I have been observing ExpressVPN for a long time for testing. Based on the results of previous tests, there are currently two main ways to connect to help users in mainland China to climb the wall. The first is, of course, the “Automatic” protocol option that ExpressVPN officially recommends, and then connect to the officially recommended servers, which are usually 4-6. In addition, the test also found that Windows, Mac and IOS devices can connect to the wall through the IKEv2 protocol, mainly servers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. You can find out through the [ExpressVPN Daily Test] section.
Since ExpressVPN released its new protocol Lightway-UDP in the official app, I have released a small test of the servers, but I always felt that it was not comprehensive enough. Today, I am determined to test all servers in mainland China with the Lightway-UDP protocol. We will see how many of the servers can help Chinese users to securely climb the wall.
The daily speed test will help you understand three things.
1. the success rate of the VPN’s server connection in the device under test.
2. the server connection time of the VPN in the tested device.
3. the speed of the VPN after a successful connection to the server in the device under test.
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Checking out multiple test reports can help you understand more effectively how this VPN works in the long run.
- ExpressVPN Mac/Win/IOS Test in China-1/24/2022 - January 24, 2022 China VPN Wall Flip Test. Today, we will be testing ExpressVPN on Macbook, Windows 10, and iPhone for the 6 officially recommended service areas in China. In addition, I need to say that according to my usual use, ExpressVPN can connect to more than just the officially recommended service areas, especially in developed countries such as the United States, Japan, Canada and other servers can be at least partially connected. If you have any questions, you can leave a message (anonymous) to exchange.
- ExpressVPN Win10/MacOS/iOS Test in China - January 10, 2022 China VPN Test, the official recommended China connection method for ExpressVPN will be tested today in three devices, Windows 10, MacOS, and iOS/iPhone. Regular testing is the most practical and effective, if rather tedious, solution to understanding any VPN in China. Prior to this test, the App version of ExpressVPN was checked on each device to ensure that the test was the latest version, the connection protocol was the "Automatic" option, and the speed was tested with SpeedTest and Youtube Connection Speed. Speed Test and Youtube Connection Speed. Readers can leave comments (anonymously) if they have questions while reading the report.
- ExpressVPN Macbook Test in China – Videos - January 4, 2022 China VPN test, today we will test the connection and speed of ExpressVPN's Automatic protocol option in Macbook devices in mainland China and record it in video mode. The servers for the test are firstly the 6 officially recommended servers, then we will select the servers in the "Recommended" list of the app for connection test, and finally we will randomly check some servers in the "All" server list for connection test. Finally, we will randomly check some servers in the "All" server list for connection test, and the test will mainly be conducted on servers in the U.S. region, supplemented by servers in other regions. The speed test will be conducted using the SpeedTest tool...
- ExpressVPN Win / Mac / IOS last test in China - December 27, 2021 China VPN Test, a connection and speed test of the official recommended servers for ExpressVPN's Automatic protocol option in Windows, Macbook, and iPhone devices will be conducted in mainland China today. This test is already the 237th test report issued by this site for this VPN, and the whole cycle of observation and testing has been around for almost 3 years. I hope to provide readers with the most realistic and effective picture of the actual connectivity of this VPN, i.e. other VPNs, in mainland China through this regular spot check of actual tests.
- Best VPN for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China - The IOC told the Voice of America via email that, China has granted foreign athletes and accredited foreign media participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics access to "open internet services" at the athletes' village, competition-related venues, and contracted media hotels. You can connect and use networks and social platforms (Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Signal, etc.) in China that are blocked by the Great Firewall of the Internet.
- ExpressVPN Connection tested 3 device in China - December 21, 2021 China VPN test, last night around 10:00 pm when I was using the IOS version of ExpressVPN myself using the official recommended method "Auto + 6 servers" when there is no connection. I tried WiFi (telecom) and 4G (telecom) without success. Today, I came to the office hoping to do a mapping test on three devices - Macbook, Windows, and iPhone - to see if ExpressVPN is currently having trouble connecting or connecting in China.
