No email address needed — register with just a username and password. Routes are organized into three tiers, IEPL dedicated, relay and direct, and stay open through peak hours.
Six capabilities that shape cross-border experience
Cross-border access rarely differs on whether it connects at all. It differs on whether it holds up at peak hours, whether the exit stays fixed, and whether the data allowance is enough. The six items below are ordered by how often they matter, each with its method and its limits spelled out, so you can check them against your own use case.
Speed and peak-hour stability
Between 20:00 and 23:00 international bandwidth is at its tightest, and direct paths across the public internet tend to show packet loss and jitter. VPN31 puts its main routes on IEPL dedicated lines: traffic enters the dedicated channel at the local entry point and runs straight to the overseas exit, without competing for congested public links. Relay routes absorb burst traffic, and direct routes are kept for downloads where latency matters less. All three types are labelled by region in the client, so you can switch manually by use case or let the client pick automatically for the current network.
Open through peak hours, 20:00–23:00
No activity logs
The subscription keeps only what is needed to provision and bill: username, plan status, expiry date and data usage. Destinations visited, DNS query contents and browsing history are not written to logs, and no profiling is done from what you access. Connection counts on the route side are used only for capacity scheduling; they are aggregated by the hour and overwritten, with no per-session detail retained.
Unlimited devices
One subscription signs in on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux at the same time, with no per-device surcharge and no extra seat fees. The desktop, laptop, phone and tablet at home share the same subscription; devices you take on a trip work by signing in to the same account in the client, so a short trip does not mean buying a second subscription.
14-day refund, no questions asked
If the routes do not suit you within 14 days of activation, submit a refund request in the user panel and the amount goes back to the original payment channel. The only criterion is the time window: no reason required, and no troubleshooting first. Refund progress is visible in the panel, so there is no need to keep sending messages. Two weeks is enough to run a full round of peak-hour and everyday-tool tests.
Direct routes for AI tools
AI tools are sensitive to exit IP stability: changing exits mid-session can trigger re-verification or even cut off a generation. VPN31 keeps fixed-exit routes for common AI tools, so sign-in state and conversation context are not interrupted by exit drift. Nodes suited to AI tools are marked in the route list; select one and it is ready to use.
Streaming access
Streaming platforms use the exit IP to decide which regional catalogue you see, so the same account gets different libraries from different exits. The route list marks streaming support by region, with routes for the usual catalogues such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States. 4K playback needs more bandwidth, so pick a route marked IEPL dedicated and leave enough data allowance.
Routes and nodes
Global routes and node preview
100+ countries and 230+ routes, organized into three tiers: IEPL dedicated, relay and direct. The table below lists sample routes for seven common regions; the full list lives in the client and on the routes page, grouped by region.
Route statusLatency and bandwidth fluctuate with network conditions
Country / Region
City
Route type
Streaming
Japan
Tokyo
IEPL Dedicated
Yes
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Hong Kong
Relay
Yes
Singapore
Singapore
Direct
Yes
United States
Los Angeles
IEPL Dedicated
Yes
Germany
Frankfurt
Relay
Partial
Australia
Sydney
Direct
Yes
Canada
Toronto
Relay
Yes
Choosing between the three route types
IEPL dedicated: an international ethernet private line with dedicated bandwidth, so traffic does not cross the congested nodes of the public internet. It costs the most, but the difference shows most at peak hours and in jitter-sensitive work such as live meetings and remote desktop.
Relay: traffic enters at the nearest local entry point and takes one relay hop at an overseas node. Cheaper than dedicated lines and enough for everyday browsing, video and social apps; stability at extreme peaks is slightly below dedicated.
Direct: the local exit connects straight to the overseas node on the shortest path, suited to downloads, system updates and large transfers where latency matters less.
Pick the route type by use case first, then the region by content: choose Tokyo for Japanese catalogues, Los Angeles for North American services, and dedicated lines first for cross-time-zone meetings. Every region in the route list is labelled with its type, so there is no need to remember IPs or ports.
Subscriptions are retrieved from the user panel after signing in: log in, open the download page, and take the client and subscription URL for your platform. Clients and subscription URLs for all five platforms are distributed from the panel, with versions matched to account status.
Once installed, paste the subscription URL from the user panel into the client to pull the route list. For the first connection, pick the entry region closest to you, then switch to a dedicated or relay route by use case. If the client reports that the configuration has not taken effect, go back to the panel and confirm the subscription has refreshed, then import it once more.
Plans
Monthly plans and data packs
Monthly plans come in three data tiers, reset each month on the activation date; one-off data packs are also available, used until they run out and never expiring. Prices and allowances for all three tiers are listed below, each matched to its period.
The 60GB tier suits a phone plus one laptop: everyday research, sending files and 1080p video usually stay within the allowance for a month.
The 250GB tier covers 4K playback with several devices online at once, and is what most users actually pick; if you often watch on a TV or tablet at home, start here.
The 500GB tier is for household sharing and always-on use: with several devices connected and frequent downloads and updates, the allowance is roomier and the unit price is the lowest.
Upgrading mid-term converts the price difference into remaining days, with no need to buy a second subscription. Data packs stack with monthly plans, are used until they run out, and never expire.
Data packs¥158 / 300GB¥358 / 1000GB¥658 / 3000GBUsed until they run out, never expire
The selection criteria laid out plainly: how routes are organized, how billing works, and how registration and refunds are handled. These are the three points most worth checking line by line against similar subscription services.
Route counts and regional coverage are stated up front: 100+ countries and 230+ routes, each labelled as IEPL dedicated, relay or direct. The same exit is not split into several entries to inflate the count, and no unreachable placeholder nodes are mixed into the list. Checking is simple: open the routes page and see whether regions and types match one to one.
Billing follows one rule set: monthly plan data resets each month on the activation date, mid-term upgrades convert the price difference into remaining days, and data packs are used until they run out and never expire. Prices for the three monthly tiers and three data packs are all on the plans page, with allowance, period and price matched line by line, so the arithmetic is clear before you choose.
Registration and refunds keep the bar low: no email address required, a username and password are enough; 14-day refunds are requested in the user panel, with progress tracked there too. Payment supports Alipay, WeChat Pay and USDT; which one you use is a matter of habit and does not affect plan contents or route access.
Finally, the cost of use: one subscription covers unlimited devices across five platforms, so several devices at home do not need separate purchases; route types and regions are grouped by use case in the client, with no configuration files to maintain yourself.
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