VPN / geoblocking
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@virgrod Forget my above post.. because the vpn browser extenions were not work 'n right..
loaded up a ram drive - installed newest opera stable
and added 2 free vpn browser extenions..
pic of opera - vpn set on Americas
ok - this pic with opera vpn off and nothin changed in browser settings..
but as ya can see went right to the news..
all am say 'n is both free vpn went in
and opera 's vpn did not.. lol
Case Closed or Debate ! ?..
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virgrod last edited by
@nvmjustagirl This problem continues exactly as reported weeks ago. The Opera VPN is not working, while other free services do.
Please, try it yourself, if you think that this problem is caused by the user, somehow.
Could a member of the opera development team please answer this? I know that a moderator has given an answer, but it is unclear whether that is the official position of Opera, or just his personal position. And it does not make the problem go away, anyhow. Please, see below.
We can visit the mentioned sites from other free proxy sites without issues.
Here is proof:
Here is more proof:
Yet, if one tries from within Opera, with VPN set to Americas, the site infers the user's true location and refuses to show the geo-restricted content:
Again, if you think this problem is caused by the user, please, try it your self and let us see your results. Thanks in advance.
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blackbird71 last edited by@virgrod Have you tried a VPN leak-test website (eg: https://www.astrill.com/vpn-leak-test , etc) via Opera's VPN?
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virgrod last edited by
@blackbird71 I just did... It seems that the test did not reveal anything illuminating... se below... remember also that other free web proxies seems to be working as expected, from the same system
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@virgrod The problem is not caused by the user but, as I said, by the site or by the third party service they use to guess the user location.
The site https://www.iplocation.net/, for example, will show that the same IP address is said to be in the US by one service and in Sweden by another.
Now, https://iplocation.com/ says that it is in Switzerland, while https://www.ipligence.com/geolocation shows it being in Macedonia.
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virgrod last edited by
@leocg We are using the IP address assigned to us by Opera. In fact we cannot change it (we can only specify the region). If those IP location services for whatever reasons "think" that the Americas IP addresses provided by Opera are located somewhere in Europe something is definitely wrong. The party that can and should address this is Opera. We as users can do nothing whatsoever about it. And this renders ineffective Opera VPN service for the purpose of geolocation.
If Opera is sure that the geolocation services are reporting wrong location for Opera's Americas IP's there should be actions that Opera can take, in order to correct this situation. If all else fails, perhaps Opera may need to use different Americas IP addresses.
For whatever reasons, other Proxy services do not seem to have the problem in question.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@virgrod as i said earler.. opera 's Vpn does not Bypass that webpage geo-restriction..
even if ya pick americas on Opera 's VPN and do a a IP look up that says you're in the USA in the State of Oaklahoma and while use 'n a USA DNS..
The website Will Block Opera 's VPN.. Period !
and as said Earlier when i turn off operas' vpn and Enable a free vpn (with no other Browser changes in settings, ect) i can then Enter that same website without issues too.. *the same results as you..
so to me Opera by-pass 'n geo-restrictions are not as good as other vpns'.. lol
@blackbird71 said in VPN / geoblocking:
@virgrod Have you tried a VPN leak-test website (eg: https://www.astrill.com/vpn-leak-test , etc) via Opera's VPN?
what do leaks Theory got to do with this Fact -
when opera vpn does not enter that website..
but free vpns will enter and alsu (w\o make 'n or change) any of opera browser settings..
no changes before or after the use of the vpns
That alone Kills Leak Theory..
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@leocg leo you are right in way but here is the Truth ask upera team..
the fact is -
all of opera 's Vpn Ip ranges are in Sweden..
Asia - 77.111.245.0 - 77.111.245.255
Americas - 77.111.246.0 - 77.111.246.255
Europe - 77.111.247.0 - 77.111.247.255
the ip look-up of this Opera single ip
Shows this -
77.111.246.13
Country: United States
State/Region: Oregoneven tho
the Ip Range - Americas - 77.111.246.0 - 77.111.246.255 is Misleading...Why misleading - because ip Range is really Sweden..
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@leocg that explains it
opera also has this ip range -
77.111.244.0 - 77.111.244.255 = Sweden
but are not use 'n it.. *i guess
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg
@virgrod The main idea of Opera's VPN, and of a VPN in general, is to hide your true IP address so that sites can't know from where you are accessing them and, therefore, helping protect your privacy.
And Opera's VPN does that. If some sites think that you are in Canada or in Indonesia, it doesn't really matter.
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virgrod last edited by
@leocg If that was the only purpose, why would Opera offer a regional choice for VPN IP's? To protect the user's "true IP", a regional choice is not needed. Opera offers the region choice because they know that many users are interested in region-specific IP's.
Unfortunately that is not working, for whatever reasons. Since Opera does offer the regions, it would be best that they do whatever needed so that regional IP's are recognized as such by everyone involved (alternatively, they may just not offer the regions at all, and let everyone know that only European IP's are available). Other free proxy servers seem to be able to offer true regional IP's, without the problem under discussion.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@virgrod There are reasons other than accessing sites that do geo-blockkng for a VPN to offer region specific IPs to its users. Performance may be one of them.
Also, to be able to allow users to access those geo-blocked sites, a VPN needs to provide country specific IPs, what is not the case for Opera VPN.
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virgrod last edited by
Look, all I am saying is that currently Opera is offering something that is not working as advertised by Opera. That is not good. And I am unable to see why do we even need to discuss it. Things should work as advertised. An Americas IP should work as an Americas IP or it should not be advertised as an Americas IP.
Opera should do whatever it needs to do so that the IP's that Opera offers as belonging to certain region are actually recognized as belonging to that region (not to a different region). Others seem to be able to do exactly that.
