Originally Posted by
STS-134
It's not. My goal is to make VoIP calls, share my location with friends (some of whom don't use wechat), and just browse web pages. All of which is difficult to do when the data connection keeps dropping.
I actually did have problems with wechat location sharing when a friend tried to share his location with me. I had set VPN.ac, which I was using that day, to allow wechat to bypass the VPN, figuring that since it is a Chinese app, it shouldn't need to use the VPN. But it was trying to pull data from Google Maps, so it didn't show anything except two dots on a blank background (until I switched the VPN on for wechat too).
Why didn't you make baidu your default map? (I have the same phone with you, and stick with google maps, but if location information was super important to me, I'd make the switch.)
Taking a step back, I must opine that the general tone of your posts suggests that you have a chip on your shoulder with respect to telephony in China. I happen to agree with you that the system could be (much) better. That having been said, expecting it to be something it's not is kind of silly IMO.
On your next visit to China, I advise you to get a SIM that permits you to make old school phone calls.