GFYI [Official] AirVPN 2025 Christmas / New Year Giveaway

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We at Geeks For Your Information are very pleased to announce our 
AirVPN 2025 Christmas / New Year Giveaway!

 

 

We would like to thank AirVPN 
for sponsoring us the giveaway prizes

Overview

AirVPN is an OpenVPN and WireGuard based VPN operated by activists in defense of net neutrality, privacy and against censorship. AirVPN's impenetrable tunnel prevents criminal organizations, the user's ISP or even the user's government from spying on his private communications. AirVPN began as a humble project in 2010 of a very small group of activists, hacktivists, with the invaluable (and it was totally free!) help of two fantastic lawyers and a financing from a company interested in the project and operated by the very same people.

Starting from the two dedicated servers in one country (operated by Iridium, a company which was born in 1998 and that employed, in the telecommunication field, only persons involved in digital or non-digital civil activism), AirVPN is now operated exclusively by activists, privacy, data protection and security issues aware persons, law experts with the help of the same lawyers, and counts more than 200 servers with high bandwidth lines and good or top hardware in 35 datacenters across 19 countries in 3 continents. The solidity of the infrastructure is enhanced literally every week, so that most attacks (UDP and TCP flood, DDoS...) that caused service issues in the first AirVPN year of life now remain totally unnoticed to the users.
 

 

AirVPN Transparency
AirVPN is the only VPN in the world which transparently let anyone access a servers monitor on the www, updated every 60 seconds, to check the infrastructure status and verify that we respect our no-overselling and guaranteed allocated bandwidth commitments stated in the ToS. 


Separate [u]entry and exit IP addresses on every VPN server[/u] 
AirVPN also provides some features which might go unnoticed to the masses but which are important, such as separate entry and exit IP addresses on every VPN server to prevent some correlation attacks, typical on VPNs with a shared IP which is used both as entry and exit-IP address.


In comparison to such giants of the VPN sector, AirVPN is "tiny" (as they put it)but a small "miracle" in consideration of the no-security-compromise policies: 

1. No PPTP, no whistles and bells to mislead gullible customers
2. No investments in advertising, harsh contrasts against a project of sharing data with an association of VPN operators "to prevent frauds and improper use of the services", boycott from several ISPs due to our no-compromise network neutrality and privacy policy
3. No bribes for favorable reviews in some web sites.



AirVPN Mission

AirVPN team will work at the best of its abilities to:
 

• Deliver technical tools aimed at enhancing and exercising the fundamental Right to Privacy (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art. 12; ECHR art. 8)
  
• Deliver a service capable of providing a strong anonymity layer in order to exercise the Right to Remain Anonymous (*), which has been widely recognized as a key to freedom of speech
  
• Preserve and respect Net Neutrality and end-to-end principle
  
• Oppose with technical tools any Net Neutrality and/or end-to-end principle violation in the most possibly transparent way
  
• Circumvent censorship and any other barrier to seek, receive and impart information and ideas without interference and regardless of frontiers (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art. 19; ECHR art. 10)
  
• Support when possible a range of projects and NGOs whose aim is compatible with AirVPN mission statement
  

 

AirVPN Client - Eddie

Eddie is a free and open source (GPLv3) OpenVPN and WireGuard wrapper with additional features like:
 

• User-friendly UI
  
• Multiplatform support: Windows, macOS, Android, GNU/Linux (with particular effort to support a lot of distros) with multiple architectures: x64, x86, armv7i, aarch64 (Raspberry)
  
• Censorship counter-measures, like tunnel over SSH, over SSL, direct Tor integration
  
• Network lock / leak prevention
  
• Advanced options for DNS, routing, events, leak etc.
  
• Customizable actions triggered by events
  
• CLI edition
  

Eddie is the official client of AirVPN. While Eddie is focused on usage simplicity and quick responsiveness, it also includes features which can be appreciated by the advanced users, such as full control on OpenVPN directives, custom directives and custom routes. It's integrated with AirVPN VPN service (required for some feature like tunnel over SSH/SSL), but can be used standalone with any OpenVPN or WireGuard provider (tick Preferences -> Advanced -> Multi provider to add other providers or even remove AirVPN).


