VPN Recommendations and Discussion

[Big Boy]

Really? I've never had that problem, but a 'good to know' work around in case it happens. In fact, I have a laptop permanently connected to the TV, with TV viewing being its sole purpose - I guess I could just change the time zone anyway

[Dannie Boy]

Really? I've never had that problem, but a 'good to know' work around in case it happens. In fact, I have a laptop permanently connected to the TV, with TV viewing being its sole purpose - I guess I could just change the time zone anyway

That’s what I did some time ago and not had a problem for ages. Even with my iPad set on Thai time it’s generally been ok, it was just All4 the other day.

[migrant]

Got a notice from Netflix saying to turn off if I want to watch last week.

[buksida]

Just had a renewal from ExpressVPN and they've hiked the prices 17%. May be time to start shopping around.

[Dannie Boy]

has anybody experienced difficulty in watching mainstream UK channels using Express VPN? for the past week I've found it either very unreliable or like last night virtually impossible.


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[buksida]

Haven't tried streaming TV, but have experienced general problems with Express over the past week, slow access, some sites not even loading, etc.

[Big Boy]

Up until about 2 weeks ago, I was really struggling accessing UK TV. Basically being told I was not in the UK. I updated the software on each laptop manually (I hadn't seen the auto update window for quite a few days. Each laptop is working as well as I could hope for now. It might be worth forcing the update, which I eventually achieved through Control Panel (delete programme and repair).

My version is currently 12.56.0 (41)

[Dannie Boy]

Ok I’ll check my version later and see what is is - I’ve noticed that using my iPad doesn’t have the same issue so it seems like it’s laptop/windows related. Thanks


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[Big Boy]

To clarify, I was about to uninstall/re-install the VPN when I came across the repair function.

[Dannie Boy]

Up until about 2 weeks ago, I was really struggling accessing UK TV. Basically being told I was not in the UK. I updated the software on each laptop manually (I hadn't seen the auto update window for quite a few days. Each laptop is working as well as I could hope for now. It might be worth forcing the update, which I eventually achieved through Control Panel (delete programme and repair).

My version is currently 12.56.0 (41)

If I could reach, I’d give you a kiss next time I see you!! I followed your advice and it’s now working fine, so thanks very much (and thanks for being a lot taller than me)


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[Big Boy]

Yes, they used to tell me when an update was needed. That stopped a few weeks ago.

[Dannie Boy]

As well as asking on the Forum I also reached out to the Express service guys and as always they responded fairly quickly including sending the latest version to install (12.59) and mentioned about regular updates - the exact words were “The auto-update feature is gradually being rolled out to all users. If your app is not yet being updated automatically, kindly manually update it for now.”


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[Big Boy]

Thank you, that explains a lot, but knowing the hardship it can cause, you would have thought they could have at least sent out an e-mail communication warning everybody, together with instruction for manual fix.

[Big Boy]

DB, is your VPN still working OK? Mine stopped working tonight - insists I'm not in the UK. I've reloaded the software on 3 machines, but can't get it to work.

My current version is 12.59.0 (42).

[Edit] I have opened a ticket with Express, but they suggest a 24 hour wait.

[Dannie Boy]

DB, is your VPN still working OK? Mine stopped working tonight - insists I'm not in the UK. I've reloaded the software on 3 machines, but can't get it to work.

My current version is 12.59.0 (42).

[Edit] I have opened a ticket with Express, but they suggest a 24 hour wait.

I managed to watch UK TV (ITV was playing up so I switched to BBC) it wasn’t perfect but watchable (I used London Docklands - Wembley wouldn’t work).