🚀 Feature Request — Philippines Server

8227846265 commented 2 months ago

I have checked if others have suggested this already

[X] I have checked this issue tracker to see if others have reported similar issues.

Feature description

Hello, I would like to request a feature for Mullvad to add a server in the Philippines.

Either via:

A physical server in the Philippines.
A virtual server in Singapore (similar to Proton VPN's handling of the Philippine server).

Alternative solutions

So far, among the top 3 open source VPNs, Proton VPN is the only option with a PH server. However, they are too expensive, and the experience is better with Mullvad.

Type of feature

[ ] Better privacy/anonymity
[ ] Better at circumventing censorship
[X] Easier to use
[X] Other

Operating System

[X] Android
[X] iOS
[X] Windows
[X] macOS
[ ] Linux

curlingchimpanzeeowl commented 1 month ago

It is very good to see more Mullvad servers in East and Southeast Asia. I hope so too. But virtual servers are a bad practice, and Mullvad should not be messing with the evil that is virtual servers.

8227846265 commented 1 month ago

I have a suggestion for the data center service provider in the Philippines.

https://www.zenlayer.com/vpn/

They have the following services available in the country

Bare Metal
Virtual Machine
Private Connect
Cloud Router
Virtual Edge
IP Transit
Edge Colocation

They directly partner with the country's local ISPs, allowing a more robust network infrastructure.

Windscribe recently started using them for their Philippine servers.

8227846265 commented 4 weeks ago

Bumping this ticket up.

The Windscribe Philippine server saw a surge in demand after the ZenLayer server launch, highlighting the strong demand for a reliable Philippine VPN server.

I hope Mullvad considers launching a Philippine server as well.

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