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Freebuff: Czechia (CZ) incorrectly gets limited mode with country_not_allowed #878

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Summary

Freebuff Desktop on a residential Czech (EU) connection is stuck in limited mode (accessTier: "limited"), even though the README states full mode is available in the EU, and privacy/VPN signals are clean.

Evidence from /api/v1/freebuff/session

{
  "status": "none",
  "accessTier": "limited",
  "countryCode": "CZ",
  "countryBlockReason": "country_not_allowed",
  "ipPrivacySignals": null
}

So geolocation correctly resolves CZ, but the full-mode allowlist rejects it as country_not_allowed. This is not a VPN/proxy false positive (ipPrivacySignals is null).

Network context

  • Public IPv4: 188.92.12.166
  • ASN: AS43070 JAW.cz s.r.o. / Speednet (Czech residential/wireless ISP)
  • Country: CZ / EU (confirmed by ipinfo, ip-api, geojs, ifconfig.co)
  • No system HTTP/SOCKS proxy; egress via normal Wi‑Fi gateway
  • App: Freebuff Desktop 0.0.27 (com.freebuff.desktop)

Expected

Czechia is an EU member state → full Freebuff mode per docs:

Freebuff runs in "full" mode in the US, Canada, UK, EU, and other select countries

Actual

Limited mode with 5 sessions / reduced model set, with explicit country_not_allowed for CZ.

Related

Request

Please add CZ to the Freebuff full-mode country allowlist (or confirm if Czechia is intentionally excluded and update the EU documentation accordingly).

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