Jan 2012 – I've finally updated most of the links on the site, and as of Jan 2012, all the VPNs featured on my site are working. If you prefer to use a proxy, SecuriTales (https://securitales.com/secure) is a great solution. Click HERE to read more about SecuriTales proxy service.
According to a survery I conducted last month, with my cool new analytic software, over seventy percent of people who sign up for a vpn though this site are using Mac's. Now I don't know if that has something to do with the kind of expat culture that's going on in China, or if it has to do with Mac culture and how people purchase. Maybe a combination of the two. Also, it's possible that many of the Mac users who sign up are doing so for their iPhone, which has become extremely popular in China. It this case, not just expats, but Chinese as well would be included. Unfortunately I'm unable to track the nationality of the person making the purchase.
The other bit of interesting information is that of the people that are buying vpn's for their Mac OS X or iPhone, 52% are using 12vpn.
Again, there are a number of possible factors here. For one, the 12vpn site is designed very simply. I think that customers with basic English levels would definetly choose 12vpn over something like Strongvpn, because their site makes purchasing and installing simple. There is little reading involved. Perhaps similar, but less English related is the simple design of their site. It's very clean, very streamlined, with little to distract you. Although things like L2TP vs SSL are important, the 12vpn site doens't throw them in your face. I remember the first time I saw the drop-down menu for Strongvpn. 晕！There is also less complication about choosing server location and limitations of switching.
Anyway, just my thoughts on a bit of data about Mac VPN users in China.
You can check out the 12vpn site HERE (mirror site for China)
