by v12 » Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:10 pm
When NOT using a VPN from within Cambodia regularly, gives you a "flag" on the IP number being used. For example, gmail sometimes chokes up, some forums (not K440, but that's that old software, that it does not have exotic IP protections).
When things seem to be difficult, I turn on the VPN.
A second item to do the VPN is, that your VPN goes through a fixed "path" to a location with some better Internet connection. That can work out positive as well as negative, though. If you are lucky, you get a better connection, if not, OK, just switch of the VPN.
For censorship, I do experience Malaysia to be by far the worst. Whenever they do expect a VPN (alike) connection, they start to block that and even try to penetrate your PC (good luck to do so on a hardened Linux, though the idea). I have to say, the China I do come is nowadays only HK, so it might be as bad or even worse as Malaysia.
When NOT using a VPN from within Cambodia regularly, gives you a "flag" on the IP number being used. For example, gmail sometimes chokes up, some forums (not K440, but that's that old software, that it does not have exotic IP protections).
When things seem to be difficult, I turn on the VPN.
A second item to do the VPN is, that your VPN goes through a fixed "path" to a location with some better Internet connection. That can work out positive as well as negative, though. If you are lucky, you get a better connection, if not, OK, just switch of the VPN.
For censorship, I do experience Malaysia to be by far the worst. Whenever they do expect a VPN (alike) connection, they start to block that and even try to penetrate your PC (good luck to do so on a hardened Linux, though the idea). I have to say, the China I do come is nowadays only HK, so it might be as bad or even worse as Malaysia.