 

Why AirVPN?

 

• No traffic limit. No time limit. Access to all of our exit-nodes.
  
  
  
• Five simultaneous connections per account.
  
  
  
• Unlimited and free servers switches.
  
  
  
• High performance servers in many countries
  
  
  
• Optional block lists protecting you from ads, adware, trackers and malicious sources.
  
  
  
• No maximum speed limit, it depends only on the server load (see here). Minimum allocated granted bandwidth: 4 Mbit/s download + 4 Mbit/s upload.
  
  
  
• Every protocol is welcome, including p2p. Forwarded ports and DDNS to optimize your software.
  
  
  
• No personal information required. When you open an account, you are not forced to enter any personal data, not even a real e-mail address.
  
  
  
• Transparent policies on bandwidth allocation in order to give you an exact evaluation of the performance you can achieve: no overbooking, no overselling.
  
  
  
• We use OpenVPN and WireGuard to establish the connection between your computer and our servers. OpenVPN is the most reliable and secure solution for encrypted tunnels. Forget PPTP or other insecure protocols.
  
  AirVPN offers OpenVPN on ports 80 TCP / UDP, 443 TCP / UDP and 53 TCP / UDP. Additionally, every Air server supports directly OpenVPN over SSH, OpenVPN over SSL and OpenVPN over Tor. This means that even the most brutal techniques of monitoring, censorship, throttling and traffic shaping will fail against AirVPN, because your ISP and your government will see only TCP or UDP traffic on a unique port.
  
  
  
• Fully compliant with the European Union legal framework protecting your privacy: Directive on Data Protection (95/46/EC), Directive concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy (2002/58/EC) and General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/579)
  
  
  
• API - Application Programming Interface
  
  
  
• Help us cover our mission
  

 

 

FEATURES

Surf Anonymously
Protection against snoopers, data miners and privacy intrusive entities
 

• Hide your IP - Get a new IP address, so that nobody can discover your identity through it
  
• No monitoring nor logging of your online activities
  
• Perfect Forward Secrecy - Through Diffie-Hellman key exchange DHE. After the initial key negotiation, re-keying is performed every 60 minutes (this value can be lowered unilaterally by the client)
  
• Additional connection types, supported by every Air VPN server, for ISPs or countries disrupting OpenVPN, are OpenVPN over SSH, SSL or Tor
  
• Stay protected with the security offered by very strong encryption, 4096 bit DH and RSA keys size, AES-256-GCM or CHACHA20-POLY1305 encryption cipher.
  
• Make it impossible to identify the type of traffic or protocol you are using, even for your ISP.
  
• Connect to any wireless network without risking data eavesdropping between your computer and the WiFi hotspot.
  

Defeat restrictions
Circumvent censorship, georestriction and traffic shaping. 
 

• All protocols allowed - No discrimination toward any service, protocol or application.
  
• Internal VPN DNS based on root servers anti-ICE/ICANN censorship
  
  
• Port Forwarding / DDNS
   - Without port forwarding, the performance of some applications, for example BitTorrent and eMule clients, would be severely impaired and the services on your computer would not be reachable from the Internet
  

 

AirVPN Servers

AirVPN has a small network  having 200+ servers in 23 countries that are spread out over 40 locations. AirVPN's server geographical distrbutions* are:
 

• Earth - 455304 / 1110000 Mbit/s
  

 

• America - 187446 - 536000 Mbit/s
  
• Asia - 21060 - 32000
  
• Europe - 242161 - 534000
  
• Oceania - 4636 - 8000
  * as of 11-20-2025 -- please check realtime server status in link HERE
  
  Eddie displays the server load percentage, which measures how many active users are connected to a server (the lower the server load, the faster the connection speeds). These provided speed metrics help users identify the fastest servers and supports torrenting on all servers allowing the user to "quickly" pick servers that are likely to provide faster speeds. The AirVPN site server link shows statistics of all AirVPN servers. Statistics are updated every 5 minutes. The Eddie client continuously pings each server of the VPN service, and also provides a rank of each server. Scores are computed on following parameters: average ping/latency; average load; average users; recent disconnections or failed retries; known issues; ISP reliability.
  
