IS VPN with problem now?
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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 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.
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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 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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zalex108 last edited byPeople 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". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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A Former User 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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@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 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 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 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 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
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@rudrick said in IS VPN with problem now?:
This VPN slowdown was planned from get go when VPN first introduced. They want ppl to subscribe to the paid Opera version
as i said that's not going to happen.
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blackbird71 last edited by@rudrick said in IS VPN with problem now?:
One can subscribe to Opera Gold.
Opera Gold refers to a paid upgrade version of an iOS/iPad app in Apple's App Store, offered by OSL Network Services Limited, which operates over Opera's former SurfEasy's VPN service:
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
Seller: OSL Network Services LimitedFrom the business listing of OSL Network Services:
Osl Network Services Limited was set up on Monday the 22nd of February 2016. Their current address is Dublin 2, and the company status is Normal. The company's current directors Petter Lade and Roar Olbergsveen have been the director of 6 other Irish companies between them.
Registered Address:
Fitzwilliam Business Centre,
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay,
Dublin 2, IrelandIt's unclear (to me) just how the paid app may have been affected, if at all, by Opera's sale of SurfEasy in September 2017.
