PureVPN Win/Mac and BBC iPlayer test in China

November 29, 2021 China VPN test, a test of PureVPN in Windows 10 devices will be conducted today. According to the results of the test on November 12 (last issue), PureVPN (version 8.0.3.2) has seen a lot of connectivity improvements in mainland China, which can almost be described as an explosion. This time PureVPN has a new version update, the upgraded version is 8.0.4.0. test before I also do not know the specific connection, let’s review this VPN connection and speed through the real mainland China flip test it! If you have any questions you can leave a message (anonymous) to communicate.

Daily speed test will help you understand the following three points.
1. the server connection success rate of the VPN in the tested device.
2. the server connection time of the VPN in the tested device.
3. the speed of the VPN after a successful connection to the server in the device under test.

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• PureVPN Win/Mac and BBC iPlayer test in China - November 29, 2021 China VPN test, a test of PureVPN in Windows 10 devices will be conducted today. According to the results of the test on November 12 (last issue), PureVPN (version 8.0.3.2) has seen a lot of connectivity improvements in mainland China, which can almost be described as an explosion. This time PureVPN has a new version update, the upgraded version is 8.0.4.0. test before I also do not know the specific connection, let's review this VPN connection and speed through the real mainland China flip test it! If you have any questions you can leave a message (anonymous) to communicate.

Windows PureVPN Auto Protocol Test in China

Starting Time: Nov 29, 2021, 1:22 PM
Local device and network: Windows10 / 300M China Telecom / WiFi;
Version: 8.0.4.0;
Protocol: Automatic;
Servers: Random;
Official Deals: Black Friday New User sales $1.33/m

USA – San Francisco: Success; (Time efficiency: 27s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 141ms; Download: 4.75Mbps; Upload: 12.33Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 24504Kbps; 

USA – Los Angeles: Failed; (error: 5012)
USA – Phoenix: Success; (Time efficiency: 27s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 191ms; Download: 1.24Mbps; Upload: 8.21Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 22669Kbps; 

USA – Houston: Success; (Time efficiency: 36s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 189ms; Download: 1.25Mbps; Upload: 3.13Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 25187Kbps; 

USA – Ashburn: Success; (Time efficiency: 13s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 227ms; Download: 77.88Mbps; Upload: 23.36Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 17547Kbps; 

USA – Chicago: Success; (Time efficiency: 73s) – TCP
Speedtest Ping: 212ms; Download: 6.34Mbps; Upload: 4.69Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 974Kbps; 

USA – New Jersey: Success; (Time efficiency: 40s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 254ms; Download: 2.04Mbps; Upload: 33.62Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 17594Kbps; 

USA – Atlanta: Success; (Time efficiency: 6s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 223ms; Download: 60.2Mbps; Upload: 2.82Mbps; 
YouTube Connection Speed: 28956Kbps; 

USA – Miami: Success; (Time efficiency: 34s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 215ms; Download: 75.11Mbps; Upload: 36.56Mbps; 
YouTube Connection Speed: 35460Kbps; 

USA – New York: Failed; (error: 5012)
USA – Washington DC: Success; (Time efficiency: 36s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 274ms; Download: 1.38Mbps; Upload: 21.17Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 11626Kbps; 

USA – Seattle: Failed; (Show success, but can’t connect internet)
USA – Salt Lake City: Success; (Time efficiency: 5s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 300ms; Download: 26.6Mbps; Upload: 1.1Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 18221Kbps; 

UK – Manchester: Success; (Time efficiency: 38s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 255ms; Download: 229.33Mbps; Upload: 34.22Mbps; 
YouTube Connection Speed: 26670Kbps; 
BBC iPlayer: Look the follow screenshot, it’s success;

UK – London: Success; (Time efficiency: 34s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 267ms; Download: 180.54Mbps; Upload: 38.12Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 26477Kbps; 
BBC iPlayer: Look the follow screenshot, it’s success;

Australia – Melbourne: Success; (Time efficiency: 35s) – UDP
Speedtest Ping: 322ms; Download: 1.65Mbps; Upload: 29.23Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 12183Kbps; 

Windows10 PureVPN Version: 8.0.4.0;
Protocol: Automatic;
Servers connact rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Time efficiency rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆
Server Speed rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

Macbook PureVPN IKEv2 protocol test in China

Starting Time: Nov 29, 2021, 3:15 PM
Local device and network: Macbook / 300M China Telecom / WiFi;
Version: 8.4.0 (last);
protocl: IKEv2;
Test’s Servers: Random;
Official Deals: Black Friday New User sales $1.33/m

The reason why I chose IKEv2 protocol for Macbook is that the MacOS version of PureVPN only supports IKEv2 and IPSec, while the Windows version supports IKEv2, TCP, UDP, and WireGuard. Therefore, I guess the number of servers that can be successfully connected in Macbook is less than in Windows version.

The Macbook test is mainly to see its server connection success rate, so in order to improve the test speed, we will omit the YouTube connection speed test and only use Speedtest to measure the speed. The YouTube speed of both devices can be cross-referenced.

USA – Washington DC: Success; (Time efficiency: 36s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 139ms; Download: 6.96Mbps; Upload: 32.9Mbps;
Note: To test the stability, I tested the MacOS version of PureVPN while testing Windows, you can check the screenshot for the connection time.

USA – Houston: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Atlanta: Success; (Time efficiency: 35s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 215ms; Download: 244Mbps; Upload: 27.2Mbps;

USA – New Jersey: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Miami: Success; (Time efficiency: 37s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 215ms; Download: 244Mbps; Upload: 27.2Mbps;

USA – Ashburn: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Chicago: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Los Angeles: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – New York: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Phoenix: Success; (Time efficiency: 9s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 176ms; Download: 223Mbps; Upload: 21.9Mbps;

USA – Salt Lake City: Success; (Time efficiency: 3s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 226ms; Download: 35.2Mbps; Upload: 22.98Mbps;

USA – Seattle: Failed (Error: 408)
USA – Washtington DC: Failed (Error: 408)

UK – London: Failed (Error: 408)
UK – Manchester: Failed (Error: 408)

AU – Sydney: Success; (Time efficiency: 4s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 404ms; Download: 143Mbps; Upload: 34.8Mbps;

AU – Brisbane: Success; (Time efficiency: 3s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 321ms; Download: 8.5Mbps; Upload: 32.9Mbps;

AU – Perth: Failed (Error: 408)

CA – Quebec: Failed (Error: 408)
CA – Toronto: Failed (Error: 408)
CA – Vancouver: Failed (Error: 408)

SG – Singapore: Success; (Time efficiency: 3s) – IKEv2
Speedtest Ping: 404ms; Download: 143Mbps; Upload: 34.8Mbps;

Summary: First of all, both Windows and Macbook can be connected in mainland China through the App Direct Connection, but PureVPN performs very well in Windows, but is inferior in Macbook, mainly because there is no UDP protocol in Macbook. At the same time I looked at the iOS device it supports the protocols: IPSec, IKEv2, TCP, UDP, which is similar to Windows. I don’t know about Android at the moment, because I don’t have an Android device, but the supported protocols should be similar to Windows, or at least not less than iOS (I will test it next time I find time).

Macbook PureVPN Version: 8.4.0;
Protocol: IKEv2;
Server connect rating: ★ ★ ★
Time efficiency rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Server Speed rating: ★ ★ ★ ★