   
  
  
  
  AirVPN Server Stats and Sattus HERE
  
  
  
  NEW AirVPN servers added this 2025
   
  • (1-30-2025) - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Frankfurt, Germany, is available: Ashlesha.
    
    
    
  • (04-23-2025) - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Denver (CO), USA, is available: Torcular.
    
    
    
  • (05-16-2025) - two new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Chicago (IL), USA, are available: Meridiana and Sadalsuud.
    
    
    
  • (06-27-2025) - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), is available: Kornephoros.
    
    
    
  • (07-16-2025) - two new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Frankfurt, Germany, are available: Adhil and Fuyue.
    
    
    
  • (01-27-2025) - new 1Gbit/s full duplex server located in Auckland (NZ), is available: Theemin.
    
    
    
  • (08-06-2025 - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Miami, Florida (USA) is available: Dziban.
    
    
    
  • (08-07-2025) - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Stockholm, Sweden is available: Segin.
    
    
    
  • (08-06-2025) - new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Bucharest, Romania, is available: Nembus.
    
    
    
  • (08-18-2025) - two new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in San Jose, California (USA) are available: Bunda and Imai.
    
    
    
  • (08-21-2025) - two new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Zurich, Switzerland, are available: Athebyne and Toliman.
    
    
    
  • (11-07-2025) - new 1Gbit/s full duplex server located in Singapore, is available: Azelfafage
    
    
    
  • (11-07-2025) - new 1Gbit/s full duplex server located in Auckland (NZ) is available: Mothallah.
    
    
    
  • (11-16-2025) - two new 10Gbit/s full duplex server located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands are available: Taiyangshou and Vindemiatrix.
    
  
  
  
  Server Metrics and Server selection
  
  AirVPN usually recommends to select the 'least loaded server' between the 5-6 servers of the lowest round trip or 'Latency" from the user's node. For simplification and for faster selection of servers to use, the user can change the "Scoring rule" of the Servers to "Latency". This can be done by selecting the "Scoring rule toggle" located at the bottom right of the "Servers" page (Preferences > Servers --- default view is 'Speed' -- change from 'Speed' to 'Latency'). Then it is advised to "sort" the latency list to place the best 5 servers on top. To sort the list, user should click the "latency Column header". See image below. 
   
  
  
   
  
  See AirVPN Server graphical distribution and additional information HERE
  
  Info on AirVPN Recommended Servers HERE
  
  
  
  The AirVPN "Network Lock" is based on strict firewalls rules contrary to several so called "kill switches" and VPN check monitoring processes (which don't do anything while connection is on and become totally useless if they crash). With "Network Lock" strict firewall-based rules, the protection against leaks is active even when the connection is detected as "on" (regardless it is really "on" or not), even if Eddie could not work anymore and even if you mis-configured by accident a listening service binding it to a physical network card. If Eddie/OpenVPN/WireGuard stops unexpectedly leak prevention is assured because of the strict firewall rules of the Network Lock. 
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Torrent client leak test
  In ipleak.net there is a torrent client test that be utilize to check if the user's real IP is shown. To test the torrent program, in this case,  qBittorent Portable, a magnet link provided by ipleak.net should be imported in the torrent software (remember to start the torrent software after your system has already connected to the VPN). Once the magnet link is imported in the torrent software, (in a few seconds) the web site will detect and show the torrent software advertised IP address, which must NOT be your real IP address. If there aren't any leaks, ipleak.net will show the public exit IP provided by AirVPN. (Refresh the page if necessary). 
  
