What is the best VPN to get around the Chinese Firewall

[ChineseFirewall]

I live in China, its great, but I hate the firewall. Ever since they blocked Youtube, I've been trying to get a good connection to a proxy server. I still have not found a good enough proxy to watch youtube. So I am looking for a paid VPN, but I don't know what would be the best to go for. Since my connection in China is bad enough I need a VPN that doesn't slow down my connection any more. Any ideas would be helpful.

[kappakai]

when i was in china, i used google to search for youtube vids, and then vixy to download. its a pain in the ass.

i had a direct line to the us at work, so it wasn't that big a deal. sorry can't really help you beyond that. try going on shanghaiexpat.com and into the forums. the people there will be able to give you info about proxy services that work.

[jimtkm]

Just add theses in your /etc/hosts

# YouTube
203.208.33.100	www.youtube.com
203.208.33.100	gdata.youtube.com

[erinmcg]

I have been able to access YouTube videos through free vpns like vtunnel and ninjacloak, but you can't upload through these. You can just search and watch. As far as paid vpns go, I've heard great things about Witopia, but I've heard rumors that it doesn't work very well on Macs. However, this is old info. They (the proxy administrators) were trying to get Witopia to work on Macs the last I heard...

[Nathaniell]

You on Mac OS X? Don't know much else about it but I've read that 12vpn has free Viscosity licenses.

As far as paid Vpn's go, there's a comparison or strongvpn and 12vpn here

http://unblockfacebookinchina.info/12vpn-vs-strongvpn

Sorry if you read this post earlier today, it's not free accounts, its a free viscosity license! I misread the details! You get the free license with the purchase of an account. 12vpn is still good, but I'm sorry to disappoint about the free acounts

[Mac VPN]

Yes, I also like www.12vpn.com best for macs. It is fast with no speed caps, stable, very very good value ($35/year for their Lite plan). They're always adding servers (up to 18 OpenVPN servers now, 8 PPTP & L2TP servers) and to switch servers, they don't charge or make you upgrade. You can test to find which servers tend to work best for you, or let 12vpn automatically select. It's lame when VPNs advertise they have lots of servers, but then you can't switch them yourself or can only switch a few times per month unless you pay $75 to $300/year.

12vpn still provides a free Viscosity license, normally $9. Viscosity is by far the best Leopard/Snow Leopard VPN client. Take a look at the screenshots. So whatever VPN you end up using, try to make sure you're using the OpenVPN protocol and use the Viscosity client.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, all of the 12vpn plans include PPTP & L2TP servers for use with your mobile device, so you can use both at the same time without buying an additional plan or upgrading.

Their Lite plan is more than enough for most users. No speed cap but a 10GB/month data transfer limit. I've never come close to going over and I'm on youtube for hours sometimes. The $35/year Lite plan is at: www.12vpn.com/Lite/

Originally Posted by Nathaniell

You on Mac OS X? Don't know much else about it but I've read that 12vpn has free Viscosity licenses.

As far as paid Vpn's go, there's a comparison or strongvpn and 12vpn here

http://unblockfacebookinchina.info/12vpn-vs-strongvpn

Sorry if you read this post earlier today, it's not free accounts, its a free viscosity license! I misread the details! You get the free license with the purchase of an account. 12vpn is still good, but I'm sorry to disappoint about the free acounts

[alex7xl]

Originally Posted by ChineseFirewall

I live in China, its great, but I hate the firewall. Ever since they blocked Youtube, I've been trying to get a good connection to a proxy server. I still have not found a good enough proxy to watch youtube. So I am looking for a paid VPN, but I don't know what would be the best to go for. Since my connection in China is bad enough I need a VPN that doesn't slow down my connection any more. Any ideas would be helpful.

As i wrote in this post http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...35&postcount=2 i have used http://vpnprivacy.com/usa-vpn.html in my trips.
Also it's worked good in China.
In some places Internet worked even faster than without VPN.

[Angelo95210]

I use StrongVPN here in France to connect to US websites.

