Today I will test ExpressVPN’s circumvention in mainland China again. There are 3 devices for main testing and 2 test protocols. The specific test steps are as follows. First, perform a connection and speed test on the officially recommended connection method (Automatic+4 servers) in Windows 10, and then switch the protocol to IKEv2 to perform a connection and speed test on a US-based server (randomly selected) . Later, I will test the officially recommended connection method (Automatic+4 servers) in Macbook and IOS. Why not test the IKEv2 protocol for the latter two devices? This is because I found that the IKEv2 protocol over the wall connection versatility of these three devices is very similar to the IKEv2 protocol in my long-term test observations, so I think the IKEv2 test of Win10 can be used as MacOS and IOS reference.
For the speed test, I want to use the combination of SpeedTest+YouTube Connection Speed for this test.
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- ExpressVPN IOS/iPhone Test in China-2021/5/9 - May 9, 2021 VPN Test Report: Today will be a test of ExpressVPN in iOS/iPhone, first went to check its latest version as 10.0.8, which currently supports the protocol options Automatic, UDP, TCP, IKEv2, now in the official version of both Windows and Mac have been introduced its latest protocols Lightway-UDP and Lightway-TCP. The description of UDP and TCP in IOS is a bit ambiguous, whether it is OpenVPN-UDP or Lightway-UDP, or both are combined, before the Lightway protocol was developed, IOS has extremely UDP and TCP. TCP, so I prefer that they refer to OpenVPN.
- ExpressVPN Macbook Test in China -20210506 - May 6, 2021 VPN Test Report, Today I will be testing 4 protocol options for ExpressVPN in my Macbook. Today's first test of ExpressVPN's Lightway-tcp, a connection protocol option that has been released in the official version for some time, but due to a bug, the protocol could not be selected for connection in either Windows or Mac. It has been confirmed that the problem has been fixed in the latest Windows and Mac versions. Since I was testing Mac-ExpressVPN today, I also wanted to test it and see how it was. I'm sure that the protocol is better than Lightway-tcp in terms of connection speed, but Lightway-tcp is much better than Lightway-tcp in terms of packet loss rate, so the choice depends on the user's needs. But the premise is that I need to test if Lightway-tcp is available in mainland China.
- ExpressVPN Win10 3 Protocol in China-2021/04/28 - April 28, 2021 test report, today will be tested in Windows10 devices on ExpressVPN's three connection protocol options, respectively, the officially recommended Automatic, Lightway-UDP, IKEv2. According to the last round of testing has been about 2 weeks, although I did not test the report during the period, but I myself usually have been in the I have been using the Macbook, iPhone, and occasionally Windows 10 for connection or speed reduction problems. However, such a test report will help readers and myself to have a more intuitive and comprehensive understanding of its operation in mainland China. I hope such a test report will be helpful to everyone, if you have any questions, please leave a message to exchange (the message is anonymous).
- 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 – Windows10 test in China:
Starting Time: Nov 5, 2020, 1:34 PM
Local device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi;
Speedtest Ping: 8ms; Download: 232.86Mbps; Upload: 37.41Mbps;
ExpressVPN Official recommend method:
The official recommended method is to set the connection protocol to Automatic, and then connect to the official 4 servers that are optimized for mainland China: Hong Kong – 4, Japan – Yokohama, Singapore – Marina Bay, USA – Los Angeles-5.
ExpressVPN Version: 9.2.0 (58)
Protocol: Automatic
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 55s)
Speedtest Ping: 211ms; Download: 33.95Mbps; Upload: 10.7Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1239Kbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 47ms; Download: 26.71Mbps; Upload: 29.38Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 200Kbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 47s)
Speedtest Ping: 74ms; Download: 17.55Mbps; Upload: 24.69Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1275Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 39s)
Speedtest Ping: 170ms; Download: 38.55Mbps; Upload: 18.14Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 9715Kbps;
ExpressVPN IKEv2 Connection test:
This method is not officially recommended. Set the connection protocol to IKEv2. The tested server mainly randomly selects some of the United States, Canada, Japan and other regions. If this method is still feasible, it will help users on the mainland to avoid bandwidth congestion during network peak periods.
