On March 9, 2021, shortly after the start of the two sessions StrongVPN’s connection tests for Windows, Macbook, and Android’s Chinese version of the app were blocked, and IOS has been available since it has been using manually configured IKEv2. Is StrongVPN really unusable after the blocking? Today I contacted the official customer service and got the solution, but the specific effect is not very clear, all this test I hope to test it once, this test will include Macbook and Windows, if these two devices are feasible, I believe that there must be no problem in Android.
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- Best 4 VPN in China, OMG, Just only one！ - On March 21, 2022, China VPN test will be conducted on a Windows 10 device today. The test VPNs include ExpressVPN, PureVPN, StrongVPN, and AtlasVPN. If there is enough time, we will test others. Each VPN will indicate its App version number, connection protocol and other information at the beginning before the test. As a result, the number of VPNs tested this time is large, so each VPN will usually randomly check 5-10 servers in different regions. If there are officially recommended servers, it will be explained in the test. If you have any questions, you can leave a message (anonymous) to communicate.
- Win10 StrongVPN and Client Version test in China - January 25, 2022 VPN China test. StrongVPN is one of the very resilient VPNs on my test VPN list. Their StrongVPN Client App versions are preferred as the primary connection tool in Macbook, Windows, and Android. Since my testing, I have not been unable to connect. Due to the audit rules of IOS App, unfortunately, there is no "Client" version for the time being, so you need to connect through manual configuration. However, the international version of the app is currently available for direct connection. You can read all the test reports about StrongVPN on this site, there are 66 of them so far.
- Best VPN for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China - The IOC told the Voice of America via email that, China has granted foreign athletes and accredited foreign media participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics access to "open internet services" at the athletes' village, competition-related venues, and contracted media hotels. You can connect and use networks and social platforms (Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Signal, etc.) in China that are blocked by the Great Firewall of the Internet.
- StrongVPN iOS/iPhone App test in China - December 8, 2021 China VPN connection test, StrongVPN for mainland China to break through the Great Firewall, in Windows, MacOS, Android currently has two options for connection. The first is the official recommendation to use its mainland China-specific version of StrongVPN Client, a method that is stable for a long time. According to recent tests, the international version of StrongVPN can also be connected in the above three devices, please see the recent "StrongVPN Daily Speed Test" test report for details. The official Client version is not available in IOS, it needs to be manually configured to connect, the specific method can refer to the "StrongVPN can not connect solution (zh)", there are detailed tutorials in the text. This time, I hope to test the connection through the international version of StrongVPN App in IOS. If you have questions, you can leave a message (anonymous) to exchange.
- StrongVPN and Client Version Macbook test in China - December 3, 2021 China VPN test, today will be a VPN test in Macbook for StrongVPN's China version (StrongVPN Client) and International version (StrongVPN). Yesterday, we tested both versions in Windows, and the results were good. Now it would be great if you can successfully connect to flip through the international version (StrongVPN) in MacOS as well. Before testing, we checked the version of both apps in MacOS and confirmed that they are the latest version. If you have any questions, you can leave a comment (anonymous) to exchange.
- StrongVPN Client and internetional Win test in China - December 2, 2021 China VPN test will be conducted today in Windows 10 for StrongVPN's China-specific version (StrongVPN Client) and international version (StrongVPN). Previously, for a longer period of time, StrongVPN (Win/Mac/Android) users in China were connected through its dedicated version (StrongVPN Client), but IOS needed to be connected through manual configuration. If StrongVPN is able to restore the international version, then IOS will also get the App direct connection restored. This is positive for StrongVPN on either device. I'll follow up with test reports on StrongVPN International for other devices, because Windows has the largest number of users, so it's the first place to start. If you have any questions, you can leave a message (anonymous) to communicate.
Starting Time: Mar 9, 2021, 1:47 PM
Local device and network: Win10/Mac/300M China Telecom/WiFi;
Protocol: OpenVPN-TCP;
StrongVPN Verson: 1.6.5
Servers: Random;
Windows10 StrongVPN China’s APP Test:
USA – Denver (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 36s)
Speedtest Ping: Can’t use the tool;
YouTube Connection Speed: 7Kbps;
USA – Dallas (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 27s)
Speedtest Ping: 216ms; Download: 0.33Mbps; Upload: 0.64Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 165Kbps;
USA – Houston (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 32s)
Speedtest Ping: 311ms; Download: 1.74Mbps; Upload: 0.38Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1092Kbps;
USA – Charlotte (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 25s)
Speedtest Ping: 229ms; Download: 6.5Mbps; Upload: 0.39Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1960Kbps;
USA – New Orleans (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 27s)
Speedtest Ping: 201ms; Download: 8.93Mbps; Upload: 0.79Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 2279Kbps;
USA – Atlanta (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 28s)
Speedtest Ping: 201ms; Download: 8.93Mbps; Upload: 0.79Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 572Kbps;
USA – Seattle (302): First success; (Time efficiency: 28s)
Speedtest Ping: 408ms; Download: 0.4Mbps; Upload: 0.09Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 246Kbps;
Japan – Tokyo (303): First success; (Time efficiency: 25s)
Speedtest Ping: 161ms; Download: 6.51Mbps; Upload: 1.02Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 246Kbps;
Canada – Montreal (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 29s)
Speedtest Ping: 430ms; Download: 0.45Mbps; Upload: 0.1Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 173Kbps;
Macbook StrongVPN China’s APP Test:
Canada – Montreal (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 36s)
Speedtest Ping: 394ms; Download: 0.79Mbps; Upload: 0.95Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 303Kbps;
USA – Miami (301): First success; (Time efficiency: 36s)
Speedtest Ping: 306ms; Download: 3.49Mbps; Upload: 0.78Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 1875Kbps;
USA – New York (303): First success; (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 227ms; Download: 18.0Mbps; Upload: 1.0Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 9429Kbps;
USA – New York (318): First success; (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 575ms; Download: 4.0Mbps; Upload: 1.64Mbps;
YouTube Connection Speed: 704Kbps;
Summary: StrongVPN was completely blocked by firewalls during China’s two sessions. But StrongVPN has made timely adjustments. If you are a user of StrongVPN for Windows, Macbook, or Android devices, then you need to contact StrongVPN’s customer service first, first log in to your official account, and then there is a “Chat” button at the bottom of your account management. The first thing you need to do is to log in to your official account, there is a “Chat” button at the bottom of the account management, after clicking on it, a chat box will pop up for timely communication, then click on “Get in touch”, and finally click on “Live chat”, then enter your After that, enter your email address, question, etc. After docking with customer service, you tell it that you are from China and can’t use the Chinese version of StrongVPN, please need help. Remember to use because of the description, if you can’t describe please quote the English content “I am a Chinese user of StrongVPN. The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of services and services to its customers. At this point, you will find that the servers you are connecting to are using “OpenVPN-TCP”. For IOS users, you can still connect by manually adding IKEv2 as described below.
Today I tested a sample of servers in Windows and Macbook. The server connection success rate is still very high. In Windows, the speed is worse, and in Macbook, it is strange that officially it is connected by TCP after logging in again, but I found that the connection is still UDP after testing.
StrongVPN Windows Version: 1.6.5
Today’s test servers time efficiency score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Today’s Test servers speed test score: ★ ★ ☆