[Lepeas]

strongvpn.com and vpnccounts.com etc.. are good ones
ps: strongvpn.com is much better than hidemyass

vpn's are ofcourse better than proxies.
with a vpn, one click on the buttom and you're connected to the service.
my brother in China is using vpnaccounts.com he told me

[xtrememc8]

HideMyAss VPN or Strong VPN. I think strongvPN is better since they have more IPs to use in China. I personally use HideMyAss VPN because I like their software. It allows me to do a speed test.

[GermanyChris]

I like/use VyprVPN (Golden Frog) it doesn't slow my connection down too much and I can run my iPhone through it. I've had for about 2 years now I'd guess and they just keep adding servers..

[ckorhonen]

My wife travels to China several times a year on business and has no problem accessing Facebook or other sites using Cloak. It works like a VPN on Mac and iOS devices securing your connection, and has a free plan along with some quite reasonable price options if you are downloading a lot of data.

[Nathaniell]

There are a lot of services listed here, but most are blocked (I think I mentioned I live in China)

12VPN - Blocked
StrongVPN - Blocked
HideMyAss - Blocked
Cloak - Blocked

Some have mirror sites, some not. There's a frequently updated site, very appropriately called http://www.bestvpninchina.com/ that checks which are accessible from INSIDE the GFW.

[funkdis]

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[salajee]

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[TalkinSnake]

I use VYPR vpn. They are great I have no complaints. Here is a review ;
http://topvpnreviews.net/best-vpn-se...vyprvpn-review
And also when I was In China I had problems watching Hulu. Because of that then I used HMA(Hide My Ass) VPN ;
http://topvpnreviews.net/best-vpn-se...demyass-review
I hope that helps..

[Mikejozef]

I also found the similar problem about my China VPN during my last visit to china. Any how it is new to china the improvement is necessary for this technology.

[jhingky]

Everything is so strict in China even Dropbox is hard to use there. It's as if they are scared that people will be influenced by the Westerners through websites. It is really a must to have a good China VPN to keep you going with great internet stuffs.

[johnbravo309]

There are a number of VPN Service Providers! Just like PureVPN, Strong VPN HideMyAss etc. In my own experience, HideMyAss VPN works the best

Because HideMyAssVPN was able to unblock and access US-centric sites like Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter (the unfiltered version), also many VoIP sites, without losing Internet speed or data quality. It also went through the Great Firewall without a hitch.

Here is the Best VPN Reviews site, they provide a best vpn providers of the Industry, http://www.virtualprivate-network.co...vpn-for-china/

[drsox]

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[thisMRguy]

Astrill has been solid throughout the whole ordeal minus about 2 weeks when the party changed hands or what ever they did.
Astrill just released their open VPN stealth package for $5/month or $10 for the router package if you own a ddWRT router.

I'm using the regular package as it works just fine with all blocked sites and torrenting for $60/year, but add-ons may cost you up to $180/year. if this was the only option with Astrill, I'd move over to another service or just give up accessing blocked sites.

[zukernik]

Most of my friends use Astrill. I've used it too and it was very fast and reliable. If you're looking for a free solution, you can try FreeGate but it won't be nearly as fast or reliable as a paid VPN.

[robertuncle]

Originally Posted by xtrememc8

HideMyAss VPN or Strong VPN. I think strongvPN is better since they have more IPs to use in China. I personally use HideMyAss VPN because I like their software. It allows me to do a speed test.

Thanks For share a helpful answer this answer is very helpful what about Btguard VPN wait for your response thanks

[sjinsjca]

Trouble with many public VPNs is that their IP addresses are known, so they're easy for the authorities to block.

One solution is to have someone with broadband access in a freer country run a VPN on a machine there. As long as that VPN remains under-the-radar, you should be able to connect to that. So, best not to mention it too much (or repeatedly visit "what is my IP address" sites, which can database likely VPN and proxy users).

http://unvexed.blogspot.com/2012/08/...ypted-vpn.html has instructions for doing this on a $35 Raspberry Pi, but the same approach can be used with any spare PC running any flavor of Linux. The PC doesn't need to be very powerful for this application. Needless to say, the machine needs to be powered-on at all times in order for you to use it. That's one advantage of the Raspberry Pi-- it runs very well off an iPhone charger, so the electric bills are tiny.