VPN & the Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire is rapidly becoming one of the most sought after tablets on the market. While some may think the Kindle Fire is strictly for use with Amazon ebooks and digital downloads of movies and music, the truth is that the Kindle Fire is a fully functional tablet that will allow you to surf the Web and download a vast array of Android apps. Fully functional also means that the Kindle Fire is VPN-ready, just enter you VPN account details.. Using a VPN on the Kindle Fire can increase your web security and Internet privacy.

About the Kindle Fire

Amazon announced in September of 2011 that they were going to launch a mini-tablet computer version of their popular Kindle e-reader. In November of that same year, the Kindle Fire became available to US consumers. The Kindle Fire uses a multi-touch display and runs a custom version of the Android operating system known as the Fire OS.

Since the initial release of the Kindle Fire, Amazon has made multiple upgrades to the platform and the latest generation is known as the Kindle Fire HDX. The HDX model has improved graphics, double the memory, and triple the processor speed of the previous model. It is available in both 7” and 8.99” formats.

Sales figures show that the Kindle Fire is now the most popular tablet behind Apple’s iPad. It is expected that the popularity of the Kindle Fire will only increase as the popularity of the Android platform increases.

Popular apps and services for the Kindle Fire

Naturally, one of the more popular features of the Kindle Fire is the ability to stream HD movies and television series from Amazon’s vast library. Amazon Prime members can access many of these programs for free. The display and sound on the Kindle Fire are excellent and make it ideally suited for watching movies.

PC Mag recently released a list of the 30 best apps for the Kindle Fire. The list includes:

• AndroZip Root File Manager. This powerful little app is optimized for the Kindle Fire and makes file management a breeze.
• Any.Do. Any-Do is a great productivity app that will help Kindle Fire users stay organized and improve task management.
• Bitdefender Antivirus Free. Having a great antivirus program installed on the Kindle Fire is a smart move, and when users combine it with regular use of a VPN for Internet browsing on the Kindle Fire the protection level of the device skyrockets. Highly recommended.
• CineXPlayer. This handy app allows users to manage all of their digital media files, and it can handle file formats that the Kindle Fire doesn’t. It also integrates with Dropbox for easy transfer of files back and forth from the device to the Cloud and vice versa.

Just browsing through the Amazon Appstore is easy with the Kindle Fire. A button from the main screen will allow users to shop for new apps with one touch.

Using a VPN on the Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire supports IPsec, L2TP, and PPTP VPN protocols. VPNaccounts.com uses the protocols supported by the Kindle Fire. To begin, users need the administrator credentials supplied by their VPN provider. We make this super easy for our customers. Credentials are sent right away to new VPNaccounts.com customers.

To set up VPN on the Kindle Fire, follow the following steps:

1. Swipe down from the top of the Kindle Fire screen to display the Quick Settings bar.
2. Tap WIRELESS.
3. Tap VPN.
4. Tap ADD A VPN PROFILE.
5. Enter the profile information: Name, Type, Server address.
6. PPP encryption (MPPE)—select if PPP (MPPE) encryption is required.
7. Tap SAVE to save the VPN profile.
8. From the VPN screen tap the VPN profile.
9. Enter the username and password for your VPN. Tap CONNECT.

As any Kindle Fire user can see, this is a very simple process that takes only a few minutes to complete. As with any VPN-ready device there is no additional software to download or other adjustments to make to the device.

Why you should use a VPN on your Kindle Fire

It is important to remember that the Kindle Fire is a tablet computer. That means it has full Internet functionality. Sometimes users get confused about this and think that a VPN is not necessary on a tablet like the Kindle Fire. The truth is that using the browser on a Kindle Fire exposes one to the same risks they encounter on their desktop or laptop.

VPN’s can be even more useful on the Kindle Fire because of the Fire’s media streaming capabilities. Using Netflix and Hulu and even Amazon’s own library of movies and television shows is fantastic—until a user discovers that a certain program or service is blocked in their location.

Data transmission is subject to the same privacy concerns whether one uses a desktop, laptop, or Kindle Fire. Using a VPN from VPN-accounts.com will give Kindle Fire owners and extra level of protection and peace of mind.