ExpressVPN Version: 9.2.0 (58)
Protocol: IKEv2
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 170ms; Download: 17.58Mbps; Upload: 10.77Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7352Kbps;
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 215ms; Download: 23.63Mbps; Upload: 4.07Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 10305Kbps;
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 293ms; Download: 22.3Mbps; Upload: 4.81Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 10246Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 172ms; Download: 23.49Mbps; Upload: 6.67Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7489Kbps;
Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 32s)
Speedtest Ping: 235ms; Download: 10.65Mbps; Upload: 6.15Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 2452Kbps;
Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Vancouver: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 235ms; Download: 156.35Mbps; Upload: 7.8Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 28555Kbps;
UK – London: First success. (Time efficiency: 15s)
Speedtest Ping: 238ms; Download: 8.89Mbps; Upload: 7.07Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7234Kbps;
Summary: Above, I tested ExpressVPN’s connection over the wall in Mainland China in Windows 10. From the test results, SpeedTool’s test speed is better than YouTube Connection Speed. In addition, if you are mainly watching YouTube, the speed of the IKEv2 protocol is better than the official recommended method. The results of these tests will change over time, so we must learn to adapt to circumstances. My test will provide you with some reference or reference.
Remarks: There is no server in this test, which means I did not test; no test does not mean that it cannot be used or connected. You can test as much as you like.
ExpressVPN Window10 Version: 9.2.0 (58)；Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
ExpressVPN – MacOS Connection Test in China:
Starting Time: Nov 5, 2020, 3:25 PM
Local device and network: Macbook/200M/WiFi;
ExpressVPN Official recommend method:
The official recommended method is to set the connection protocol to Automatic, and then connect to the 4 official servers that are optimized for mainland China: Hong Kong – 4, Japan – Yokohama, Singapore – Marina Bay, USA – Los Angeles-5.
ExpressVPN Version: 9.0.12 (9)
Protocol: Automatic
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 13s)
Speedtest Ping: 214ms; Download: 13.6Mbps; Upload: 26.4Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 4171Kbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 74ms; Download: 72.8Mbps; Upload: 16Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 5176Kbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 71ms; Download: 172Mbps; Upload: 23.1Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1664Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 52s)
Speedtest Ping: 155ms; Download: 40.8Mbps; Upload: 15.6Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 2200Kbps;
ExpressVPN Macbook Version: 9.0.12 (9)；Protocol: Auto
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
ExpressVPN – IOS/iPhone Connection Test in China:
Starting Time: Nov 5, 2020, 3:52 PM
Local device and network: iPhone/200M/WiFi/China mobile 4G;
ExpressVPN Official recommend method:
The official recommended method is to set the connection protocol to Automatic, and then connect to the official 4 servers that are optimized for mainland China: Hong Kong – 4, Japan – Yokohama, Singapore – Marina Bay, USA – Los Angeles-5.
Since the operation on the mobile phone is not very convenient, I will only use SpeedTest for the speed test of iOS. The test process is to test on the phone first, then take a screenshot, and finally upload the screenshot to the Word of my Macbook and upload the screenshot together with the time webpage.
ExpressVPN Version: 8.4.0 (13887)
Protocol: Automatic
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 216ms; Download: 87.1Mbps; Upload: 26.4Mbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 76ms; Download: 83.5Mbps; Upload: 21.4Mbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 69ms; Download: 96.7Mbps; Upload: 17Mbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 37s)
Speedtest Ping: 159ms; Download: 85.9Mbps; Upload: 13.8Mbps;
Summary: Through the above tests on Window10, Macbook, and iPhone, it is really not an exaggeration to call it the king of VPNs in mainland China. The speed and connection success rate and the quick repair ability after the blockade period all surprise users. !
ExpressVPN iPhone Version: 8.4.0 (13887)； Protocol: Auto
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
