Consolidated "Problems Accessing FlyerTalk When Using A VPN" thread
Aug 21, 2022 | 8:33 am
#181
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FWIW I find that changing the location of the (Nord) VPN server often works. Like others, when traveling and using a work laptop, I have no choice but to have the VPN on. Nord will allow you easily to change location and some places connect without a problem while others won't connect at all and I find the absolute worst offender to be their servers in London.
Aug 21, 2022 | 4:29 pm
#182
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FWIW I find that changing the location of the (Nord) VPN server often works. Like others, when traveling and using a work laptop, I have no choice but to have the VPN on. Nord will allow you easily to change location and some places connect without a problem while others won't connect at all and I find the absolute worst offender to be their servers in London.
Sep 13, 2022 | 3:57 pm
#183
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I had nothing but problems with Astrill. For non-China users, I wouldn't recommend it.
Dec 3, 2022 | 6:35 pm
#185
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I've been in the US for the past four days, and am using the same Astrill servers I prefer in China. My favorite is a city that borders San Jose. This gets you a California IP address, works on FT, and rarely asks me to complete silly tests in order to use Google. It's also one of their fastest servers.
Dec 7, 2022 | 5:47 pm
#186
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The consolidated problems I've faced trying to access and use FT since around the third week of October has had me up my use of TOR, proxy servers and VPNs to access FT. Given how much IB/FT has been into VPN/IP address blocking when it comes to accessing FT, there is an irony in that -- TOR, proxy servers and VPNs -- being my workaround to access FT.
Dec 7, 2022 | 6:12 pm
#187
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The consolidated problems I've faced trying to access and use FT since around the third week of October has had me up my use of TOR, proxy servers and VPNs to access FT. Given how much IB/FT has been into VPN/IP address blocking when it comes to accessing FT, there is an irony in that -- TOR, proxy servers and VPNs -- being my workaround to access FT.
Dec 7, 2022 | 6:16 pm
#188
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Dec 19, 2022 | 2:34 pm
#189
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My VPN worked with FT for a whole 24 hours, and now it is being blocked again.
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Dec 20, 2022 | 9:04 am
#190
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Dec 21, 2022 | 12:07 pm
#192
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Dec 22, 2022 | 3:12 am
#193
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Overseas & Denied Access to Flyer with VPN Turned On
Currently overseas and trying to gain access to Flyertalk, but was denied
Emptied my cache and cleared all History---did no good
Finally turned my VPN off and it worked
Why is Flyertalk denying me access just because of a VPN???
Emptied my cache and cleared all History---did no good
Finally turned my VPN off and it worked
Why is Flyertalk denying me access just because of a VPN???
Last edited by John Anderson L.; Dec 22, 2022 at 4:48 am
Dec 22, 2022 | 6:08 am
#194
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Which VPN, set to which location? Just for giggles, I just connected to this thread using NordVPN connected to a US server. It could be that some VPN server's IPs have been blocked by Flyertalk due to abuse (spamming) or the like.