  
   
  
  Latest stable version of AirVPN Eddie Client (Windows Edition) is version 2.24.6 (08-Jan-2025)
  
  WHAT'S NEW in Eddie client version 2.24.6 STABLE
   
  • WireGuard is the new communication protocol by default, while OpenVPN remains available for any necessity
    
  • CPU usage optimization
    
  • Update of packaged binaries and libraries
    
  • New options to customize WireGuard
    
  • Improved management and configuration of bootstrap servers (qualified domain names are now possible too)
    
  • System-resolved (Linux) enhanced compatibility for all working modes
    
  • Improved management of SIGTERM signal
    
  • Several bug fixes
    
  
  Changelog: Version 2.24.6 (Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:23:32 +0000)
   
  • [change] [all] ISO 3166 break, changing "Taiwan, Province of China" into "Taiwan, Republic of China"
    
  • [change] [all] New bootstrap endpoint
    
  • [bugfix] [all] Bootstrap emergency URLs fix
    
  • [bugfix] [macOS] WireGuard issue
    
  • [bugfix] [all] Minor fixes
    
  
  
  
  Changelog HERE
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  Eddie Android edition is a fully integrated with AirVPN, free and open source WireGuard and OpenVPN GUI client. It is based on official WireGuard library and latest OpenVPN3-AirVPN library (free and open source software library by AirVPN), allowing comfortable connections to both OpenVPN and WireGuard servers. Eddie Android edition 3.3.0  is linked against updated libraries. It is compatible with Android 5.1 and higher versions, up to Android 16, and features revamped ergonomics and important new features.
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  MAIN FEATURES
   
  • WireGuard and OpenVPN support
    
  • Battery-conscious application, with low RAM footprint
    
  • Ergonomic and friendly interface
    
  • Ability to start and connect the application at device bootstrap and/or at app launch, with or without "Always on VPN"
    
  • GPS spoofing
    
  • Traffic splitting and reverse traffic splitting on an application basis. You can define which apps must have traffic inside or outside the VPN tunnel through white and black list
    
  • Localization in simplified and traditional Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
    
  • Full integration with AirVPN
    
  • Quick tile button
    
  • Enhanced security thanks to locally stored encrypted data through optional master password (warning: this option prevents the app from automatically connecting during the startup)
    
  • Quick one-tap connection and smart, fully automated server selection
    
  • Smart server selection with custom settings 
    
  • Manual server selection 
    
  • Full Android TV compatibility including D-Pad support. Mouse emulation is not required. 
    
  • Ability to generate configuration files based on the user settings for both OpenVPN and WireGuard
    
  • Increased accessibility for visually impaired persons 
    
   
  
  
  
  
  All 'Eddie Android edition' users can check if the user's Real IP is exposed when torrenting with his Android device. The torrent test of AirVPN utilizes 'ipleak.net' is utilized the to check if the user's Real IP is shown. To test the torrent program client for Android, a magnet link provided by 'ipleak.net' should be imported in the torrent software (remember to start the torrent software after your system has already connected to AirVPN server. Once the 'magnet link' is imported in the torrent software, 'ipleak.net' will detect and show 'Flud' torrent client's advertised IP address, which must NOT be the user's real IP address. (User should refresh the page as necessary).
   
  
  
   
  
  UPDATED AirVPN Network Lock and Torrent Client Leak Test
  
  
  
   
  
  Eddie Android edition is free and open source software offering a comfortable GUI for both WireGuard and OpenVPN3-AirVPN library.
  
  
  IMPORTANT NOTICE:
  
  Eddie Android edition is the only official software by AirVPN developed for Android. 
  
  AirVPN have been warned of some bogus versions in the Google App Store using the name "AirVPN" or "Air VPN". 
  
  A few of them have been removed by Google, but a new one has re-appeared. Please be careful!
  
  The correct links to the free, open source and safe app developed by AirVPN are below.
  
  Official Eddie Android edition at Google Play
  
  Official DIRECT LINK to Eddie Android edition APK HERE
  
  
  
   
  
  Latest stable version of AirVPN Eddie Client for Android is version 3.3.0 (10-21-2025)
  
  What's New in Eddie Android edition 3.3.0
   
  • Full compatibility with Android 15 and 16
    
  • Compatible with Android 5.1 and higher versions
    
  • New, remarkably improved NetworkMonitor
    
  • Improvements in ergonomics for faster and more comfortable use
    
  • Updated OpenSSL, OpenVPN3-AirVPN and WireGuard libraries
    
  • Ability to start and connect during the device bootstrap on all supported Android TV and Android versions, with or without "Always on VPN"
    
  • Opt-in ability to auto connect when the app is launched through the new option Settings > AirVPN > Start quick VPN connection at application startup. It requires an account that had logged in with "Remember me" checked
    
  • Updated code, SDK 16 100% compliant
    
  
  
  
  Complete Changelog HERE. 
  
