Guest Wi-Fi blocking my vpn so I can't shop for ammo.

[Darrickducky]

When i'm at a business , and i'm bored because i'm either waiting in line or because I gave somebody a ride there , and I don't actually have any business to do, i like to pass the time by shopping for ammo on my phone. I understand that the guest's Wi-Fi at most businesses Blocks any website that you can buy ammo from, but i've always gotten around that by using a vpn that I have on my phone. Twice in the last 2 days, I have encountered a place where the guest's WI.Fi does not permit you to connect to your v.P n.

I attempted to get around this by connecting to my v.P.N first , while I was still on my four g and then connecting to the wifi afterwards , but in one place that caused me to get kicked off the vpn , immediately upon connecting to the wifi at the other place , there's not enough cell phone signal for me to attempt that strategy.

Are businesses actively trying to block vpn's on their guest wifi all of a sudden?

Is this a development that I can expect to see become more common going forward?

 

[Alan]

Yeah, businesses are locking things down tighter lately. Your VPN didn’t fail, you just walked into a stricter digital bouncer.

 

[Danny boy]

Some guest networks do restrict VPNs, especially on managed business Wi-Fi systems.

 

[Fergie]

 You know, guest WiFi networks are getting really aggressive about blocking VPNs these days. Deep packet inspection just got so cheap and businesses, they just love that control. I don't see that trend reversing anytime soon, honestly.