On September 16, 2025, Free had a small surprise for its customers. MVPN, as the name implies, is a VPN service directly integrated into its two free 4g/5g packages.
A VPN is a system that allows, thanks to a quantified tunnel, not to reveal its IP address and connect to a service or a website with another address. Therefore, this allows masking its identity and also being located in another geographical area: practice to access a foreign SVOD catalog, for example. Precious for transmission services enthusiasts, this solution also allows us to avoid certain geographical and judicial restrictions, in particular in front of pirate sites or certain sites that are not in line with the GDPR (European regulation in personal data).
What subscribers have access to MVPN?
In its place, the operator explains that the VPN of his house is accessible to all free 5G subscribers and free series (and, therefore, not for subscribers through Salepivado, for example, or for those with the package at 2 euros).
Access is free and does not require a paid option. “A VPN should not be a luxury reserved for some,” explains Xavier Niel, who indicates having integrated it into unlimited or 5G packages, directly and without additional costs.
How to activate MVPN?
Simply update your free application, available in Play Store or the App Store, and go “manage my options”, then activate free MVPN. You can also activate it through your mobile subscriber space. The operator ensures that it is “an integrated solution instead of a third party VPN.”
Activation is valid for twelve hours and can only be used in continental France. You cannot use this VPN in another part of Europe or in the rest of the world. Keep in mind that you can not send MMS either. Too bad, because it should be admitted that VPNs are particularly useful when they travel, to ensure their connections a bit in stations, airports and hotels.
Is MVPN active in the “modem” or “sharing the connection” mode?
Yes. Free explains that VPN protection is available for each device connected to the smartphone, whether it is a tablet or a computer, through the connection exchange mode.
Prevent age verification?
He is not clearly declared, but Xavier Niel states that in person. The head of Ilde (who remains free) has confirmed in the diversion of a message in X that MVPN allowed “to go to the Pétanque sites” and, therefore, to avoid requests for age verification now mandatory at the entry of several pornographic sites in France.
Could my connection be slowed?
Yes. The VPN that makes you pass through servers outside France, there will be an impact on connection speed and ping. Note that a VPN is only useful in some specific cases to remain relatively anonymous.
Relatively, because Free can easily find it and communicate this information to the authorities if he does something illegal with his service.
Source: BFM TV
