[Quick Review] Ulzix Hong Kong Forever-Free NAT VPS Review: Good Unlocking, but Network and Performance Raise Concerns
Early Warning: Test results for this machine are quite unusual, with extremely pronounced pros and cons. Please read to the end.
Introduction
Today I’m bringing you a review of Ulzix’s forever-free Hong Kong NAT VPS. Specs: 1 core (E5-2696 v4), 128MB RAM, 128MB swap. Testing script: latest Fusion Monster version. To start with the conclusion: this is a machine with very skewed talents, only suitable for users with specific unlocking needs and who can tolerate poor performance. If you care about network quality and stability, look elsewhere.
Key Highlight: Streaming Unlocking (Biggest Selling Point)
The biggest strength of this machine is its IP unlocking capability, which is outstanding—think of it as a “little unlocking powerhouse”:
- Full Unlock for HK Region Services: Netflix, Disney+, TVBAnywhere+, Viu.com, TikTok and other Hong Kong local services all show as [Native].
- International AI Services: ChatGPT (only available via mobile app), Gemini, and MetaAI are all unlocked. But note: Grok, Mistral AI, and Perplexity AI are all blocked or intercepted by WAF.
- China-Compatible Unlocking: Bilibili Anime, IQiYi, WeTV all show as unlocked for Hong Kong and work well for mainland Chinese users.
Summary: If you need a machine for watching HK Netflix, Disney+, TikTok, and for using some AI services (like Gemini), this IP gets the job done.
Network & Return Route (Biggest Pitfall)
Strong unlocking, but network performance is “catastrophic”:
- Speed Tests Are Grim: Local Speedtest results: upload only 11.24Mbps, download only 6.36Mbps. Even connecting to Hong Kong nodes, speeds are only 3.11Mbps. Forget about smooth streaming or fast downloads.
- Serious Return Route Detours:
- China Telecom: Outbound via CN2 GIA, but return route detours via Frankfurt, Germany, leading to latency over 300ms+, negating CN2’s usual advantage.
- China Unicom: Direct, but latency still between 250ms–300ms—not great.
- China Mobile: Outbound via CMI, return detouring with ultra-high latency; some routes approach 400ms.
- IP Quality: IP type detected as Hosting/Data Center, ASN flagged as “abuse score high,” which means some services may block it. Google Search not possible (NO).
Hardware & Performance (Entry-Level NAT Spec)
- CPU: Single-core E5 v4 is very weak; Geekbench 5 failed outright, suggesting it can’t even run the benchmark.
- RAM & IO: Only 128MB RAM, almost none left after installing the OS. Disk IO is bad (only 6034 IOPS for 4K write, 25 IOPS for 1M write): basically a stone-age drive. Don’t run anything heavy—only suitable for lightweight proxy use.
Quick Route Overview for the 3 Main ISPs
- China Telecom: Local → CN2 GIA → Hong Kong → Detour to Germany → Back to mainland (very high latency)
- China Unicom: Local → Direct to Hong Kong → Guangzhou Unicom (still high latency)
- China Mobile: Local → CMI → Hong Kong → International backbone detour (very high latency)
Final Rating & Usage Scenarios
Pros:
- Extremely strong unlocking, covers major HK streaming and some AI services.
- Outbound for Telecom is via CN2 GIA (but return route bottlenecks).
Cons:
- Extremely weak performance (CPU, RAM, and IO are all bare-minimum NAT level).
- Network speed is very slow, may be unusable at peak hours.
- Severe routing detours on the return trip, poor experience for Telecom/Mobile users.
- Google search is blocked, IP purity is average.
Purchase Advice:
This VPS has a very clear target use: it’s not a “server,” but more of a “premium unlocking proxy.” It’s for:
- Users specifically needing HK region streaming, and who don’t care much about video quality or buffering.
- Those who need a HK native IP to register or use certain region-locked services.
- Not suitable for: hosting websites, game acceleration, video conferencing, bulk data transfer, or anywhere low and stable latency is needed.
One-sentence summary: Built for unlocking, at the cost of performance. Be honest with yourself about your needs—don’t be fooled by buzzwords like “Hong Kong CN2”.
