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Why does the VPN icon show green, but pages and videos in the browser fail to load?

THE TUNNEL CONNECTED, BUT ISP FILTERS ARE DROPPING OUTBOUND ENCRYPTED PACKETS.
The mobile client successfully sends its initial request to the server and reports an active connection. However, DPI network equipment on the communication line recognizes the working protocol's signature and silently cuts off data transmission.

Partial Filtering Mechanism on DPI Hardware

Handshakes for protocols like OpenVPN or WireGuard often occur over standard network ports, so the smartphone interface considers the session active. As soon as heavy data exchange begins, traffic analyzers detect the characteristic size and frequency of encrypted blocks, forcibly zeroing incoming speeds without physically tearing down the tunnel.

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