ibVPN was acquired: a customer-visible email stated that Strong Technology acquired ibVPN in August 2020, and the domain now redirects to a StrongVPN welcome page. This page stays as an archive.
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ibVPN / ibDNS is gone; these providers are still operating and have documented Smart DNS.
340+ listed services and a no-logs audit, but Netflix US is missing from the operator's own grid, prices doubled since 2024 and the apps are stale - test your services in the 3-day trial and prefer the 2-year tier for value.
A well-audited bundle extra with a 30-day money-back, but Netflix is Originals-only, UK services are undocumented and unblocking is explicitly not guaranteed - buy it for the VPN and treat the Smart DNS as a bonus.
Per the operator's own support pages CyberGhost SmartDNS no longer unblocks streaming - only take it if you want plain DNS alongside a cheap long-term VPN, and use the 45-day money-back to confirm it does what you need.
Also see the full discontinued list and the standalone ranking.
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This page stays online as an archive so that old links and search results land somewhere honest instead of a parked or for-sale domain. ibVPN / ibDNS is no longer operating.
This page stays online as an archive so that old links and search results land somewhere honest instead of a parked, for-sale or empty domain. The service is no longer operating.
A customer-visible email quoted on Reddit stated: 'on August 21st, 2020 [1], Strong Technology... has acquired ibVPN' [1]. The ibvpn.com domain now redirects to a StrongVPN welcome and migration page [1], which remains live years later. Unlike most entries in this archive, ibVPN's end was an acquisition with a documented date and a migration path - not a silent disappearance. ibDNS, the Smart DNS side of the ibVPN product line, ended with the same takeover.
There is no maintained successor beyond what is documented above: StrongVPN (Strong Technology, LLC) - the acquirer [1]. Streaming services and devices changed under everyone's feet during the market's consolidation years - these archive pages exist so the record of what happened stays checkable rather than folklore. [2]
The registration-status check above [3] is part of the evidence trail: a domain that still answers but serves no product is a stronger signal of abandonment than a lapsed registration, which would usually mean the name moved on to someone else.
Do not sign up - the service is gone [1]. Working alternatives are ranked in the main comparison table, and every entry there has live, dated sources.
The registration-status check above [3] is part of the evidence trail: a domain that still answers but serves no product is a stronger signal of abandonment than a lapsed registration, which would usually mean the name moved on to someone else.
Do not sign up - the service is gone [1]. Working alternatives are ranked in the main comparison table.
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