Tiri Posted August 27, 2018 at 10:57 AM Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 at 10:57 AM What about NordVPN guys? I've been using ExpressVPN until now but it's really expensive, and NordVPN has a three-year plan for six devices at the same price. Seems too good to be true, does anyone have any actual experience with it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesandrivers Posted August 28, 2018 at 01:04 PM Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 at 01:04 PM Subscribed to ExpressVPN. There is now a three-month free special deal. And boy, talk about easy configuration and test ("What is My IP?")! *Thumbs up* Here is to hoping that this works from behind the Great Firewall. @mungouk I have also downloaded installers for the others, 万一。。 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted August 28, 2018 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 at 02:00 PM When are you heading out @lakesandrivers? Hope the preparations are going well... I know well that feeling of excitement, confusion and utter panic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesandrivers Posted August 29, 2018 at 10:47 AM Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 at 10:47 AM @mungouk Will arrive in Shenyang next Thu 6 Sep, after spending around two months with mom. My "destiny" takes me away long-term to places tens of thousands of kilometers away from her. First it was eastern Australian cities, and now Shenyang. 20 hours ago, mungouk said: feeling of excitement, confusion and utter panic ? Definitely. I am again longing for that sense of adventure, of only one suitcase arriving at an airport one has never been to and seeking out that "Taxi Stand". When I landed in Australia for the first time as a skilled migrant in Sydney eight years ago, that took me quite a few minutes License to practice, here I begin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesandrivers Posted September 12, 2018 at 05:02 AM Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 at 05:02 AM Well, in terms of man-hours it was practically an entire day spent troubleshooting with ExpressVPN Support and a while more to setup Astrill. Firstly, it was not the fault of ExpressVPN. On the iPhone, it worked as intended, as in simply configure the app and Gmail would again be accessible. The culprit that I could not fix was a connector application, called SingleNet, that the ISP (China Telecom) imposes on its customers. The mystery was that the SingleNet app on iPhone did not interfere with ExpressVPN, but on Windows 10 it unraveled the very raison d'etre of a VPN software. Consistently, without it, the unblocked sites were fine, but with it turned on the entire Internet was inaccessible. ExpressVPN on Windows worked flawlessly when I turned the iPhone into a hotspot. Oh, note that damn SingleNet on fully patched Windows 10 would run into "virtual machine" errors. You would need to edit your bootloader to not load virtual machine, or something to that effect. Yes, googling required. And as it turned out foreign and some local students here rely on Astrill. So now I am an Astrill man and have lodged for refund from ExpressVPN in accordance with their 30-day refund policy. Hey, now I get Youtube videos on 1080p on both devices. That is the real measurement of speed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesandrivers Posted September 12, 2018 at 05:09 AM Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 at 05:09 AM On 8/27/2018 at 6:57 PM, Tiri said: NordVPN @Tiri I tried the 3-day trial. Nothing works for NordVPN on both my laptop and iPhone. This VPN would stay at "Loading" stage for minutes on end, to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiri Posted September 14, 2018 at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 at 12:12 AM @lakesandrivers I've been using it on iPhone, MacBook and xiaomi for a week now. Didn't want to start in the beginning, but, after contacting the support, we resolved the issue and now everything's fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted September 25, 2019 at 04:03 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 04:03 AM Probably to best not start a new thread. Anyone having issues with ExpressVPN in the last few days. I tried a load of servers and no joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:07 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:07 AM 1 hour ago, DavyJonesLocker said: Anyone having issues with ExpressVPN Was OK for me until today... now I'm not able to connect to any servers, even though I've tried loads, using both my broadband connection and via my phone. They sent an email out yesterday saying we should probably expect things to get tightened up around 1st October. Quote As you may be aware, around major political events or anniversaries in China, escalated censorship can sometimes reduce VPN connection speed and reliability in the country. With China's National Day coming up on October 1, 2019, we are already seeing some other VPN providers being affected. Our engineers are preparing for the possibility of further escalation and ensuring we are well-positioned to minimize any potential impact on your ability to connect with ExpressVPN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:29 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:29 AM Try Lithuania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StChris Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:43 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 05:43 AM 1 hour ago, DavyJonesLocker said: Anyone having issues with ExpressVPN in the last few days. I tried a load of servers and no joy Yep, same with me too. I normally don't have any problem connecting before around 6pm, but recently it has been difficult, even in the morning. Currently connected via Bulgaria, but the speed is pretty slow (Youtube defaulting to 144p). Looks like we are all in for another two weeks of this. 国庆节快乐！ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted September 25, 2019 at 02:55 PM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 02:55 PM 9 hours ago, StChris said: Currently connected via Bulgaria, but the speed is pretty slow thanks Chris, I managed to connect to the bulgaria server, thanks for the tip, i tried about 15 before that one. its very slow as you say but enough to send a few important Gmails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted September 25, 2019 at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 at 03:04 PM Lithuania speed has been decent all day... Didn't manage to get any others to connect despite trying for about an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted September 26, 2019 at 11:21 AM Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 at 11:21 AM They've just released an update—working better for me now (v7.5.0 on Mac). See China status page on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted September 26, 2019 at 12:31 PM Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 at 12:31 PM I updated all devices to 7.5 today but I can only connect on PC . Android phone and tablet no luck. Edit: just checked the link. Update 7.7 for Android. Connected to HK4 now Took a while to connect though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted December 5, 2019 at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 12:51 PM I'm unable to connect to anywhere, not even once, with ExpressVPN since this morning. Their China Updates page says: Quote Update as of 8:30 GMT / 16:30 GMT+8, December 4, 2019 We’re aware of a new escalation in blocks in China this week and are working around the clock to improve connectivity. Has anyone successfully connected to one of the more obscure servers? Even Bulgaria, Lithuania and Liechtenstein are no good today it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChTTay Posted December 5, 2019 at 01:04 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 01:04 PM I got nuffin’ too Not a sniff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted December 5, 2019 at 03:23 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 03:23 PM Same, few days now. My subscription is up in 2 days. Wondering if it's worth trying some other provider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted December 5, 2019 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 03:26 PM I was using both ibVPN and ExpressVPN when I first arrived... I recently cancelled my subscription to ibVPN because Express was much more reliable, and it was the only one I was using in the end. If they're cracking down properly on the most popular providers then I'm wondering if I should be running my own private server back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StChris Posted December 6, 2019 at 10:06 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 at 10:06 AM A new update was just released and I managed to connect to Hong Kong - 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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