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Solutions for Internet access problems - especially for people

travelling or working away from home


We haven't invented some new and revolutionary technology.
Instead, the services offered on this page use well established networking techniques that we've applied to solve the problems and limitations that arise when your Internet access is less than perfect.
We think this will be of most interest to people travelling or working overseas.

This is what we're trying to do here:-
 

Make connections that have stopped working, work again.
 

Bypass local restrictions on Internet use.
 

Increase Internet Speed and Reliability.

As you read the details of our services, bear in mind they're designed to strike a balance between, on the one hand, protecting your privacy and imposing no limitations on personal use and, on the other hand, preventing us being exploited - especially for criminal activities.
More on this here.

Full Internet Access via VPN

 Make a VPN connection to a server in the UK and then have Internet access for virtually all types of traffic Possible Uses:-

Accessing blocked websites

VOIP phones

Instant Messaging

FTP not working properly

Bypassing limitations of a hotel firewall

Watch the BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world

 £17.50

per month

 

Try Before You Buy - 24 Hour Free Trial

At the wilder edges of the Internet there may be factors that neither of us can control and which prevent our services from working or cause them to provide no worthwhile improvement.

You'll obviously want to test this out before you subscribe.

Here's how to try us out:-
1 - Send an email to services@rhebus.com requesting a trial.
2 - We'll send you instructions and log-on credentials.
3 - You might connect straightaway without any difficulty otherwise our Technical Team can help sort out any problems.
4 - Once it's working and the trial period has finished, you decide if you want to subscribe to the service.

 

Getting Internet Access from your Location

You still have to organise this yourself
This might involve:-
Obtaining a dial-up account from a local ISP which you access with a local-rate phone call. If you don't consistently get a connection speed of 28,800 bps or greater then try a different ISP or get a better phone line.
Using an Ethernet cable or wireless networking card to connect to an office network with Internet access.
A Bluetooth link from your laptop to mobile phone and a GPRS connection to the Internet.
Once connected to the Internet you open a VPN connection to our servers.

This second connection is just like connecting to anything else on the Internet - it doesn't require an additional modem or phone call and doesn't incur any connection or usage charges above the monthly fee you pay to us.

 

3 - More Details of our Service

The Problem

 

 Some Websites and Internet applications which work fine at home, aren't working at your location, due to local limitations on Internet access
The Cause
 Your website requests are being filtered or the TCP ports that you need to use for your application have been blocked, often inadvertently, by your hotel, office or local ISP
Our Solution
 We provide you with a logon account which allows you to connect, over the Internet, to our servers in the UK using an encrypted link.

All Internet-bound traffic then passes over this link and is routed out onto the Internet in the UK.

Your PC appears to be located in the UK.

All versions of Windows, from '95 onwards, include all the software required to make the connections.

Currently only peer-to-peer file sharing traffic is blocked.
Extra Benefits:
 
Faster Connection

Despite the extra CPU cycles and connection bandwidth required to perform the encryption, the speed of web browsing is usually faster and more reliable over the link. This is because:-
1 - For web browser traffic we have an aggressive active cache running at this end that learns what sites you like to visit and tries to keep an up-to-date local copy available for immediate download.
2 - Most countries have high speed Internet links into the UK whereas they may have a slower link between where you are and the web server you're trying to access.
3 - The UK servers handle all the overhead required to establish TCP/IP connections to Internet servers over our fast Internet links.

After you've established your connection with a UK server this stays up until you disconnect.
Encryption of Internet Traffic
This may or may not be a benefit - it depends on your particular circumstances. We use 128-bit encryption as standard to minimise the overhead. (Remember that a full record of where you've been browsing can still be recovered from the browser cache and other locations on your hard drive.)

All that anyone monitoring your connection at your end will see is encrypted VPN traffic between your PC and one computer in the UK.

They will not be able to see what this traffic consists of, e.g. web browsing, email, VOIP or streaming.

 
What It Costs

 

 £17.50 per month (UK pounds)
Limitations
 1 - It's possible your local ISP will block your connection to us.

A large amount of encrypted traffic might look suspicious, although many business people use a VPN to connect to their company network.
2 - We don't provide access to the Internet and so you have to use whatever ISPs are available in your location.

Once you've connected to the Internet, you then make a second connection to us through the first - if you're using a dial-up connection this still just involves using one modem to make one local call.

The VPN connection works over all connection methods: wireless, ADSL, cable or mobile phone.
How to Apply for a Free 24hr Trial
 Email us at services@rhebus.com requesting a trial of the service.

Include your name, address, phone number and company name if relevant.

You can also call us on +44 800 634 9870

We'll then send you details of how to setup the VPN connection and configure your browser.
Paying for a subscription

When you're happy it's working OK you pay 12 months subscription in advance using your credit or debitcard or one of the various Internet payment systems and we're in business.

Paying annually, in advance, lowers our administration costs.

You can cancel your subscription at any time and for any reason and we'll refund any unused full months that you have already paid for.

 


General Terms and Conditions of our Special Internet Services

The subscription to a service is for a single user only.

Simultaneous logons of one account are not permitted.
Multiple computers simultaneously accessing a service using a single subscription account behind a NAT router are not permitted.

One account is limited to a maximum of 5 gigabytes of traffic per month.
Rates for multi-user accounts enabling network-wide access to a service are available on request.
Any failure to comply with these terms and conditions or any other form of abuse of these services will result in the immediate suspension of the account involved.
All web browsing and other Internet activity through our servers is logged against your user account.
These logs are archived indefinitely. The logs and archives are stored securely and only authorised individuals from within the Company are allowed access to them.
No details of user accounts or browsing activities will be revealed to any 3rd parties except for legitimate UK law enforcement authorities investigating criminal activities.




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