It’s been 8 days since I last tested ExpressVPN, and I’ve been using this VPN as a bellwether for the wall-flipping situation in mainland China. I’ve been using this VPN as a bellwether for the Chinese mainland since November, and I’ve been using all the VPNs and flip-flop tools in mainland China quite stably without any major problems. But I’m always aware of the position of this little blog, and although I don’t have time to test all the VPNs, the ones I’ve picked out are fine in terms of security, and long-term testing and observation of them will help all Chinese wall-flippers have an objective understanding of the real-time firewall situation in mainland China.
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Local device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi;
Speedtest Ping: 4ms; Download: 232.87Mbps; Upload: 27.53Mbps;
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ExpressVPN – Win10 App Connection test:
Starting Time: Nov 13, 2020, 1:08 PM
The Following is 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 the wall over the Chinese mainland: Hong Kong – 4, Japan – Yokohama, Singapore – Marina Bay, USA – Los Angeles – 5。
Hong Kong – 4: First success. (Time efficiency: 18s)
Speedtest Ping: 187ms; Download: 14.46Mbps; Upload: 10.7Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 2401Kbps;
Japan – Yokohama: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 160ms; Download: 79.23Mbps; Upload: 1.98Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 6317Kbps;
Singapore – Marina Bay: First success. (Time efficiency: 71s)
Speedtest Ping: 72ms; Download: 16.88Mbps; Upload: 3.87Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 490Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success. (Time efficiency: 39s)
Speedtest Ping: 142ms; Download: 37.25Mbps; Upload: 2.61Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1998Kbps;
ExpressVPN IKEv2 connection method:
This connection method is not an official recommendation, but rather something this blog has discovered during long-term testing. The servers tested are mainly in the US, with additional servers in the UK, Canada and Taiwan. The fact that a server does not appear in this test does not mean that it cannot connect, but I did not test it. The discovery of the IKEv2 connection method gives mainland Chinese users the opportunity to choose the wrong server in times of bandwidth congestion.
USA – Santa Monica: First success. (Time efficiency: 17s)
Speedtest Ping: 161ms; Download: 7.74Mbps; Upload: 1.3Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 9395Kbps;
USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 207ms; Download: 2.61Mbps; Upload: 1.27Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 232Kbps;
USA – San Francisco: First success. (Time efficiency: 18s)
Speedtest Ping: 456ms; Download: 2.61Mbps; Upload: 0.55Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 280Kbps;
USA – Chicago: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 200ms; Download: 11.07Mbps; Upload: 1.59Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 9320Kbps;
USA – Washington DC: First success. (Time efficiency: 26s)
Speedtest Ping: 283ms; Download: 1.5Mbps; Upload: 0.99Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 184Kbps;
USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 203ms; Download: 13.79Mbps; Upload: 1.11Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 4637Kbps;
USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 13s)
Speedtest Ping: 286ms; Download: 139.33Mbps; Upload: 1.27Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 13140Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 3: First success. (Time efficiency: 36s)
Speedtest Ping: 142ms; Download: 3.73Mbps; Upload: 1.71bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: <300Kbps;
USA – New Jersey – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 263ms; Download: 10.89Mbps; Upload: 0.97bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 2605Kbps;
USA – Los Angeles – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 141ms; Download: 29.47Mbps; Upload: 3.89bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7193Kbps;
Canada – Toronto – 2: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 234ms; Download: 16.01Mbps; Upload: 1.51bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7336Kbps;
Canada – Toronto: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: Can’t connection speedtest tool, But can use Google and Youtube;
YouTube Connection Speed: 4441Kbps;
UK – Wembley: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 287ms; Download: 0.47Mbps; Upload: 1.23bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 8488Kbps;
UK – London: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 251ms; Download: 3.48Mbps; Upload: 1.09bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: <1000Kbps;
UK – Docklands: First success. (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 229ms; Download: 2.11Mbps; Upload: 1.09bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: <500Kbps;
Germany – Nuremberg: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 299ms; Download: 9.74Mbps; Upload: 0.76bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 3327Kbps;
Germany – Frankfurt – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 215ms; Download: 23.89Mbps; Upload: 1.17bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 9075Kbps;
Hong Kong – 1: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 248ms; Download: 1.8Mbps; Upload: 0.97bps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1689Kbps;
Conclusion: today ExpressVPN is working very well in Windows 10 and I will judge its merits on the following points. Firstly, the official connection method is currently working without problems and at a good speed. Secondly, the connection is made via the IKEv2 protocol, and today’s server connection success rate is specifically 100%. I would like to give ExpressVPN a five out of five for today’s test, even though the connection was unacceptable in other countries, but for users in mainland China, this is a very commendable performance. Hopefully it will continue to do so, and continue to be optimized to provide better service for users in mainland China.
Today’s test Best server: IKEv2 Protocol Connection
USA – Miami: First success. (Time efficiency: 13s)
Speedtest Ping: 286ms; Download: 139.33Mbps; Upload: 1.27Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 13140Kbps;
ExpressVPN Windows10 Version: 9.2.0 (58)；Protocol: Auto/IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
