Google (mail/calendar) in China
Aug 19, 2014, 9:03 pm
#16
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Someone posted above... and my last week experience.
www.gmail.com will not work in China. If you use IMAP (for iphone, mac, pc, windows laptop) you will not face any major connection issue, the mails take some time to download but it is still fine.
use VPN if you want to use the web interface. Some pretty good options there.
Thanks..
www.gmail.com will not work in China. If you use IMAP (for iphone, mac, pc, windows laptop) you will not face any major connection issue, the mails take some time to download but it is still fine.
use VPN if you want to use the web interface. Some pretty good options there.
Thanks..
Aug 19, 2014, 9:14 pm
#17
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I use gmail via thunderbird (which uses IMAP) and it works fine but the web interface is a bust.
However any web site that has any google APIs, even FlyerTalk, won't work or will work very slowly and spottily in Shanghai.
It's something web developers should consider if they want access to the Chinese market. Not all ads are the same.
However any web site that has any google APIs, even FlyerTalk, won't work or will work very slowly and spottily in Shanghai.
It's something web developers should consider if they want access to the Chinese market. Not all ads are the same.
Aug 25, 2014, 1:14 pm
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Aug 25, 2014, 6:54 pm
#21
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Shanghai open internet at Jinmao Grand Hyatt
I used to go to shangri la, but that avenue is closed (haven't tried Shenzhen one)
the Jinmao Grand Hyatt is open. grab a coffee and get updated.
(in the spirit of FT press conference and current PW is augguest I can only guess what it will be in September)
the Jinmao Grand Hyatt is open. grab a coffee and get updated.
(in the spirit of FT press conference and current PW is augguest I can only guess what it will be in September)
Dec 12, 2014, 5:17 pm
#22
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Ok, so I cannot access Gmail at all on my computer. It barely barely works. Even on VPN. Anyone else having these issues? VPN in China....
Note - works ok on my phone, just not conducive to normal emails..
Note - works ok on my phone, just not conducive to normal emails..
Dec 12, 2014, 10:19 pm
#23
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Google has good days and bad days in China (phones usually better than PCs), but as been said before, it's not really possible to function without a VPN in China any more if you are at all reliant upon Google apps (even gmail) or simply prefer Google searches/maps to Baidu/Bing/etc. LBS services can be particularly troubling if you're a droid user because switching to Baidu isn't easy.
Dec 13, 2014, 3:18 am
#24
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Today, though, nothing Google would come up at all until I turned on the VPN. It's working pretty well through the VPN, though.
Dec 13, 2014, 11:24 am
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Recently, I've had trouble with Gmail over IMAP on China Unicom. Astrill VPN (probably the most expensive one) works flawlessly. I found out that when using the Zhejiang University network with other VPNs they would block them after a day. I'm using Windows Phone on mobile and Mac OS on the laptop, and Astrill's proprietary StealthVPN is great.
Dec 14, 2014, 6:26 pm
#27
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Sounds like it's my VPN? I in the past (ie 6 months ago) could get it to work on VPN. Now no more. I'm using my company's.
Dec 21, 2014, 5:18 pm
#28
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Followup: The blocking of all things google is so extensive that recaptcha doesn't work. They also just started blocking Yahoo search results. Bing works, though. (Microsoft is playing ball with the Chinese government, a Chinese version of Bing shows up but since I enter queries in English it offers me All/English/Chinese results.)
Dec 29, 2014, 8:20 am
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Gmail has been completely blocked for past 5 days or so (lots of news about this). At the risk of beating a dead horse, a VPN is an absolute necessity if you fancy remaining productive. Sure, the gmail thing is temporary, but 5 days is too long to go without. Plus, even when it works, many ancillary features do not.
Dec 29, 2014, 8:45 am
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