Travelling to China- Any Advice?
Jun 25, 2016, 12:04 am
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@sts: your last post was needlessly confusing with respect to the context of this thread. The OP didn't specify that she was using an Android, let alone a desire to tinker with settings.
The short answer to her question is that if she gets a VPN, she is good to go.
The short answer to her question is that if she gets a VPN, she is good to go.
Jun 25, 2016, 1:32 am
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I included the "that works in China" qualifier in post #3, so figured doing so in my last post would be needlessly redundant. Plus, we have another thread on VPNs.
Jun 25, 2016, 4:39 am
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One hotel I stayed at in Shanghai (not even a Western chain) about 4 years ago had the entire place VPNed through Taiwan. Then their VPN failed, and I couldn't access anything through the wifi for about 3-4 hours. That was extremely annoying. As long as their VPN is reliable, it's nice, but if it's going to be unreliable, I'd prefer to use my own.
Jun 25, 2016, 7:41 am
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Your point about Androids being especially VPN reliant is worthy of highlighting. iPhones are fully functional in China without VPNs; even Gmail works (as a mail client only). So, apart from Google, you really only miss a bunch of websites that you can surely live without.
Androids set to English, by contrast, especially Google phones, need Google apps in order to perform basic functions (e.g. maps, email, camera, calendar) properly.
Jun 25, 2016, 2:31 pm
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I use Express VPN...lots of discussion about various VPNs in the VPN thread.
Your point about Androids being especially VPN reliant is worthy of highlighting. iPhones are fully functional in China without VPNs; even Gmail works (as a mail client only). So, apart from Google, you really only miss a bunch of websites that you can surely live without.
Androids set to English, by contrast, especially Google phones, need Google apps in order to perform basic functions (e.g. maps, email, camera, calendar) properly.
Your point about Androids being especially VPN reliant is worthy of highlighting. iPhones are fully functional in China without VPNs; even Gmail works (as a mail client only). So, apart from Google, you really only miss a bunch of websites that you can surely live without.
Androids set to English, by contrast, especially Google phones, need Google apps in order to perform basic functions (e.g. maps, email, camera, calendar) properly.
Jul 3, 2016, 8:30 am
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Using AT&T data roaming and sites are still block. The VPN is working although I have to switch locations once in awhile. Keep in my mind that a VPN will increase your overhead so you will go through data a lot quicker than anticipated.
Jul 3, 2016, 10:16 am
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Flush your DNS cache. There's no way sites can be blocked using AT&T roaming as all data gets tunneled through AT&T (or are you on wifi?). But if you got a bad DNS entry from a Chinese DNS server when connected to wifi, that entry can get cached and used even when you're on AT&T, which would mean you'd be unable to access the sites.
Jul 3, 2016, 11:52 pm
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Flush your DNS cache. There's no way sites can be blocked using AT&T roaming as all data gets tunneled through AT&T (or are you on wifi?). But if you got a bad DNS entry from a Chinese DNS server when connected to wifi, that entry can get cached and used even when you're on AT&T, which would mean you'd be unable to access the sites.
Jul 4, 2016, 12:43 am
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