Originally Posted by
moondog
But, if you're just here as a tourist, I think Chinese apps alone are sufficient for having a good trip. Just forward all emails you care about to an email address you can access.
Forwarding your emails to an accessible account is not sufficient. If an airline emails you about a flight change or cancellation, you may be out of luck. You’d have to set up forwarding to the non-Google email for basically everything. Easier to just use a VPN or an eSIM.
Originally Posted by
mlin32
I have multiple email accounts and for anything that I would need access to in mainland China, I just use my Outlook account which is not affected. There is life without Google, believe it or not.
Sure, but for the two billion Gmail users, Gmail is basically a necessity. Anything I book through an airline is going to be tied to my Gmail automatically, and I have a number of accounts that require Gmail 2FA on a semi-regular basis. Is it really worth the risk? An eSIM costs a few dollars a day at most.