It’s already September today and time really does go by fast! Have you all brought more to your studies, work, investments, entertainment, and other behaviors this year by going over the wall? The hesitation epidemic at the beginning of the year may have been more shut down when by flipping the wall did you gain more perspective on the epidemic than you did on people. Then came the Hong Kong incident, the US-China trade, the US net-clearing operation, and so on. There are many things inside the wall you can not get the latest multi-directional perspective, but after the wall, you will have equal access to information as anyone in the world, but you have to slowly learn and develop to recognize the news, analyze the news, deep understanding of the background logic of the news. This blog will act as a bridge to the world of knowledge, maybe I’m overestimating the usefulness of this blog, but at least that’s what I think!
Note: There will be a major firewall upgrade blocking event in late September – early October!
Barry: I’ve been hoping to convey a message to my readers that the firewall will be around for the foreseeable future; with it, using any VPN or other tool in China is a dynamic process and there’s no one-and-done solution. That’s why I keep updating the [Daily Test] section. The purpose of the test is to tell you the real usage of the changed VPN at the moment, whether it’s available or not, and I’ll be honest about it. In order to speed up the testing, I will be running only SpeedTest tests on it as it is only a reference for the speed test.
ExpressVPN Last 6 test reports：[See More]
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.
Local Device and Network：Macbook/200M/WiFi;
Speedtest Ping：7ms；Download：227Mbps；Upload：20Mbps；
ExpressVPN – Macbook Test in China:
Starting Time: Sep 1, 2020, 1:35 PM
The following is official recommend method;
Protocol: Auto
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 1m8s)
Speedtest Ping: 190ms. Download: 12.8Mbps. Upload: 1.6Mbps.
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 3m10s)
Speedtest Ping: 79ms. Download: 15.5Mbps. Upload: 4.58Mbps.
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 16s)
Speedtest Ping: 134ms. Download: 115Mbps. Upload: 0.51Mbps.
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 45s)
Speedtest Ping: 154ms. Download: 13.6Mbps. Upload: 3.72Mbps.
The following is unofficial recommend method;
Servers: Random
Protocol: IKEv2
USA – Santa Monica: Failed. (Try once)
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 41s)
Speedtest Ping: 258ms. Download: 12.6Mbps. Upload: 3.4Mbps.
Note: There was a disconnection after this server connected, but it automatically connected again immediately after the disconnection.
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 263ms. Download: 4.64Mbps. Upload: 2.09Mbps.
USA – Chicago: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Washington DC: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 232ms. Download: 9.06Mbps. Upload: 3.54Mbps.
USA – Miami: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Los Angeles – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 40s)
Speedtest Ping: 158ms. Download: 10.2Mbps. Upload: 3.93Mbps.
USA – New Jeresey – 1: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Denver: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Tampa – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 1m20s)
Speedtest Ping: 158ms. Download: 10.2Mbps. Upload: 3.93Mbps.
USA – New York – 2: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Hollywood: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Atlanta: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 1m20s)
Speedtest Ping: 223ms. Download: 6.43Mbps. Upload: 4.59Mbps.
Note: There was a disconnection after this server connected, but it automatically connected again immediately after the disconnection.
Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 1m10s)
Speedtest Ping: 227ms. Download: 5.82Mbps. Upload: 2.13Mbps.
Note: There was a disconnection after this server connected, but it automatically connected again immediately after the disconnection.
Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
Mexico: Failed. (Try once)
Panama: Failed. (Try once)
Peru: Failed. (Try once)
Hong Kong – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Japan – Tokyo – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 1m30s)
Speedtest Ping: 176ms. Download: 2.07Mbps. Upload: 2.79Mbps.
Japan – Tokyo: First success. (Time efficiency: 60s)
Speedtest Ping: 54ms. Download: 21.1Mbps. Upload: 9.54Mbps.
Singapore – Jurong: First success. (Time efficiency: 55s)
Speedtest Ping: 254ms. Download: 2.98Mbps. Upload: 0.23Mbps.
Singapore – CBD: Failed. (Try once)
Australia – Sydney: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 250ms. Download: 8.39Mbps. Upload: 3.03Mbps.
Australia – Melbourne: Failed. (Try once)
Australia – Perth: Failed. (Try once)
Australia – Brisbane: Failed. (Try once)
Australia – Sydney – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Taiwan – 3: Failed. (Try once)
Summary: Today, I tested the situation of ExpressVPN in Macbook. From the test results, the connection success rate on Macbook through the IKEv2 protocol is much lower than Windows 10. But the official recommended connection method: “Auto+4 servers”, this method can still be used very smoothly, and the speed of Singapore-Marina Bay is pretty good. Today, I did not find a server with particularly good speed in the IKEv2 protocol, and I cannot continue to test and search because of time. But I hope that such a test can provide some reference meaning for everyone to use.
ExpressVPN Macbook Version: 7.11.2 (2)； Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★