Starting time: Dec 16, 2020, 9:00 AM
Local device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi;
Protocol: Lightway – UDP;
ExpressVPN’s Version: 9.3.1 (11);
Asia Paccific
Hong Kong:
- Hong Kong – 4: Failed. (Try once)
- Hong Kong – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Hong Kong – 1: Failed. (Try once)
Japan:
- Japan – Yokohama: Failed. (Try once)
- Japan – Tokyo – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Japan – Tokyo: Failed. (Try once)
Singapore:
- Singapore – Marina Bay: Failed. (Try once)
- Singapore – Jurong: First success. (Time efficiency: 20s)
Speedtest Ping: 304ms; Download: 7.11Mbps; Upload: 0.78Mbps;
- Singapore – CBD: Failed. (Try once)
Australia:
- Australia – Sydney: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 218ms; Download: 158.19Mbps; Upload: 1.46Mbps;
- Australia – Melbourne: Failed. (Try once)
- Australia – Perth: Failed. (Try once)
- Australia – Brisbane: Failed. (Try once)
- Australia – Sydney – 2: Failed. (Try once)
India:
- India – Mumbai – 1: Failed. (Try once)
- India – Via UK: Failed. (Try once)
- India – Chennai: Failed. (Try once)
Other:
- South Korea – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Philippinees: Failed. (Try once)
- Malaysia: Failed. (Try once)
- Sri Lanka: Failed. (Try once)
- Pakistan: Failed. (Try once)
- Kazakhstan: Failed. (Try once)
- Thailand: Failed. (Try once)
- Indonesia: Failed. (Try once)
- New Zealand: Failed. (Try once)
- Taiwan – 3: Failed. (Try once)
- Vietnam: Failed. (Try once)
- Macau: Failed. (Try once)
- Cambodia: Failed. (Try once)
- Nepal: Failed. (Try once)
- Kyrgyzstan: Failed. (Try once)
- Yzbekistan: Failed. (Try once)
- Uzbekistan: Failed. (Try once)
- Bangladesh: Failed. (Try once)
- Bhutan: Failed. (Try once)
- Brunei: Failed. (Try once)
Americas
The United States:
- USA – Los Angeles – 5: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Santa Monica: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 289ms; Download: 17.41Mbps; Upload: 1.22Mbps;
- USA – San Francisco: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Chicago: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Washington DC: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Dallas: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Miami: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Los Angeles – 3: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – New Jersey – 1: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Los Angeles – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – New Jersey – 3: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Seattle: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Miami – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Denver: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Salt Lake City: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Tampa – 1: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Los Angeles – 1: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – New York – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – New Jersey – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Hollywood: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Dallas – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Los Angeles: Failed. (Try once)
- USA – Atlanta: Failed. (Try once)
Canada:
- Canada – Toronto – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Canada – Toronto: Failed. (Try once)
- Canada – Vancouver: Failed. (Try once)
- Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
Other:
- Mexico: Failed. (Try once)
- Brazil: Failed. (Try once)
- Brazil – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Brazil: Failed. (Try once)
- Panama: Failed. (Try once)
- Chile: Failed. (Try once)
- Argentina: Failed. (Try once)
- Costa Rica: Failed. (Try once)
- Colombia: Failed. (Try once)
- Venezuela: Failed. (Try once)
- Ecuador: Failed. (Try once)
- Guatemala: Failed. (Try once)
- Peru: Failed. (Try once)
- Uruguay: Failed. (Try once)
- Bahamas: Failed. (Try once)
Europe
The United Kingdom:
