At the risk of stating the obvious, it appears TER is on life support.  Very sad indeed.  Forum participation is way down, as is the photo board.  I can't imagine this is a sustainable business model.   I hope things improve.

the love with all of the providers here might keep things afloat.  I could probably do more in the way of sharing the love if it were not for the ladies also wanting me to share the money.  Lol

The archive of TER reviews is a gold mine if they can figure out how to bring it back online. Of course as the months tick away, the data does become more stale.

... this whole place isn't what it was.  Wish it could go back...
Still around but a shadow.

I first learned of TER via a story in the New York Times, a well known main stream media publication. I also knew about web proxies, in general. 1 + 1 = TER access!
.
TER Admin should try to figure out how to educate the masses via main stream media news stories. "[article about sex work] ... Since FOSTA SESTA became law, many websites have shut down. Some, such as TER www.theeroticreview.com, although no longer accessible to US IP Addresses, is still accessible to others around the globe and to those in the US who are using a web proxie such as TOR www.torproject.org, or an anonymous VPN such as NordVPN www.nordvpn.com. There are anonymous email companies with informative websites, such as www.protonmail.com, that provide instructions about how to protect your ID on the internet...."
.
TER has to actively volunteer as an "expert source of information" for people writing news stories about the current state of affairs (economic impacts; pimping and increased violence; etc.).  
.
I know we have some marketing experts still posting. Tell TER how to leverage their assets to get useful info into the main stream so old users can reconnect and new users can find this place.

I strongly believe most people do not know or care to know about acquiring a VPN to continue using TER. Too bad for those that are not using resources.

and then says, "Not only was the food terrible, the portions were too small."

I'm not taking any chances. I'm paying for Nord VPN, using the Opera browser (comes with a basic VPN), Proton Mail (encrypted) and TOR when I need detailed information from TER. If you're going to use TOR, you need to do your homework (lots of it) to determine if you feel confident enough to use it. Talk to someone who understand Cybersecurity or -- find a meet-up in your area that teaches you how. You can probably also find a group that teaches you how to use Bitcoin. If you do anything to change the way you gather information get off of gmail and anything owned by Microsoft or Gmail. ProtonMail is based out of Switzerland and the encryption/security is like nothing I've ever seen before in a free online mail service. They are looking for donations so they can continue to offer the service so please be sure to drop a dime in their bank for the good deed they're doing for you. : )  

Welcome stranger!  Good to see you back in the sandbox.

Thanks for sharing. Great advice!
~
Good deed donation sent!!

free and easy to install along with their mail system

You don't get into TER at all from the USA anymore. You get an ISP intercept message saying TER does not accept connections from your country.

Just ran the leak test, using Nord VPN and Chrome browser, no TOR, no special browser settings. Leak test only detected my VPN end point in the country I'm using. The WebRTC detection only came up with a 10-dot private IP address, so nothing leaking there. I think the leak test link you provided is a good idea for people to see what is or isn't available about them via their connection, but it seems like a good VPN is a pretty good protection on its own. I wouldn't trust some of the free VPNs, not only because they might leak, but they may be storing info about you and your connections.

When you use what browser?

While rather an unknown/former UTR, I've been sharing with both clients and the few ladies I know about using VPNs to access TER but some just aren't wanting to go through the hassle.  

Beating the dead horse ain’t going to revive it

In trying to revive a fucking fuck board.

Like the link test interestingly it seems I am traveling a bit these days lol.

It costs money to stay operational. They could have shut down and just kept pre-paid membership fees just like CV did with prepaid advertising cash. That they're still here suggests they have a plan that goes beyond relying on revenue from non-US members.

It's pretty obvious they aren't generating any revenue the way things stand now, so they must be looking to the future.

businesses that could sustain an 80% loss of business and remain open for very long.  It suggests that there is an end in sight and things will be made right in the foreseeable future.  Otherwise, as you say, if they DON'T have a plan, then they would have shut down, take what money was left, and fade into the sunset.  

I was happy to pay for a VPN in early April when it seemed like it would be a lifeline. It turns out, all I ended up getting was a chance to commiserate with fellow TER members over what was.

Anyone logging on to the discussion board also has access to the reviews and THAT is what could get TER in some very hot water if even one provider were to claim she was being trafficked and that her TER reviews were contributory to her plight. The truth of the accusation would of course be irrelevant, in this climate and given how the FOSTA/SESTA laws are written, even the mere accusation would be devastating.

No, a 10-dot IP (10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255) is in private IP space and is non-routable across the general internet. See RFC1918.

You can still read and post to the boards with a Basic Membership. You don't need VIP for that.

I walked away after taking a bit of a beating and being call all kind of names and abuse. I decided to drop back in to see what was happening. I have been ok out there by myself and a few fellow pooners who I have connected with. A few of my ATF have connected me with other like-minded individuals. We swap stories and experiences.  

“Jim, he’s dead.”

I thought the today was over a million back when USA reviews were open.

I’m guessing they are excluding all US reviews from that total.

Fine, if you want to call it a leak, call it a leak, but it's completely useless, completely generic information. Nobody should be concerned that their system is leaking information when it returns a 10-dot address, it's not the IP of your ISP and nobody is going to be able to find your front door with it.

I just dialed back in using vpnhub. It got me in via Canada, but costs $13 per month. If no reviews on TER, I am not sure why bother except ride out TER membership for the Comraderie! Anyone have feedback on vpnhub?

Only a few would've remembered you running away with your tail between your legs. Anyway, glad to see you popped in.

Well, thank you Happy Changes.

You are correct, and you probably also know this, but for other's benefit...

Take a look at Witopia.  They have a good plan for $70/yr, and I think one less than that which would also be safe to use.  Someone who does training for spec-ops personnel overseas told me this is what he recommends for them to use when in foreign countries.

Nobody should be concerned with an IP which falls within ANY of these ranges. These are private network IPs and by definition cannot be traced across the Internet. Thanks for adding this info.  

Obtain a,

You can't obtain an IP address in one of these blocks for use in communicating across the Internet, they are only for use inside a private network. The main routers that direct all traffic around the Internet will not route traffic to an IP address in one of these blocks. My current IP inside of my home network is 192.168.1.3, but there's no way for anyone on the outside to communicate with my tablet using this IP, they would need to have the IP assigned by my ISP to get to my cable modem, which would then do a Network Address Translation to direct the traffic to my private network IP (192.168.1.3) inside of my home network (actually it first goes to my Linkys router and then to my tablet but that's not important for this discussion).