Why we built Throughwire
A short note on what we set out to fix, who we built it for, and what we are not trying to be.
There are dozens of VPN services available to people working internationally from China. Most of them share the same problem: they were not built for sustained, work-grade use. They were built for casual access, sold cheaply, and oversubscribed to make the economics work.
That is fine for a casual user who occasionally checks a foreign news site. It is not fine for a developer pushing code, a sales lead on a video call, a designer uploading large files, or anyone whose income depends on a stable connection.
We built Throughwire for the second group. The product reflects that:
- Dedicated bandwidth, not a shared queue.
- A single price that reflects what the route actually costs.
- A product team that talks to customers directly when something is wrong.
We are not trying to be the cheapest. We are not trying to be the most popular. The promise is narrow and specific: a fast, reliable international connection from inside China that works the same at 7 PM as it does at 3 AM.
If that is what you need, the rest of the site should explain why we think we can deliver it. If you want a $5-a-month VPN for casual browsing, there are many good options. We would not be one of them.