Today is the first test since October, due to give myself a holiday, all has not been updated test. I’m also keeping an eye on the usage of each VPN, and once a VPN’s connection is overwhelmed, I’ll be sure to test and announce it at the first time, and find a solution as soon as possible. But from the looks of things this October everyone seems to be doing well, and there hasn’t been a massive blocking as usual. It’s not that the current VPNs have gotten more sophisticated from the pooling of parties, but because the firewall didn’t brick up dramatically this time. I wonder if this year’s October will be so quiet, let’s wait and see!
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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 is available or not, and I will tell you so. 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.
Local device and network: Macbook/200M/WiFi;
Speedtest Ping: 9ms; Download: 232Mbps; Upload: 26.2Mbps;
Local device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi;
Local device and network: iPhone/200M/WiFi/4G;
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ExpressVPN – MacOS Test in China:
Starting time: Oct 06, 2020, 10:21 AM
The following servers is official recommend;
Protocol: Auto;
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 207ms; Download: 14.7Mbps; Upload: 3.6Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 13Mbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 166ms; Download: 34.1Mbps; Upload: 3.76Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 31Mbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 184ms; Download: 74.6Mbps; Upload: 3.58Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 91Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 68s)
Speedtest Ping: 152ms; Download: 18.8Mbps; Upload: 3.74Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 8Mbps;
The following servers is random; Protocol: IKEv2
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 14s)
Speedtest Ping: 167ms; Download: 165Mbps; Upload: 4.2Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 15Mbps;
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 77s)
Speedtest Ping: 222ms; Download: 12.4Mbps; Upload: 2.53Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 110Kbps;
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 41s)
Speedtest Ping: 263ms; Download: 19Mbps; Upload: 2.44Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.4Mbps;
Note: This server was disconnected once after a successful connection, but was immediately connected again automatically.
USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 75s)
Speedtest Ping: 246ms; Download: 5.83Mbps; Upload: 2.72Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 200Kbps;
USA – Chicago: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 77s)
Speedtest Ping: 190ms; Download: 4.71Mbps; Upload: 1.66Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 23Kbps;
USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 140s)
Speedtest Ping: 272ms; Download: 26.5Mbps; Upload: 2.37Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 3.5Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 176ms; Download: 17.6Mbps; Upload: 4.06Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 37Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 165ms; Download: 48.9Mbps; Upload: 3.28Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 5.8Mbps;
Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 231ms; Download: 14.6Mbps; Upload: 3.14Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 640Kbps;
Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 12s)
Speedtest Ping: 225ms; Download: 31.6Mbps; Upload: 2.98Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 60Kbps;
Note: This server was disconnected once after a successful connection, but was immediately connected again automatically.
Canada – Vancouver: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
UK – Wembley: Failed. (Try once)
UK – East London: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 225ms; Download: 6.31Mbps; Upload: 2.41Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 960Kbps;
UK – London: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 229ms; Download: 2.89Mbps; Upload: 2.64Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.3Mbps;
UK – Docklands: First success. (Time efficiency: 14s)
Speedtest Ping: 260ms; Download: 7.31Mbps; Upload: 3.16Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 1.9Mbps;
MacOS Summary: I tested ExpressVPN on my MacBook today, and so far both the recommended method and the IKEv2 protocol have performed very well. The above test can be used as a reference for you to choose a connection server for your Macbook.
ExpressVPN Version: 7.11.4 (4)；Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s test score: ★ ★ ★ ★
ExpressVPN – Win10 Test in China:
Starting time: Oct 06, 2020, 2:35 PM
The following servers is from official recommend;
Protocol: Auto
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 182s)
Speedtest Ping: 203ms; Download: 19.91Mbps; Upload: 1.35Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 13Mbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 168ms; Download: 12.12Mbps; Upload: 1.31Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 8.9Mbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 105s)
Speedtest Ping: 188ms; Download: 27.39Mbps; Upload: 1.48Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 24Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 225s)
Speedtest Ping: 153ms; Download: 10.10Mbps; Upload: 1.14Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 10Mbps;
The following servers is random; Protocol: IKEv2
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 170ms; Download: 16.44Mbps; Upload: 1.18Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 4.7Mbps;
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 28s)
Speedtest Ping: 241ms; Download: 6.05Mbps; Upload: 1.28Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 3.7Mbps;
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 13s)
Speedtest Ping: 267ms; Download: 11.47Mbps; Upload: 1.13Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 64Kbps;
USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 15s)
Speedtest Ping: 277ms; Download: 7.86Mbps; Upload: 0.94Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 260Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 141ms; Download: 4.51Mbps; Upload: 1.23Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 470Kbps;
USA – Tampa – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 22s)
Speedtest Ping: 282ms; Download: 6.94Mbps; Upload: 0.87Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 3.4Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 13s)
Speedtest Ping: 210ms; Download: 21.13Mbps; Upload: 1.03Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 15Mbps;
USA – Hollywood: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Salt Lake City: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 30s)
Speedtest Ping: 156ms; Download: 10.23Mbps; Upload: 1.01Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.8Mbps;
Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 235ms; Download: 12.27Mbps; Upload: 0.64Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 1.2Mbps;
The following server is random; Protocol: Lightway – UDP (bate)
USA – Santa Monica: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Chicago: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Los Angeles – 3: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Atlanta: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Toronto – 2: Failed. (Try once)
Hong Kong – 3: Failed. (Try once)
Taiwan – 3: Failed. (Try once)
The following servers were successfully tested for connection on September 29th.
USA – San Francesico: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Los Angeles: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
Australia – Brisbane: Failed. (Try once)
UK – London: Failed. (Try once)
UK – Docklands: Failed. (Try once)
Win10 Summary: From today’s test results, the official recommended method is still available, but the time efficiency in Windows 10 is longer than in Macbook. This may be due to the instability of the protocol itself or because of the October blockade of the wall, I do not know, but certainly the protocol is not friendly to the wall in mainland China, I hope that the Ex official can Optimize it further.
ExpressVPN Version: 9.0.5(16)；Protocol: Auto/IKEv2/Lightway
Today’s test score: ★ ★ ★ ★
ExpressVPN – IOS Test in China：
Starting Time: Oct 06, 2020, 4:25 PM
Since I don’t have a lot of time, the following test on IOS/iPhone is mainly to test the server’s connection success rate, not the speed.
The following test from official recommend method; Protocol: Auto
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 67s)
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 16s)
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 65s)
The following server is random; Protocol: IKEv2
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 23s)
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 28s)
USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
USA – Washington DC: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 20s)
USA – Los Angeles – 3: Failed. (Try once)
USA – New Jersey – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 22s)
USA – Los Angeles – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
USA – New Jersey – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 25s)
USA – Seattle: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Miami – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
USA – Denver: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
USA – Salt Lake City: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Tampa – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
USA – New York – 2: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Hollywood: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Dallas – 2: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Los Angeles: First success. (Time efficiency: 24s)
USA – Atlanta: First success. (Time efficiency: 69s)
IOS Summary: Today, I tested ExpressVPN on my iPhone for connectivity over the wall in mainland China. The difference between this test and the previous basic IOS test is that this test was conducted with a WiFi connection, while the previous test was conducted with a mobile 4G network. But from the results, there is not much difference between the two connection methods.
ExpressVPN Version: 8.3.5(13231)；Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s test score: ★ ★ ★ ★
