ExpressVPN 3 Protocol Win10 Test in China

On February 5, 2021, a VPN China test will be conducted on Windows 10 for the three protocol options of ExpressVPN (Automatic, IKEv2, and Lightway). servers for testing. Since ExpressVPN’s big update on January 18, official news from the official version of Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android already support Lightway, while the official version of Lightway for IOS is under development. We hope that this includes three protocols for testing, which can provide reference for more users in mainland China to use and choose.

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Starting Time: Feb 5, 2021, 1:20 PM
Local Device and Newwork: Windows10/200M China Telecom/WiFi;
Version: 10.0.9 (2);

Protocol: Automatic;

Auto – Hong Kong – 4: First success; (Time efficiency: 40s) 
Speedtest Ping: 182ms. Download: 32.88Mbps. Upload: 1.85Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 8783Kbps;

Auto – Japan – Yokohama: First success; (Time efficiency: 40s) 
Speedtest Ping: 93ms. Download: 47.67Mbps. Upload: 4.7Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 1444Kbps;

Auto – USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success; (Time efficiency: 105s) 
Speedtest Ping: 143ms. Download: 51.66Mbps. Upload: 2.94Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 9363Kbps;

Auto – Singapore – Marina Bay: First success; (Time efficiency: 38s) 
Speedtest Ping: 228ms. Download: 5.56Mbps. Upload: 1.44Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: <100Kbps;

Auto – UK – Wembley: First success; (Time efficiency: 71s) 
Speedtest Ping: 235ms. Download: 19.5Mbps. Upload: 2.63Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 4396Kbps;

Auto – USA – Santa Monica: First success; (Time efficiency: 38s) 
Speedtest Ping: 151ms. Download: 27.17Mbps. Upload: 1.61Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 126Kbps;

Protocol: IKEv2;

IKEv2 – USA – New York: First success; (Time efficiency: 33s) 
Speedtest Ping: 229ms. Download: 13.04Mbps. Upload: 1.77Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 4537Kbps;

IKEv2 – USA – San Francisco: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 261ms. Download: 4.49Mbps. Upload: 1.13Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 215Kbps;

IKEv2 – USA – Chicago: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 210ms. Download: 18.14Mbps. Upload: 1.55Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 6502Kbps;

IKEv2 – USA – Washington DC: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 274ms. Download: 3.35Mbps. Upload: 1.01Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 3516Kbps;

IKEv2 – USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 291ms. Download: 32.87Mbps. Upload: 1.13Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 12193Kbps;

IKEv2 – USA – Los Angeles: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 140ms. Download: 2.12Mbps. Upload: 1.64Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 626Kbps;

IKEv2 – Japan – Tokyo – 2: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 84ms. Download: 8.08Mbps. Upload: 2.80Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: <439Kbps;

IKEv2 – Hong Kong – 1: First success; (Time efficiency: 17s) 
Speedtest Ping: 206ms. Download: 4.41Mbps. Upload: 1.81Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 2079Kbps;

IKEv2 – Taiwan: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s) 
Speedtest Ping: 233ms. Download: 1.4Mbps. Upload: 0.82Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 50Kbps;

Protocol: Lightway;

Lightway – Australia – Sydney: First success; (Time efficiency: 14s) 
Speedtest Ping: 257ms. Download: 16.3Mbps. Upload: 1.43Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 2274Kbps;

Lightway – Japan – Tokyo: First success; (Time efficiency: 2s) 
Speedtest Ping: 40ms. Download: 150.77Mbps. Upload: 6.7Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 22673Kbps;

Lightway – Japan – Tokyo – 2: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 86ms. Download: 17.02Mbps. Upload: 3.19Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 474Kbps;

Lightway – South Korea – 2: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 165ms. Download: 12.82Mbps. Upload: 1.94Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 5221Kbps;

Lightway – Thailand: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 582ms. Download: 3.56Mbps. Upload: 0.9Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 28Kbps;

Lightway – USA – Atlanta: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s) 
Speedtest Ping: 201ms. Download: 113.13Mbps. Upload: 2.24Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 8662Kbps;

Lightway – USA – Hollywood: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 193ms. Download: 17.74Mbps. Upload: 2.32Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 1379Kbps;

Lightway – USA – Denver: First success; (Time efficiency: 7s) 
Speedtest Ping: 200ms. Download: 15.6Mbps. Upload: 2.11Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 774Kbps;
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Lightway – USA – Miami – 2: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s) 
Speedtest Ping: 221ms. Download: 18.53Mbps. Upload: 1.46Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 686Kbps;

Lightway – USA – Dallas: First success; (Time efficiency: 8s) 
Speedtest Ping: 205ms. Download: 22.3Mbps. Upload: 1.65Mbps.
Youtube Connection Speed: 4535Kbps;

Summary: Today in Windows 10 on the ExpressVPN three protocols in China connection test, a total of 26 servers tested, the server connection success rate of 100%, since the last upgrade IKEv2 server connection success rate has improved, the specific degree of improvement is not clear, because there is no comprehensive test, I will take time to I will do a test. But the problems found in this test is not without problems, the overall server speed on YouTube has dropped significantly compared to the previous, SpeedTest test speed is not bad. This is probably due to the first version of the new release, and hopefully ExpressVPN will see these problems and be able to fix them soon!

Version: 10.0.9 (2)
Protocol: Auto/IKEv2/NordLynx
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★