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 3 device IKEv2 test in China - April 13, 2021 - Due to an operational error yesterday testing ExpressVPN's IKEv2 protocol in IOS, the test results were invalid. Today, in order to get a comprehensive view of ExpressVPN's testing, a test will be conducted in Windows 10, Macbook, IOS/iPhone via the IKEv2 protocol, and to verify ExpressVPN's "Auto+Official Recommended 6 Servers" In order to verify the current use of ExpressVPN's "Auto+ Official Recommended 6 Servers", this part of the test will be added to Win10, while other devices will only be tested with the IKEv2 protocol. We hope this test will be helpful for you to refer to the use of ExpressVPN.
- ExpressVPN IOS/iPhone 3 Protocol test in China - Today, April 12, 2021, ExpressVPN will be tested in IOS/iPhone for APP direct VPN connection in mainland China. Based on previous tests and today's normal use of the connection in Macbook and Windows 10, it was determined that ExpressVPN currently still works very smoothly in both devices at this time. We first checked the latest version in IOS and determined that the latest ExpressVPN IOS version is 10.0.5 (19359). At the same time, its current optional connection protocol options are still only Automatic, UDP, TCP, IKEv2, a bit disappointed in the IOS version is still to join the latest Lightway protocol. This test will test 5-10 servers for each of the three protocol options Automatic, UDP and IKEv2.
- ExpressVPN Macbook 4 protocol Test in China - March 30, 2021, according to the last test report ExpressVPN currently has four available connection protocol options Automatic, Lightway-UDP, OpenVPN-UDP, and IKEv2. The difference between today's Macbook and the last Window is that this test is primarily intended to understand the connection of each protocol, rather than a speed test of the same server under different protocols. Since this morning has been busy with their own work, so only now began to test, between the time is relatively tight on each protocol option for 5-8 servers. If you have any questions, please leave a message to communicate.
- ExpressVPN Windows 5 protocol speed test in China - March 22, 2021 - Currently, in the latest ExpressVPN version 10.1.0(11) for Windows, the protocol options supported for connectivity are Automatic, Lightway-UDP, OpenVPN-UDP, OpenVPN-TCP, IKEv2, and L2TP/IPsec, of which L2TP/IPsec has a low security protocol and not many supported servers, so it will not be used to connect in non-essential situations. In this test, I will compare the speed of the first five protocols with the same servers in Windows 10 platform, hoping to find out the fastest connection protocol in mainland China, and test the connection of OpenVPN-UDP and OpenVPN-TCP by the way, because Automatic, Lightway-UDP, and IKEv2 are the three protocols I want to test. I often test these three protocols and know more about their connections. The test servers will be selected from the six officially recommended servers as the main body of the test...
- ExpressVPN Mac/Win/iOS SpeedTest Compared in China - March 17, 2021 - ExpressVPN has been performing very well lately, with all users able to connect quickly with its Automatic, IKEv2, and Lightway protocols for direct App connections in Windows, Mac, iOS/iPhone/iPad, and Android. Today's test task is to test the official recommended "Auto+6 servers" on three devices, Mac/Win10/iPhone, mainly to let readers know the speed of these three devices after successful connection. In Mac and Win10, "YouTube Connection Speed", "SpeedTest", "Netflix Fast" will be used to test. In iPhone, "SpeedTest", "SpeedTest Video" and "Netflix Fast" will be used for speed testing. We hope that this test will provide some reference for you in your use.
- ExpressVPN IOS/iPhone Auto and IKEv2 Test in China - March 13, 2021, usually I will Windows and Mac testing will be more frequent, because I usually have to generally finish my work and generally do testing. I would be more comfortable doing tests in the computer, today is the weekend, not much on hand, I would like to do a test on IOS/iPhone. In fact, I also a kind of wall in the Phone through ExpressVPN, just are using more fixed those few servers, so can not overall understanding of its actual situation. Today I will be in the iPhone through the Automatic and IKEv2 protocol options for random server testing, and please note that the current IOS version does not support the Lightway protocol, if you need to try the function to apply for its Bate version can, the method can refer to this article "how to get EXPRESSVPN BATE version", if you have any questions or use…
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.
