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    • okusta
      okusta last edited by

      Hello,

      Why the speed of VPN was reduced so much?

      The option of having a good VPN service from the box was one of the main reasons to choose Opera. Now this service is useless. The speed is so slow that even a simple internet surfing is a pain in ass.

      Please do something with it.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        http://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2017/12/opera-49-updated-renewed-vpn/

        EXCERPT: "In the past, the VPN service was hosted and operated by SurfEasy LLC, a company recently acquired by Symantec. We have looked into the best options for hosting the service and came to the conclusion that the browser VPN service should be moved to our own data centers. "

        While this explains the extreme slowdown (for me the download is only 1.4Mbps), there is nothing on this blog that suggests the VPN speed is going to improve to match the superior service provided by EasySurf. At its current performance level the new Opera VPN is useless for video viewing.

        Has anyone received any information from Opera to suggest that the slowdown, as a result to Opera switching VPN services, is only temporary and service will return to performance levels comparable to EasySurf?

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        • cybrsaylr
          cybrsaylr last edited by cybrsaylr

          Yes the old free VPN was good and had decent overall speeds.

          This new VPN is very slow but still decent for strictly text usage. However the new VPN is slow for loading pics and totally useless for viewing videos. Since nothing is being done to improve it, perhaps this was the intent of Opera all along. After all Opera VPN is free.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Hi, running Opera 49.0.2725.64 (PGO) in win 10 64-bit.
            I've set VPN to the Americas and a lot of websites show their ads in the Norwegian language. Just pulled up the Washington Post website and their ads showed up in English, Norwegian and Russian.
            Interesting! Looks like VPN needs some more work to actually function.
            Ed

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              While Opera's blog post explains why there has been a change in the VPN services, having to go back to aDSL speeds for web browsing is a horrible alternative. The built-in VPN support was my reason for switching to Opera as my default browser. As it is now, I'm using a different browser again when I need a VPN. Is there any official word that the performance degradation is going to be addressed or is this now the way it will be with Opera?

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              • gloewa
                gloewa last edited by

                VPN is useless in this version.
                The forum is full of messages, the blogs are full of messages:
                would be nice if we get any feedback from the opera-crew....

                Opera User since Version 3.x

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  When they return from the Holidays break, they may start working on getting VPN issues fixed.

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                  • zalex108
                    zalex108 last edited by

                    People is waiting for an answer, not just for "the solution".

                    "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". ยท Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @leocg last edited by

                      @leocg Thank you for acknowledging that there is a problem. Hopefully you are right and Opera will address and fix the problem; keeping in mind that the VPN is their competitive edge.

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                      • gloewa
                        gloewa @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg ok, thanks for the info!

                        Opera User since Version 3.x

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @gloewa last edited by

                          @gloewa What info?

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                          • gloewa
                            gloewa @leocg last edited by gloewa

                            @leocg
                            "When they return from the Holidays break, they may start working on getting VPN issues fixed."
                            Better than nothing ๐Ÿ˜‰

                            Opera User since Version 3.x

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                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @gloewa last edited by

                              @gloewa This is not an info. I was just pointing that they probably are on a end-of-the-year break and nothing would be solved before their return.

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User @Guest last edited by

                                @fkvjktsk said in IS VPN with problem now?:

                                @leocg Thank you for acknowledging that there is a problem. Hopefully you are right and Opera will address and fix the problem; keeping in mind that the VPN is their competitive edge.

                                not completely accurate, while most of us are frustrated with the vpn opera's main value for me is the fact that opera opens far faster than either firefox or chrome, and the fact that opera doesn't get as bogged down anywhere near as bad as firefox and chrome can.

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                                • jarhead38
                                  jarhead38 last edited by

                                  In the U.S., when I use VPN and pick a site in the Americas and go to YouTube, why am I offered almost 90% Russian YouTube videos?

                                  Is this normal?

                                  Something I should be worried about?

                                  Many thanks.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User @Guest last edited by

                                    @chuchkyschild said in IS VPN with problem now?:

                                    for me is the fact that opera opens far faster

                                    It doesn't open "far faster" when the VPN is slow; it takes time to validate the VPN tunnel.

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User @Guest last edited by

                                      @fkvjktsk said in IS VPN with problem now?:

                                      @chuchkyschild said in IS VPN with problem now?:

                                      for me is the fact that opera opens far faster

                                      It doesn't open "far faster" when the VPN is slow; it takes time to validate the VPN tunnel.

                                      yes it does. from the time i click on the opera i can till the interface is open is at least 10 times faster than firefox or chrome. but you knew what i was referring to.

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        This VPN slowdown was planned from get go when VPN first introduced. They want ppl to subscribe to the paid Opera version ๐Ÿ˜ž

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                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                          @rudrick There is no paid version.

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by

                                            https://twitter.com/OperaVPN

                                            One can subscribe to Opera Gold.

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