Consolidated "Problems Accessing FlyerTalk When Using A VPN" thread
Aug 5, 2019 | 3:52 pm
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Aug 6, 2019 | 8:11 am
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Aug 6, 2019 | 9:46 am
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Yes, it was, but not from my iPhone. I was able to access the site from my iPad and laptop in the same place where I received the message on my iPhone.
Aug 19, 2019 | 11:58 am
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hate to resurrect a 2 yr old thread, but it said it's the consolidated VPN blocking thread from a search
I just installed ExpressVPN, a VPN for privacy as recommended by several tech advisor sites.
Suddenly FT is blocked. If I turn off the VPN, then it loads fine. There are threads on FT about recommendations to use a VPN when travelling, and yet FT blocks VPNs from accessing FT?
I just installed ExpressVPN, a VPN for privacy as recommended by several tech advisor sites.
Suddenly FT is blocked. If I turn off the VPN, then it loads fine. There are threads on FT about recommendations to use a VPN when travelling, and yet FT blocks VPNs from accessing FT?
Dec 10, 2019 | 8:31 pm
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Sigh...
This seems a little heavy-handed.
This seems a little heavy-handed.
The owner of this website (FlyerTalk - The world's most popular frequent flyer community - FlyerTalk is a living, growing community where frequent travelers around the world come to exchange knowledge and experiences about everything miles and points related.) has banned the autonomous system number (ASN) your IP address is in (20473) from accessing this website.
Dec 11, 2019 | 4:31 am
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While individuals on FT may recommend a VPN to circumvent certain countries' restrictions on access to sites or information, we do not allow access to FlyerTalk through a VPN for security reasons. Our VPN detector does not distinguish between corporate, personal, benign, or malevolent usage.
Last edited by GUWonder; Dec 11, 2019 at 4:37 am
Jan 22, 2020 | 2:43 pm
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Jun 19, 2020 | 6:33 am
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Weird. Same for me. US blocked on top ranked VPN provider, Canada not. Gotta love our neighbors to the north 
Jan 18, 2022 | 10:43 pm
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NordVPN and Cloudflare error 1020 (access denied)
I've been using NordVPN for over a year now with absolutely no issues with FlyerTalk. Since yesterday, I can no longer access FT using my VPN, I get the message below. I have tried switching locations, but it's always the same result: I now need to deactivate NordVPN to be able to access FT. Any ideas?
Jan 18, 2022 | 11:06 pm
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I've been using NordVPN for over a year now with absolutely no issues with FlyerTalk. Since yesterday, I can no longer access FT using my VPN, I get the message below. I have tried switching locations, but it's always the same result: I now need to deactivate NordVPN to be able to access FT. Any ideas?
Jan 18, 2022 | 11:16 pm
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Yes, in my original post I wrote "I now need to deactivate NordVPN to be able to access FT" ... my issue is that I have been using a VPN for over a year with no problems accessing FT, and suddenly since yesterday I can't access the site with this same VPN. I'd like to understand why.
Jan 19, 2022 | 12:32 am
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Yes, in my original post I wrote "I now need to deactivate NordVPN to be able to access FT" ... my issue is that I have been using a VPN for over a year with no problems accessing FT, and suddenly since yesterday I can't access the site with this same VPN. I'd like to understand why.
I can guess why they are blocking VPNs, but have no actual first hand knowledge. Likely they are trying to block DOS attacks made through VPNs. Shrug.