Today’s test of ExpressVPN’s flip-flops in China was conducted on Windows 10 and Macbook devices, each of which used two connection protocols for flip-flop testing: “Auto” and “IKEv2. “Protocol. Due to the current firewall hike, ExpressVPN only has 2 officially recommended servers available in China. However, after my testing, IKEv2 protocol is still available, and although I didn’t test UDP protocol, I think it is also available, at least for the officially recommended servers, it can at least improve the “server connection aging”. I hope that the following test will be of some reference value to you, if you have any questions, you can leave a message.
Local Device and Network: Windows10/200M/WiFi.
Local speed test, so that you can make a comparative reference for the speed of the VPN connection. This is shown in the figure below.
Speedtest Ping: 9ms; Download: 231.45Mbps; Upload: 25.69Mbps; 
Local Device and Network: Mac/200M/WiFi.
Speedtest Ping: 8ms; Download: 228Mbps; Upload: 20Mbps; 
ExpressVPN – Win10 App Connection Test:
Starting Time: Aug 10, 2020, 1:27 PM
The Following is Official recommend, Protocol: Auto
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 36s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 180Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 110ms. Download: 14.79Mbps. Upload: 2.64Mbps.
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 27s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 180Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 251ms. Download: 15.64Mbps. Upload: 1.4Mbps.
These are unofficial recommend method;
Servers: Random;
Protocol: IKEv2;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 30s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 12000Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 155ms. Download: 25.10Mbps. Upload: 2.38Mbps.
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 4800Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 237ms. Download: 11.24Mbps. Upload: 1.42Mbps.
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 5900Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 286ms. Download: 3.01Mbps. Upload: 0.94Mbps.
USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 2000Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 204ms. Download: 9.45Mbps. Upload: 1.76Mbps.
USA – Washington DC: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1470Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 265ms. Download: 5.09Mbps. Upload: 1.6Mbps.
USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 3800Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 201ms. Download: 4.64Mbps. Upload: 1.42Mbps.
Canada – Montreal: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Vancouver: Failed. (Try once)
Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 25s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1900Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 229ms. Download: 10.86Mbps. Upload: 0.94Mbps.
UK – Wembley: Failed. (Try once)
UK – East London: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 4600Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 249ms. Download: 1.78Mbps. Upload: 0.84Mbps.
UK – Docklands: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1400Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 255ms. Download: 5.64Mbps. Upload: 1.28Mbps.
Summary: I feel like ExpressVPN performed pretty well today after the entire test in Windows 10. The first official recommended method, although only two servers, Successfully connected. IKEv2 protocol was used to test in the US, UK, and Canada, and the server connection rate was the highest in the US. YouTube speed was much improved over the previous tests. Today, while there’s still time, I quickly tested it on the Mac as well to see how it went.
ExpressVPN Windows10 Version: 7.12.0(12)； Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
ExpressVPN – Mac Test Connection Test:
Starting Time: Aug 10, 2020, 3:31 PM
The Following is Official Recommend;
Protocol: Auto;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 85s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 130Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 80ms. Download: 5.14Mbps. Upload: 2.01Mbps.
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 110s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1300Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 260ms. Download: 9.09Mbps. Upload: 2.59Mbps.
These are unofficial recommend method;
Servers: Random;
Protocol: IKEv2;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Santa Monica: Failed. (Try once)
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 700Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 303ms. Download: 5.04Mbps. Upload: 2.69Mbps.
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 84s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 600Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 245ms. Download: 4.23Mbps. Upload: 0.46Mbps.
⚠️: This server had a dropout once after connecting, but immediately had an automatic connection, and then no dropout during testing.
USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 38s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 4900Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 203ms. Download: 9.22Mbps. Upload: 3.03Mbps.
USA – Washington DC: First success. (Time efficiency: 75s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1800Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 261ms. Download: 6.32Mbps. Upload: 3.45Mbps.
Summary: I tested ExpressVPN’s Auto and IKEv2 protocols on a MacBook. the Auto protocol was similar, while IKEv2 was much longer and faster than Win10’s “time efficiency”. The words seem to be a little worse too.
ExpressVPN Macbook Version: 7.9.7 (8)； Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ☆
