This year has seen significant changes in the world's geopolitical landscape. Many countries of the former Soviet Union are now censoring certain European IP ranges. Globally, there is also a transition from the unsecured SMTP port 25 to the secure SMTP port 587. Many hotels around the world block adult sites and any email sending. A new internet provider abroad may also block sending emails through their network, forcing you to use their mail server. Additionally, Netflix may restrict your show options because you are abroad. Lastly, your IP address abroad may be on blacklists, preventing you from sending emails and accessing websites.
As a result, your previously perfectly working laptop or mobile setup might fail catastrophically abroad.
What are the solutions?
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Emails - The simplest solution is to try changing the sending port:
- SMTP port 25, without encryption (Not recommended)
- SMTP port 587, STARTTLS encryption
If changing the SMTP port doesn’t help, you can still send emails via webmail.
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Websites - If some websites do not load, ask the local internet provider to unblock them.
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Global Solution - Purchase a VPN account from us for 89 CZK/month. What is VPN? Learn more.
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Mobile - Install the OpenVPN application. After launching the app, enter the server, login, and password, and everything will behave as if you were in Prague.
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Computer - You will receive a URL where, after logging in, you can download the VPN client to your computer, enter the access details again, and after each restart, you will be automatically connected to Prague.
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Switch/Router - If you have access to a switch/router abroad, you can set up the VPN connection in its administration. The device must support OpenVPN technology.
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You can keep the VPN connection active on your mobile at all times, and your mobile will always behave as if it is connected to an IP address in Prague. For a few bucks, many problems are solved.