I have never used this particular service. I have however helped friends in Europe, the Middle East and Australia set up and use such services.

If you are in the 800+ ping range then yes, stuff like this will benefit you greatly. If you are in the USA odds are it won't matter as much.

My issue with "most" of these services is, they are a PITA to setup. The often require multiple applications and some require you to purchase other software. In addition to that some of these services will not work with other applications. For example, one that I tried would totally block FireFox while I was running it. All of them will choke or disable other non-WOW internet traffic. Things like torrents, certain browsers, some downloads and even streaming music.

Mostly this is.. I have no choice WOW is unplayable my ping is so high..

 

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That helps but, that and tunnel/proxy are two separate and completely different things.

 

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We have plenty of 3rd party feedback for WTFast, but I thought it would be easy enough for people to find this themselves without me giving links. But, if you want links, here they are:


3rd Party Ratepoint Reviews for WTFast:

http://ratepoint.com/seereviews/22641


Live Unfiltered Results from our User Survey (3000 respondents):

http://wtfast.com/surveyresults.aspx


WTFast reported safe by Norton:

http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http://www.wtfast.com


WTFast reported safe by Mcafee:

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/http://www.wtfast.com


Interview with myself (Rob Bartlett) at the LOGIN conference in Seattle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RshJe1kt4Bo


I offered free time to respected forum members here because if you are respected here, then your feedback about WTFast should be as well.

Do many people victims of placebo results giving money for nothing... it's sad, really.
Another company abusing technologically ignorant people.

 

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Was just going to post about that, I tried it this morning and it actually helps a lot, cut my ping to inside 100 and drops as low as 60 where I was getting 150-200 with before, crowded areas are not nearly as laggy now.

I am in no way affiliated with that program or it's creators, yesterday was the first time I learned of it's existence, and was just curious about it. It just so happens the intelligence level here far exceeds that of the official WoW forum thus why I asked here.

I don't recall where anyone asked for him to be banned. Let's not overdramatize.


However, I would like you to try the free service he is offering and then report back the results to the community.


If it's positive, we have a member who can validate it with firsthand knowledge. The website's founder will then have someone here who can vouche for his product.


If it's neutral, with little to no noticeable change, again we have a member who can validate it. Since no change occurs, assumptions about its lack of effect will show with proof.


If it's negative, once you clean out the bugs from your computer, we once again have a member who can validate the negative upon their return. If they return. . . .


The question is: are you willing to be VN's sacrificial raven or its returning dove?

 

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No worries, just having fun.

 

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The only reason I would never use a service like this is the fact that Blizzard stated they will not restore a hacked account using it.


Even if the service itself is not a scam, If I manage to get hacked by an unrelated source Blizzard would still not restore my account because of this. It is like voiding the warranty on your account, I won't risk that.


My ping is usually pretty good, I don't have any real lag problems. I'm not as low as 50ms, but I am always under 200ms.

 

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Skimmed through, thought I would touch on some points...


1. WTFast is not a "placebo", it actually gets results. If you would quickly check out our survey results you would see this (http://wtfast.com/surveyresults.aspx). The survey is unbiased and you can see how WTFast has reduced latency, reduced disconnections, reduced lag spikes, and improved performance in situations with lots of players (like raids or BGs). WTFast is being used by entire guilds, by winning arena teams, at Internet cafes and by troops overseas. If WTFast was snake oil, this would not be happening and users would not continue renewing their accounts month to month.


2. Leatrix does work for many users. A very important caveat however, and they state this in their own FAQ... Leatrix makes a good connection better, it will not make a bad connection better. In other words, if you already have a pretty good connection, Leatrix might help you squeeze a little bit of extra speed out of it. If you have a bad connection however, Leatrix is likely to make it even worse. Ultimately what Leatrix does is break an important feature built into your Internet connection that is designed to help you if there are problems with it. With Leatrix installed, if your Internet ever does any real burps, you are going to feel it.


3. WTFast does not mess with your registry or your Internet settings - WTFast gives you a better path to the game servers. Basically we help you to avoid congestion, bottlenecks and traffic shaping that you might normally experience without WTFast. It is not quite as simple as it sounds - we always continue to improve the service to get the best results.


4. I'd like to see an official recent statement from Blizz stating that they would not restore a hacked account that used a proxy. This is ludicrous because virtually every hacked account would end up being played through a proxy so the hacker could hide their identity. With the new IP security that Blizz does, it shouldn't even be possible to hack accounts anymore - it is pretty slick.


*** Again, if any trusted members of this forum want to take up my offer for a free month of WTFast to review the service, just e-mail admin@wtfast.com. If you are concerned about the security of your WoW account, I can even PayPal you money to get a new WoW key to create a new account. If you already have ping consistently under 100ms, WTFast probably won't help you as much, so ideally whoever contacts me is someone who normally plays WoW 200ms or higher.