Apps or downloads to get around firewall?

[Baeleron]

Nobody has suggested TOR? You can set up TOR to only connect to port 443 (That's the port used by the protocol HTTPS. That way all traffic looks like regular encrypted web traffic)

Whenever I've tried TOR it's been as slow as hell. Your mileage may vary.

[epic1856]

Aww ... his school won't let him watch porn and visit Stormfront.

That's just tragic.

But he's banned here, sooooooooooooooooo he probably won't get to see this. I personally use Private Internet Access. $30/yr.

+1. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

Had it for over a year and I don't think I will ever stop using.

I've been using it recently to give me access to all of the Dodgers games though mlb.com

[nerdyvirgin]

I use a vpn, private internet access vpn costs $40 a yr, keeps no logs if you worry about stuff like that.

[Trout_fear_me]

Tor sometimes is slow because you're routing through Europe, or some other country. I use it every week to access CalGuns from a client's office who has things locked down tighter than a drum.

https://www.torproject.org/

[AgentX]

I was recently checking out VPNs when I was travelling overseas and wanted to stream stuff from the US (MLB season pass, Netflix, etc). I'm sure it would work in any firewall situation as well.