[House Atreides]

Ping

[BTerclinger]

"just a little frustrated

[Jemian]

I used to use Express but now, I’ve switched to VPN Unlimited. Express wouldn’t allow me to stream Hulu or Amazon. Unlimited enables it. Also, Express has a monthly fee. Unlimited allows a one-time-for-all purchase.

Beyond this, I can’t help.

[mikelets456]

I use IP vanish

[SanchoP]

I use Nord with no problems using Windows,Mac or Linux.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Been using Nord for years and HMA before that. I have 8 connections. Express should be comparable.

[Zhang Fei]

Unless you frequently travel to China and need to access websites blocked by the Great Firewall, you might be better off with some other VPN.

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https://vpnscam.com/expressvpn-really-based-in-hong-kong/
[One reason I started this research and theories about ExpressVPN is that they originally use to be branded as a Hong Kong Based VPN. If the company originated in this fashion on their website back in 2009 or so, how could they all the sudden just change where they are based? Perhaps they haven’t. They are just hiding it.

IF a company is founded somewhere that means they have deep roots to that location. Would you want to use a VPN that started in Hong Kong? That is the question you must ask yourself.

China is one of the world’s worst countries in terms of internet censorship and deep packet inspection. Also, if you are unaware of the situation, a lot of people think Hong Kong is autonomous from China as a government. But if you do your research, like reading this article, you can see that Beijing ultimately has control and say over Hong Kong, which means that pro democracy forces are kept in the shadow of the real power of internet control and censorship and jailed journalists.

Every Chinese VPN is pretty much owned by the government, or just blocked if they are not in compliance. If a Chinese based VPN is operating from Hong Kong, China, then you can be sure the Chinese government OWNS all the data. Here is some text to confirm from their own website archived on the internet via this link in 2009.

Sure, they could have an office in the British Virgin Islands, or say they are based there, but that doesn’t mean the company is controlled there. “Unlike other VPN services, our network is located in Hong Kong, which is Asia’s premier Internet hub and offers rapid data transmission speeds to Mainland China and the rest of the world.”

“A huge advantage of our location in Hong Kong is that we benefit from uncensored and unrestricted Internet access to the outside world”.

It was only in 2010, that ExpressVPN wizened up and stopped promoting themselves as a Chinese based VPN.]

[ocrp1982]

Any account that requires a password to access uses the IP addresses of your unmasked network in it’s recognition algorithm. When you use a VPN you do not appear to be you to the algorithm.
So, you will be asked to prove you are you.
I have Norton VPN and if I attempt to access any account that is password protected while the VPN is active I am always required to prove I’m me.
I deactivate the VPN just to avoid the hassle when I’m at home. But, I jump through the hoops when on public WiFi.

[srmanuel]

I’m surprised the VPN service allows split tunneling but try this...

Don’t use Outlook or any other Microsoft Email Client, use their webmail service.

For example, I can use Outlook on my laptop or I can go to the webmail service and log in and use that...

I think the problem is the VPN service is routing your traffic thru their network and causing issues with the Microsoft clients....

Using the Webmail version for email would probably eliminate the issue...

[Swordmaker]

Question from a Fellow Freeper for Apple users of ExpressVPN. . . —PING!

APPLE with ExpressVPN Users?
PING!

If you want on or off the Apple/Mac/iOS Ping List, Freepmail me.

[mass55th]

Wish I could help you. I'm not a technical geek at all, but I do use ExpressVPN on both my macs from time to time...mostly on my old iMac for downloading. Even with the VPN working properly, no DNS leaks, and no lost connection, I've gotten a notice from my internet company about a complaint they received. Obviously, VPN's are not 100% fool-proof all the time. The only browser that will work on my iMac these days is Firefox, and it's an older copy because there are no upgrades for the computer system.

On my 2011 MacBook Pro with High Sierra, I only use Safari, and can use the VPN to download from if I'm on the road. I only use Apple's email program, and have never had a problem getting my emails while it's on. I don't use my iPhone for anything but phone calls and texts, and I use the Pandora app to play music in my car via bluetooth. My youngest son showed me how to do that.

Hopefully there is someone here who can help solve the problem.

[phs3]

I use PIA - Private Internet Access privateinternetaccess.com. Its a paid service though. But they guarantee no log files kept. Thats the best to hope for.

[SuperLuminal]

Don't know whether it is relevant, but I've been using AVG VPN since it's beginning (5-device subscription) and have no issues with any tablet (android) apps, email systems, or FR...

The only recognition (while using one of the workstations) is when using Firefox... It simply puts a small banner at the top of the first page opened and says that some people/applications have issues with AVG... I just disappear it and it doesn't come back...

[Enlightened1]

Try Virtual shield. It does not seem to do this for the Mac email, but yes it does it to the Outlook.

[onona]

I use NORD

[TheBattman]

Paid or free version?

I ask because I believe ExpressVPN’s tech support is connected with their paid service. Not sure what options they offer for Free users.

I have not had this issue with KeepSolid VPN Unlimited.