VPN recommendation

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: danedwards on Jan 19, 2011 4:27pm

Can you provide some reasons why you didn't like witopia? Otherwise this simply looks like an ad for Astrill in which case it should be in the classifieds.

I've used witopia for a year and generally found it to be good, although occasionally it can be hard to connect. What makes Astrill better?

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joshofbass

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: joshofbass on Jan 19, 2011 7:55pm

Do you think there is any danger in using local vpns? I've been doing so for the last year and have found a few that are cheap and reliable..

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chaofan

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: chaofan on Jan 19, 2011 8:54pm

Question, do they even work? I use the free ones often and of course they suck, but with these other ones are you all able to check FB, YouT, Twit, etc?
Are they mind blowingly slow?

Just curious, I am so many years disconnected from the many blocked sites so I have evolved, don't miss them but hey, would not mind checking them out once in a while.

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joshofbass

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: joshofbass on Jan 19, 2011 10:35pm

I have used a few local ones and they seem to be good. I can use the net with no problems whatsoever. Youtube can be a hassle sometimes, but at night it's fine. I have one that is about 30kuai a month which is usually fast with a few servers to choose from. I also have another that I pay 6kuai a month for and I just use that as a backup.

The school I work for provides my internet, it's usually fast but they have something that knocks over pptp vpn connections so I have to use l2tp or I can't keep a connection..

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hostizzle

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: hostizzle on Jan 22, 2011 3:56pm

If you want a free US-based OpenVPN, let me know. I can make you some certificates to my server so you surf behind the GFW with privacy.

I'm running a dedicated server, so the speed is pretty fast. Let me know if you stiil have any interest.

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RWBishop

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: RWBishop on Mar 2, 2011 8:45pm

I haven't tried Astrill, but 12vpn is the best that I've found, after trying ExpressVPN, Strongvpn and Witopia. It's fast enough to stream youtube, movies, etc, very reliable and awesome customer support. The Lite package is easily enough and it's 30USD/year if you enter the promo code 'beijing30' at checkout.

Hope this helps.

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charu.s92

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: charu.s92 on Apr 7, 2011 11:00pm

you can try switchvpn their usa vpn is good and costs only $5 a month.

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Mark_Smith

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: Mark_Smith on Apr 29, 2011 6:38pm

Yep there are several services for China. there are more or less one or the other issue with all the services. however we have here prepared a list of Top 10 China VPN that include Astrill Witopia 12VPN and other as well but in a respective order.

Check it out here: Top 10 China VPN

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bobarctor

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: bobarctor on May 11, 2011 9:48pm

12vpn, which I use, increased their price to 129 USD / year

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Beckah Lee

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: Beckah Lee on May 14, 2011 1:29pm

If you're a graduate from a college or university in the US or somewhere else overseas, they might have a VPN server on campus that they can give you access to. That's what I do since I'm a new alumn and it's totally free. It's worth asking?

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RenMyDing

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: RenMyDing on May 23, 2011 12:13pm

Apologies...I thought I had email notifications turned on but apparently not...

Anyway, I've been using Astrill for about 4 months now and can offer a better review now.

This is from the point of OS X and using China UNICOM 2MB ADSL.

I found over WiTopia, better connection frequency, better support, and much better video streaming speed.

Youtube was almost never useable over WiTopia, but depending on the time of day, youtube streaming works quite well with Astrill.

The biggest selling point is their client software (perhaps WiTopia has upgraded theirs...not sure). On OS X, it's very easy to use and switch between servers, as well, you can use it in a sort of "proxy" mode when you just want your web browsing secure, or full VPN mode when you want
all of your network connections secure. You can also configure it per browser which I find really convenient. I can disable Astrill for Firefox which I use for chinese websites for instance and Chrome for Foreign ones so there's no slow down or having to disconnect/reconnect all the time.

The iPhone vpn is a bit more spotty, I had to email support a couple of times to try various servers and finally got one that works about 90% of the time over 3G, and 99% of the time over my home connections. I think it's the 3G connection quality that hampers it. I'm not a heavy phone VPN user though and for someone wanting constant twitter/facebook mobile access it might be a bit tedious. On iPhone the VPN client tends to disconnects quite often.

I just renewed for another 6 months (I don't like going more than that, as you never know when these VPN providers take a dive in quality). But so far so good. 3 people actually signed up with my link, so thanks!

Cheers.

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RenMyDing

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: RenMyDing on May 23, 2011 12:17pm

chaofan wrote:

Question, do they even work? I use the free ones often and of course they suck, but with these other ones are you all able to check FB, YouT, Twit, etc?
Are they mind blowingly slow?

Just curious, I am so many years disconnected from the many blocked sites so I have evolved, don't miss them but hey, would not mind checking them out once in a while.

Yes they work pretty well, the only problem is slow down and the hassle of configuration. But it opens up access to all sites that are accessible from where the VPN server is located.

Western governments filter things as well from time to time... for instance thepiratebay.org I've found spotty from US VPN servers, but is fine from China.

Also it keeps your connection secure over insecure wireless connections like the ones you find at airports and coffee shops.

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drew

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: drew on Jun 3, 2011 2:11pm

Just got free one that works. Send me a priv msg if you want to know

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aomama

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: aomama on Jun 3, 2011 11:44pm

I have witopia for long time, it is good.

www.beijingiptv.com

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aomama

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: aomama on Jun 3, 2011 11:44pm

I have witopia for long time, it is good.

www.beijingiptv.com

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mfalaura

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: mfalaura on Jun 21, 2011 12:51am

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miketroy07

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: miketroy07 on Oct 19, 2011 9:51pm

There are lots of VPN provideqrs but i must suggest you to check top vpn providers so that you can get best service.here is the link of top 5 Best VPN Providers list

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timng8

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: timng8 on Oct 25, 2011 3:04pm

I've been using anchorfree for the past 2 months which was free and i downloaded in the US, but its not been working the past 2 days. DO you have any other free ones?

Thanks

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BChungK

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: BChungK on Jan 21, 2012 5:34pm

Hey man!

I would love to know which free VPN you got working for you. My hotspot has not been working for months.

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cameron326

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Re: VPN recommendation

Posted by: cameron326 on Jan 28, 2012 6:41pm

i don't think there are any decent free ones anymre. Like you, I used to use hotspot, which was awesome and free but that stopped working several months ago. Eventually I gave up searching and paid for one - Expess VPN.

Its good for everything apart from twitter. Works about about 60kuai a month.
I've heard good things about 12VPN but also heard its been blocked in China recently?