Full Test Log
Review Channel: https://t.me/+UHVoo2U4VyA5NTQ1
Fusion Monster VPS Version: 2026.07.13
Shell project: https://github.com/spiritLHLS/ecs
Go project [Recommended]: https://github.com/oneclickvirt/ecs
---------------------Basic Info—Thanks to All Open Source Projects----------------------
CPU Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2696 v4 @ 2.20GHz
CPU Cores : 1
CPU Clock Speed : 2199.998 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 0.00 KB / L2: 0.00 KB / L3: 0.00 KB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 9.54 MiB / 122.07 MiB
Swap : 3.46 MiB / 122.07 MiB
Disk Space : 0.00 TiB / 0.00 TiB
Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours 30 min
Load : 4.70, 3.97, 4.21
System : Alpine Linux v3.22
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 6.1.0-50-amd64
TCP Congestion : bbr
Virtualization : Dedicated
NAT Type : Port Restricted Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS401696 cognetcloud INC
IPV4 Location : Hong Kong / Hong Kong / HK
-------------------CPU Test—Thanks to yabs for open-source geekbench5--------------------
Test failed, try another method
--------------------Disk dd IO Test—Thanks to lemonbench--------------------
-> Disk IO test in progress (4K/1M Block, Direct Mode)
Test Ops Write Speed Read Speed
100MB-4K Block (6034 IOPS, 4.24s) (41.15 K IOPS, 0.62s)
1GB-1M Block (25 IOPS, 40.00s) (4992 IOPS, 0.20s)
----------------------Disk fio Test—Thanks to yabs-----------------------
Test failed, try another method
---------------Streaming Unlock—Thanks to oneclickvirt/UnlockTests----------------
Can not detect IPv6 Address
Test Time: 2026-08-02 04:18:37
=========[ IPV4 Cross-border Platforms ]==========
Amazon Prime Video YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Apple YES (Region: HKG) [Native]
Bilibili Anime YES (Region: HK) [Native]
BingSearch YES (Region: HK)
ChatGPT YES (Only Available with Mobile APP) [Native]
Claude NO (Region: HK)
Coze YES (Region: HK)
DeepSeek YES
Disney+ YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Gemini YES (Region: US) [Native]
Google Play Store YES (Region: US) [Native]
GoogleSearch YES
Grok Banned (WAF)
Instagram Licensed Audio YES [Native]
IQiYi YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Kimi YES (Region: OVERSEA) [Native]
KOCOWA NO
MathsSpot YES (Region: HK) [Native]
MetaAI YES [Native]
Microsoft Copilot YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Mistral AI Banned (WAF)
Netflix YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Netflix CDN YES (Region: JP) [Native]
OneTrust YES (Region: HK) [Native]
ParamountPlus NO
Perplexity AI Banned (WAF)
Poe YES (Region: HK) [Via DNS]
Reddit YES
SonyLiv Error
Sora Banned (VPN Blocked)
Spotify Registration YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Steam Store YES (Community Available) (Region: HK)
TikTok YES (Region: ALISG) [Native]
TVBAnywhere+ YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Viu.com YES [Native]
WeTV YES (Region: HK) [Native]
Wikipedia Editability YES
YouTube CDN YES (Google Global CacheCDN - ISP Cooperation) (Region: NCHKGB - AS) [Native]
YouTube Region YES [Native]
---------------------TikTok Unlocking—Thanks to lmc999---------------------
Tiktok Region: Failed
-------------IP Quality Detection—Based on oneclickvirt/securityCheck--------------
(Stats for reference only. If results differ from reality, check other databases manually)
[Database ID Reference omitted]
IPV4:
Security Score:
Trust Score (Higher is better): 33
VPN Score (Lower is better): 100
Proxy Score (Lower is better): 1
Community Vote—Harmless: 0
Community Vote—Malicious: 1
Threat Score (Lower is better): 100
Fraud Score (Lower is better): 100
Abuse Score (Lower is better): 27
ASN Abuse Score (Lower is better): 0.027 (Elevated)
Company Abuse Score (Lower is better): 0.043 (High)
Threat Level: low/high
Traffic Ratio: Human 11% / Bot 88%
Blacklist Stats: Harmless 52, Malicious 4, Suspicious 1, Clean 34
Security Info:
Usage: business/hosting, ASN on SPAMHAUS DROP list
Company Type: hosting
Browser: Mainstream 91%, Other 8%
Device: Desktop 91%, Mobile 8%, Other 0%
OS: Mainstream 97%, Other 2%
Cloud Provider: Yes
Data Center: Yes
Mobile: No/Yes
Proxy: No/Yes
VPN: Yes/No
Tor Exit: No
Web Crawler: No
Anonymous: No/Yes
Attacker: No
Abuser: Yes/No
Threat: No
Relay: No
Bogon: No
Bot: No/Yes
DNS-Blacklist: 304 checked, 0 blacklisted
Google Search: NO
------------Mail Ports Detection—Based on oneclickvirt/portchecker------------
Platform SMTP SMTPS POP3 POP3S IMAP IMAPS
LocalPort ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
QQ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
163 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Sohu ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Yandex ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Gmail ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Outlook ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Office365 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Yahoo ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MailCOM ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
MailRU ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘
AOL ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
GMX ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Sina ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Apple ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
FastMail ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
ProtonMail✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MXRoute ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Namecrane ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
XYAMail ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
ZohoMail ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Inbox_eu ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘
Free_fr ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
-------------Upstream & 3-Network Routes—Based on oneclickvirt/backtrace--------------
Country: HK City: Hong Kong ISP: AS401696 cognetcloud INC
(Beijing Telecom, Unicom, Mobile etc. data omitted for brevity)
Accurate routes should be viewed in detail. This result is for reference only.
----------------------Return Route—Based on nexttrace-----------------------
(Standard route summary omitted)
---------------------Speedtest Node List Auto-Update--Script Original----------------------
Location Upload Download Latency
Speedtest.net 11.24Mbps 6.36Mbps 166.67ms
Hong Kong 3.11Mbps 13.20Mbps 329.94ms
Tokyo 6.58Mbps 6.45Mbps 104.47ms
Unicom Shanghai 5G 7.47Mbps 13.30Mbps 143.66ms
Mobile Suzhou 8.46Mbps 0.25Mbps 233.26ms
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Total time : 9 min 19 sec
Date : Sun Aug 2 04:24:27 UTC 2026
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Test Date: 2026-08-02
Test Environment: Alpine Linux v3.22 / 1C128M
