VPN earns its $1.99
Any network with the password on a chalkboard. Or no password at all
The café can't see your traffic. Neither do we
A VPN moves trust from the Wi-Fi to the VPN provider. So we keep nothing worth taking. Servers run on RAM only and a reboot wipes them. Our no-log policy is verified by an independent audit. No browsing history, no DNS queries, no connection timestamps
1 account covers 5 devices on Windows, Mac and Android. The iOS app is coming soon. $1.99 a month on the yearly plan, billed $23.99 once a year
Pick a term. Everything else is the same
Wi-Fi VPN questions
Yes, for the sites you visit. The owner still sees that your device is connected, for how long and how much data it uses. The sites, searches and apps stay inside the tunnel. History saved on your own device isn't affected
Much safer. Your traffic is encrypted before it reaches the network. A fake hotspot or a nosy owner gets nothing readable. A VPN won't stop phishing pages or malware. Keep 2-factor sign-in on and your system updated
It can encrypt your traffic. Free services still pay for servers somehow, often with ads, data caps or your data. Atomic VPN costs $1.99 a month on the yearly plan, billed $23.99 once a year, with no data caps
Some networks do. Switch the protocol to IKEv2 or OpenVPN in the app and try again. On a work or school network, check their rules first
Less than on public Wi-Fi, since you control the router. It still hides your browsing from your internet provider. To cover every device at home, set the VPN up on your router
A little. On a nearby WireGuard server most people lose under 10% of their speed. On public Wi-Fi the network itself is usually the slow part
Get a Wi-Fi VPN for $1.99 a month
Encrypt every app on any network. 5 devices, 6,500+ servers in 88+ countries. $23.99 billed once a year. Cancel in one click