Well, it can be in some sense. The basic features are free to use, it involves data exchange through a subset of system provided data relay services. Other more advanced features are subscription based.

V-NET uses its own virtual currency call 1-Coin as the unit to price subscriptions. 1-Coins can not only be coverted from real currency but also earned within the system by contributing. For example, the system will send 1-Coins as gifts when a non-member register an account, when a member helps the system to verify his/her account primary e-mail address, when a member invites a friend to join, when a non-member is invited to join and does so, when they establish a V-NET association, and more to come in the future.