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thatì's right, but not because that's the connecting ip. WARP+ just adds a header. The real connecting IP is in the 8.40/16 range (Cloudflare).
It's their choice to add the originating IP header to show where the request originated from. But all the traffic stays encrypted in transit.
Warp is a real VPN and the connecting IP is in the Cloudflare range, but they add in the headers the source IP. So that it can't be used to circumvent Netflix geo-restriction and so on.
What they’re saying is if you have your true IP exposed you aren’t staying private. LET admins can still try to ping your router and your fridge if they’re so inclined.
you are private to extraneous, third part, spying eyes.
if I decide to connect to LET it's fair play that LET admins know who I am. What I don't like is my provider (or my transit) to intercept my traffic. I have no problem with the fact warp adds a True-Client-IP header. It's not an anonymizing proxy. It's not TOR.
so for me, it's an excellent VPN, that stays legal without trying to circumvent ie. Netflix geo-restrictions. With the additional benefit of making my connection faster, using optimized routes. And even in the free offer, not slower than my non-encrypted connection, so why not using it?
Sure, not saying I have an issue with the exposing of IP. It's even beneficial for me as I hated browsing with VPN and hitting CAPTCHAs everywhere.. I hated having to disconnect it to watch Netflix.
Your points make sense; you're just arguing different side of the coins here.
If Netflix trusts this header, then you can just add it arbitrarily to pretend the "true IP" is in some country it likes, and avoid the restriction that way
Maybe it's something like if source IP = netflix, check true ip flag
No, that would break Netflix entire protection against that.
Its most likely whitelisted or trusted, thats why it works with that header.
USD 1 per month for me (okay, 1.25 including taxes) for unlimited traffic under WARP+ thanks to CF using Big Mac Index for pricing.
Updated (and in response to @sanvit's message below) : Loc: India
Which country?
A big mac is not 5 usd in moldova. Cunts! -_-
I signed up for a
1 month WARP unlimited : they did charge me abt 1 US$
And guess which site does NOT load easily using WARP ?
So has anyone done any benchmarks of no warp vs free warp vs warp+?
KR -> South America
KR -> NL
KR -> South Africa
Warp has split tunnel which is not uncommon for VPN clients.
I'd say it's Netflix trusting Cloudflare, so that header is considered reliable only on connections from a WARP / WARP+ IP range. But mine is just an educated guess
Posting speedtest results from my iOS device - iPhone 8 Plus, Jio LTE India, Sept 30th, 7 AM IST. Will test during peak hours (between 7 PM and 9 PM IST) and update if still within the magic 4 hour window. Otherwise on my WIP post on the same.
Base case
Test Result with WARP
Speedtest- with WARP Plus
Obvious question is "if speed using WARP plus I slower than vanilla WARP, then why pay?" It is too early to comment right now.
WARP+ shines when you access websites across the globe. If your testing from a local server near you, it will most likely be slower since it's going through another hop.
@sanvit, Thanks for the info. I think it is also a function of where the CF VPN is: It is now defaulting to Singapore, and on my mobile I am getting zero u/L speeds :-) The Speediest result on my home wifi was from Singapore to Indonesia.
My internet sometimes stops working until I force close and re-open the app.
Geolocation showed on speedtest app may be wrong (mine was showing as HK while I'm on KR). The best way to check the real server you're in is by going 1.1.1.1/cdn-cgi/trace (or change 1.1.1.1 to any CF hosted domain)
Noticed this happening when switching to mobile internet and back to wifi.
This is an Android bug that Google fixed. Update your phone
It has the latest updates.
Ok then it's probably the application. Report a bug
Reported a couple days ago.