  
  
   
  
  AirVPN Pricing Plans
   
  
  
  
  AirVPN Pricing Info HERE
  
  
  
   
  
  PERTINENT LINKS
   
  
  AirVPN Home Page
  
  Download Page of AirVPN HERE
  
  Download Eddie 2.24.6 for Linux version
  
  Download Eddie 2.24.6 for Mac version
  
  Download Eddie 2.24.6 for Windows version
  
  Download Eddie Android edition 3.3.0 APK
  
  Official Eddie Android edition at Google Play
  
  AirVPN Forums
  
  AirVPN FAQ
  
  AirVPN Privacy Notice and Terms
  
  Sign-up_Register for AirVPN account here
  
  Guide To Getting Started + Links For Advanced Users
  
  Explanation of Advanced Features
  
  AirVPN Technical Specs
  
  
   
  
  AirVPN licenses for this giveaway/contest
   
  
  AirVPN has provided Geeks For Your Information Forum FIVE (5 x 1-year) subscription licenses of AirVPN as 2025 Christmas / New Year prizes!
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  CONTEST RULES
   
  
  Everyone can join in this contest including approved "new members" . 
  
  Note: 'new members' must have posted in the "Introduction" section HERE and authored at least 4 threads to qualify (excluding the "Introduction" section).
  
  
  
  1. Please answer the question below.
  
  "Share feedback about AirVPN (can be of their support services, application features or site content, etc.) and why do you want to win a 1-year subscription license of AirVPN?"
  
  
  2. REQUIRED: Share this giveaway by pasting ALL quoted text below in your social media account/s. Share is NOT limited to popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter (X), Mastodon, and Instagram (Facebook and Twitter (X) are PREFERRED). 
  
  KINDLY share ALL quoted texts SEPARATELY.
   
  

  GFYI [Official] AirVPN 2025 Christmas / New Year Giveaway  
  https://www.geeks.fyi/showthread.php?tid=21393

   
  

  AirVPN : The air to breathe the real Internet
  https://www.geeks.fyi/showthread.php?tid=19265 

   
  

  AirVPN Dedicated / Updates Thread
  https://www.geeks.fyi/showthread.php?tid=20284

  
  
  Post your reply as contest entry WITH your social media share.  Please see sample entry below.
   
  
  
  
  
  Optional: You may want to like/follow our sponsor's social media sites as added support.
   
  
  AirVPN on Twitter
  
  AirVPN on Mastodon
  
  
  3. One entry per IP address ONLY. WE WILL BE CHECKING!
  
  Only one entry per member is allowed (unless otherwise specified). Unauthorized entries/share links will be deleted and user will be banned from giveaway. Kindly remember that our sponsors/representatives are always checking the giveaway threads. So please be careful.
  
  If there are any questions / concerns pertaining to the giveaway/contest please get in touch with me through PM. Do not post it in this thread. Doing so will merit a warning and ultimately be banned from entering further giveaway/contests.
  
  
  
  
   
  
  WINNERS WILL RECEIVE
   
  
  Each of the FIVE (5) winners will EACH get one (1-year) license of AirVPN.
  
  
  Winners will be selected via AirVPN Representative and once posted, winners will only have 5 days to send a PM to claim their prize.
  
  Please include your details (Name / Email) in your PM claim for proper licensing.
   
  
  NO CONFIRMATION FOR THOSE WITH INSUFFICIENT/INCOMPLETE DETAILS.
   
  
  Prize will be FORFEIT if a PM claim is not received within the specified timeframe.
   
  
  Prize will be FORFEIT if a PM claim is "not confirmed".
  
  
   
  
  The Giveaway will run 
  from December xx, 2025 to January 6, 2026
  
  
  
  
   
  
  Good luck to all!!!