Everything people ask before choosing a CTC line.
CTC is an SS / SS-2022 proxy-subscription airport, known in the community as 金龙鱼机场 (Golden Dragon-Fish airport). It's the original, flagship line in the CTC brand family, running for several years now.
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Shadowsocks and its modernized SS-2022 revision — a mature, broadly supported proxy protocol rather than a bleeding-edge one, which fits CTC's calm, low-drama approach to running a line.
They share the CTC name and 金龙鱼机场 community roots, but CTC and CTC2 are separate product lines: CTC runs classic SS / SS-2022 subscriptions, while CTC2 is a specialized direct-connection sub-service built around VLESS + Reality.
The names describe what each tier is actually for — starting out light, cruising through daily use, or running a dedicated line for heavy, steady usage — rather than a rank or level system.
CTC has largely phased out monthly billing in favor of quarterly and longer terms, which is common among established airport recommendations (机场推荐) and works out cheaper per month.
No — pricing shown across this site is illustrative "starting from" figures based on the service's general pricing shape, not a guaranteed live price list. Confirm current pricing before subscribing.
iOS: Shadowrocket, Stash, Quantumult X. Android: Clash Meta, v2rayNG. Desktop: Clash Verge Rev, Mihomo Party, sing-box. Any solid SS / SS-2022 client will work.
Some CTC nodes are intentionally capped at an honest speed ceiling rather than being oversold with an unrealistic "unlimited" promise. It's a calmer, more predictable trade-off than most budget airports offer.
CTC lines are positioned to work with common streaming and AI services like Netflix, Disney+, and ChatGPT. Real-world results still depend on your own network and the node you choose.