I’m going to Iran in September and I want to get a VPN to use on my tablet. Last time I went (2013/2014), I got EarthVPN, but I just couldn’t get it to work, even though it worked fine outside the country. I assume that the people in charge of the filters are also messing with VPN packets.
I’m not going to get one of the local VPNs available everywhere in Iran because I’ll be using an Android tablet, not a computer, and I wouldn’t want to install shady software on my device anyway.
So my question is: are there any international VPN providers whose services are known to work inside Iran?
I have tried almost all of the android vpns and I like cyberghost and Betternet the most. I switch between them because all vpn apps run slow some of the times during the day based on what servers are available. Don’t waste your time with hotspot shield, vpn master, hola, surf easy, supervpn, surfeasy and tunnel bear.
EarthVPN didn’t work because Iran blocks mainstream encryption tools using DPI. To bypass this, you need some kind of protocol obfuscation method that masks OpenVPN and makes it invisible to firewalls. Best VPN for Iran guide has a list of reliable providers that work there specifically because they trick DPI to believe you’re using regular connection.