- UK – Wembley: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 227ms; Download: 28.13Mbps; Upload: 1.69Mbps;
- UK – East London: Failed. (Try once)
- UK – London: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 227ms; Download: 28.13Mbps; Upload: 1.69Mbps;
- UK – Docklands: Failed. (Try once)
Germany:
- Germany – Nuremberg: Failed. (Try once)
- Germany – Frankfurt – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 257ms; Download: 19.82Mbps; Upload: 1.66Mbps;
- Germany – Frankfurt – 2: Failed. (Try once)
- Germany – Frankfurt – 3: Failed. (Try once)
France:
- France – Strasbourg: Failed. (Try once)
- France – Paris – 1: Failed. (Try once)
- France – Paris – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Netherlands:
- Netherlands – Amsterdam: Failed. (Try once)
- Netherlands – Rotterdam: Failed. (Try once)
- Netherlands – The Hague: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 240ms; Download: 7.93Mbps; Upload: 1.26Mbps;
- Netherlands – Amsterdam – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Sweden:
- Sweden: Failed. (Try once)
- Sweden – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Switzerland:
- Switzerland: Failed. (Try once)
- Switzerland – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Italy:
- Italy – Milan: Failed. (Try once)
- Italy – Cosenza: Failed. (Try once)
Other:
- Romania: Failed. (Try once)
- Isle of Man: Failed. (Try once)
- Spain – Madrid: Failed. (Try once)
- Spain – Barcelona: Failed. (Try once)
- Turkey: Failed. (Try once)
- Ireland: Failed. (Try once)
- Iceland: Failed. (Try once)
- Norway: Failed. (Try once)
- Denmark: Failed. (Try once)
- Belgium: Failed. (Try once)
- Finland: Failed. (Try once)
- Greece: Failed. (Try once)
- Portugal: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 265ms; Download: 15.35Mbps; Upload: 1.24Mbps;
- Austria: Failed. (Try once)
- Armenia: Failed. (Try once)
- Poland: Failed. (Try once)
- Lithuania: Failed. (Try once)
- Estonia: Failed. (Try once)
- Czech Republic: Failed. (Try once)
- Andorra: Failed. (Try once)
- Montenegro: Failed. (Try once)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Failed. (Try once)
- Luxembourg: Failed. (Try once)
- Hungary: Failed. (Try once)
- Bulgaria: Failed. (Try once)
- Belarus: Failed. (Try once)
- Ukraine: Failed. (Try once)
- Malta: Failed. (Try once)
- Liechtenstein: Failed. (Try once)
- Cyprus: Failed. (Try once)
- Albania: Failed. (Try once)
- Croatia: Failed. (Try once)
- Slovenia: Failed. (Try once)
- Slovakia: Failed. (Try once)
- Monaco: Failed. (Try once)
- Jersey: Failed. (Try once)
- North Macedonia: Failed. (Try once)
- Moldova: Failed. (Try once)
- Serbia: Failed. (Try once)
- Georgia: Failed. (Try once)
- Azerbaijan: Failed. (Try once)
Middle East and Africa
- South Africa: First success. (Time efficiency: 20s)
Speedtest Ping: 423ms; Download: 49.03Mbps; Upload: 0.63Mbps;
- Israel: Failed. (Try once)
- Egypt: Failed. (Try once)
- Kenya: Failed. (Try once)
- Algeria: Failed. (Try once)
Summary: I tested all of ExpressVPN’s servers in Windows 10 today via the Lightway-UDP protocol. The total number of servers is 147. Note that ExpressVPN currently supports the Lightway-UDP protocol only for 147 servers. If other protocols are used, the servers will be different. The total number of successful tests is 9 servers, and the speed of the successfully connected servers is not bad.
I was able to complete this test and thankfully I had two computers. One computer to work and one to test and take notes. Although most of them would interfere with the work schedule, today I dedicated myself to some simple work things, so it was not a big problem. The whole test started at 9:00 am, took an hour and a half break at noon, and ended at 4:30 pm. It took about 5 hours in total. The results of this test were successful, and I will separate them out in the “ExpressVPN Unable to Connect Solution(zh)” article. One is convenient for everyone to see, and secondly, I can also make a record of myself, later in the daily speed test, I can target these servers to test to see if their connection is stable, what kind of speed are.
