StrongVPN Win10 IKEv2 Test in China–20200924

Today I’m going to conduct a mainland China wall test of StrongVPN using the IKEv2 protocol on Window 10. In the limited time I have, I’ll try to write up the test process and results in as much detail as possible so that I can help you better understand how it actually works in China. For the speed test will use two tools, Speed Test and Netflix Fast, and Fast’s speed can roughly be used as a reference for YouTube connection speed. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and other readers will also be eager to answer the questions you encounter.

Note: There will be a major firewall upgrade blocking operation at the end of September – beginning of October, so be aware!

Barry’s nag: I’ve been hoping to convey a message to my readers that the firewall will be around for the foreseeable future; with it, using any VPN or other tool in China is a dynamic process and there’s no one-and-done solution. That’s why I keep updating the [Daily Test] section. The purpose of the test is to tell you the real usage of the changed VPN at the moment, whether it’s available or not, and I’ll be honest about it. In order to speed up the testing, I will be running only SpeedTest tests on it as it is only a reference for the speed test.

Loacl device and network: Windows10/200M/WiFi;
Speedtest Ping: 14ms; Download: 229.8Mbps; Upload: 15.48Mbps;

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StrongVPN Win10 IKEv2 Test in China:

Starting Time: Sep 24, 2020, 1:27 PM

The Following Protocol: IKEv2

USA – Houston: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 315ms; Download: 0.3Mbps; Upload: 1.54Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 5.2Mbps;

USA – Phoenix: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 207ms; Download: 5.4Mbps; Upload: 1.71Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 28Mbps;

USA – Denver: First success; (Time efficiency: 9s)
Speedtest Ping: 210ms; Download: 0.64Mbps; Upload: 1.17Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.3Mbps;

USA – Atlanta: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 217ms; Download: 0.42Mbps; Upload: 0.81Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.6Mbps;

USA – Washington DC: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 237ms; Download: 0.26Mbps; Upload: 1.27Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.0Mbps;

USA – San Francisco: Failed; (Error: 809)
USA – Seattle: First success; (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 217ms; Download: 0.73Mbps; Upload: 1.6Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 6.0Mbps;

USA – Los Angeles: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 185ms; Download: 0.38Mbps; Upload: 2.09Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 4.8Mbps;

USA – Las Vegas: First success; (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 221ms; Download: 0.17Mbps; Upload: 0.69Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 4.5Mbps;

★ USA – Chicago: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 188ms; Download: 120.51Mbps; Upload: 2.08Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 140Mbps;

USA – New York: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 251ms; Download: 1.11Mbps; Upload: 2.06Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 47Mbps;

USA – Dallas: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 195ms; Download: 0.6Mbps; Upload: 2.12Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 11Mbps;

USA – Miami: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 256ms; Download: 1.17Mbps; Upload: 1.33Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 7.3Mbps;

USA – Charlotte: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 209ms; Download: 0.34Mbps; Upload: 2.34Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.2Mbps;

USA – New Orleans: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 220ms; Download: 0.55Mbps; Upload: 1.57Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 7.0Mbps;

UK – Glasgow: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 263ms; Download: 0.79Mbps; Upload: 1.21Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 140Kbps;

UK – Manchester: First success; (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 267ms; Download: 0.55Mbps; Upload: 1.21Mbps;
Netflix Fast: Can’t use the Tool, But it can Open Google and YouTube;

UK – Canterbury: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 213ms; Download: 0.53Mbps; Upload: 1.56Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 120Kbps;

UK – Maidenhead: First success; (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 245ms; Download: 0.58Mbps; Upload: 1.63Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 180Kbps;

UK – Rugby: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 248ms; Download: 1.2Mbps; Upload: 2.13Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 230Kbps;

UK – London: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 257ms; Download: 0.58Mbps; Upload: 1.36Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 150Kbps;

UAE – Dubai: First success; (Time efficiency: 8s)
Speedtest Ping: 254ms; Download: 0.68Mbps; Upload: 1.42Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 170Kbps;

Turkey – Istanbul: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 262ms; Download: 0.3Mbps; Upload: 1.27Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 98Kbps;

Taiwan – Taipei: Second success; (Time efficiency: 11s)
Speedtest Ping: 73ms; Download: 0.54Mbps; Upload: 4.06Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 220Kbps;

Singapore: First success; (Time efficiency: 10s)
Speedtest Ping: 265ms; Download: 0.27Mbps; Upload: 1.06Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 21Kbps;

Japan – Tokyo: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 161ms; Download: 0.32Mbps; Upload: 2.21Mbps;
Netflix Fast: 7.2Mbps;

IKEv2 Protocol Summary: I tested a total of 26 servers above, and only one of them failed to connect. Note that I have tested all of the above servers in the US and UK. The other servers were selected at random. The biggest thing I noticed from the above tests is that StrongVPN’s “time efficiency” is very short, ranging from a few seconds to a maximum of 10 seconds, which is a great user experience. In the test, I found that the server with the best speed is the “USA – Chicago” server.

    Incidentally, based on previous testing experience, StrongVPN can also use both OpenVPN and L2TP protocols to connect.

StrongVPN Win10 Version: 2.6.0.0    Protocol: IKEv2
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★