Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

If it's only part of the link then it's not an IP transit service then

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

You probably found the only VPN node of theirs that has that type of blocking.

Some VPN providers do block tpb.se and similar sites on nodes in a couple of countries that they operate, but not others. Different to the issue you was seeing though and im surprised a vm reseller data centre type place has the residential blocking stuff tbh.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

yeah it is a bit of a joke considering a major part of their marketing the product revolves around "accessing geographically restricted sites". I suppose they would argue though I need to use a vpn server in another country whether the restriction is no in effect just as they site examples of where stuff like twitter is blocked in China and BBC is blocked wherever (for some reason) and if you connect to a vpn server in the UK then you can access those sites).

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

Out of curiosity, does it mention this in their T's & C's? Would it be worth emailing them and asking why some sites are blocked?

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

Hey I have Strong VPN as well.. I just connected to it using L2TP and it works fine... Not really sure why you cannot connect... Weirdness...

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

how very interesting. I set mine up to use sstp because it is more secure. I didn't see the point in using pptp or l2tp when it can be cracked and people can be nosey and see what I am up to. I'll defo give it a go though and see if it works.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

I thought L2TP was quite secure.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

afaik it is frowned upon these days. The preferred encryption methods are ikev2 and sstp. The only reason stuff like pptp and l2tp are still around is for compatibility with routers because everyone supports it.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

Use Opera and their turbo mode if you want to bypass the blockade ;)

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

Doe's Strong VPN give unlimited bandwidth.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

If you or any one else want to read up on different providers etc this is good place to start
http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-se...dition-140315/

I personally went with PrivateInternetAccess as it had good reviews and $39.95 which is just over £24 for a year. They also do a free trial so I tested it out before signing up and noticed I could get very good speeds using their services even using non uk exist to allow portforwarding.

Another good one I found on a trial is AirVPN it is a bit more expensive and at the time it didn't allow multiple devices connected at the same time which I found is very handy with PIA as trying to use my Asus rt-n66u router just takes to much of a hit in speed for my liking.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

yup, no restrictions on speed or usage limits. Over the weekend I downloaded about 1TB and my speed maxed out around 14MB/sec which isn't bad.

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

Got through to Pirate Bay using BTGuard. I don't intend to use PB either. There may be something wrong with your VPN set up. BTGuard uses offshore servers. Would that make a difference?

Re: Site blocked despite using vpn
 

No, L2TP is still the gold standard for enterprise. Practically nobody except Microsoft uses IKE or SSTP.