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VPN turns off on its own

I have the VPN on my iPhone setup so that when it is turned on, I can access Pandora; as I have recently relocated to Hong Kong, I can no longer access the service directly.
The issue I am running into is, I will be listening to music for 10-15 minutes and many times I will return to "Thumbs Up" or "Thumbs Down" a song only to realize that the VPN has been switched to Off.
I simply have to go back into the settings and turn the VPN back on and wait a few seconds for it to reconnect, but this is getting rather frustrating. Any ideas why the VPN would be turning by itself?

PS: I don't want to hear any complaints or questions about "fooling" Pandora when you're outside the US. The only issue here is the VPN.

Thanks in advance!

iPhone 4, iOS 4, 4.1

Posted on Oct 16, 2010 8:23 PM

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Nov 6, 2010 10:51 AM in response to huntermaclean

I am also using a VPN on my iPhone 4. It is a free VPN called Hotspot Shield by AnchorFree. It seems to turn off by itself randomly, usually after anything between one and 15 minutes, regardless on whether the iPhone is turned on or in standby. It is very frustrating because often I do not even realize that the VPN went off and I am not secure on the Internet any longer. What happens here? Is it an iPhone problem, or is it a problem with my VPN? Thanks.

VPN turns off on its own

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