Originally Posted by
tailorgiven
Best option for who then? The OP you replied to is clearly a short-term tourist.
If you read the post you’re quoting, you may be able to discern your answer within the text itself.
Originally Posted by
WasKnown
Best option is to set up your own bespoke VPN server. This is cheaper in the long run, more reliable, more private, and more secure.
It only makes sense in the long run. If you are a short term tourist, it should be common sense that setting up anything bespoke is excessive.
Originally Posted by
tailorgiven
All I can say is they went the cheap route.
Whatever works, works! I asked an employee to come up with a solution and they have come up with one that has worked reliably and quickly for years and years. I don’t need to follow what changes happen with the great firewall because my IT people are paid to figure it out. I would be very annoyed having to constantly track this stuff. Easier for me to stick with my single bespoke option and spend my time elsewhere. I also have a friend with a company VPN sanctioned by the Chinese government but I have almost never used it because I prefer not unnecessarily sharing my internet history with third parties.