LINE app blocked in China
Jul 21, 2014, 7:19 pm
#47
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Maybe it has something to do with my local IP address, but Line is working okay for me even when I'm not on VPN. (I know I said the same thing earlier this thread prior to hard block.)
Jul 22, 2014, 5:55 pm
#49
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FT , It could be the location, your device, or the browser.
In BJ, FT does not load on IE, but does on firefox.
In Urumqi last week, all over the water web sites were blocked, even NFL.com !
In BJ, FT does not load on IE, but does on firefox.
In Urumqi last week, all over the water web sites were blocked, even NFL.com !
Last edited by Jiatong; Jul 22, 2014 at 5:56 pm Reason: spl
Jul 23, 2014, 5:44 pm
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No problems using LINE last Thurs/Fri in Beijing with a Unicom 3G SIM.
The Xinjiang "all foreign websites" block, however, is indeed a major pain as it also catches the VPNs (as they are invariably foreign-based). Only way around that particular brand of nonsense that I've found so far is a sort-of double VPN solution: VPN to somewhere else inside China with more liberal firewall rules (e.g. my VPS in Shanghai), then out from there via another VPN/proxy. Very inconvenient.
The Xinjiang "all foreign websites" block, however, is indeed a major pain as it also catches the VPNs (as they are invariably foreign-based). Only way around that particular brand of nonsense that I've found so far is a sort-of double VPN solution: VPN to somewhere else inside China with more liberal firewall rules (e.g. my VPS in Shanghai), then out from there via another VPN/proxy. Very inconvenient.
Jul 26, 2014, 7:35 pm
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As a user of both, Line is a far superior app to Wechat. Besides the sticker fun, Line offers its own camera app to customize photos and has public events throughout Taiwan, Japan, and other SE Asian countries.
Wechat is really for text, group chat and way too much online selling/spam where too many people have turned their 'Moment's feed into portable ebays.
No one I know in Taiwan uses Wechat, and few people I know in ****** China use Line - but most people I know in Taiwan, HK, SG, MY use Line and have fun with it.
Truth be told, you need a VPN on both your phone and laptop before departing for ***** China to have any reasonable semblance of normal online activity, besides keeping the government from constantly monitoring everything you do.
Wechat is really for text, group chat and way too much online selling/spam where too many people have turned their 'Moment's feed into portable ebays.
No one I know in Taiwan uses Wechat, and few people I know in ****** China use Line - but most people I know in Taiwan, HK, SG, MY use Line and have fun with it.
Truth be told, you need a VPN on both your phone and laptop before departing for ***** China to have any reasonable semblance of normal online activity, besides keeping the government from constantly monitoring everything you do.
Jul 26, 2014, 9:27 pm
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Lots of people in Taiwan use both Wechat and Line. Line is the most popular, but still most people have both (most but not ALL). Line now also has bothersome ads (people add by your phone number, seems people/shops sell numbers in mass to marketing companies). An interesting function of Wechat, you can see who is in the area near you, try it in Taiwan and you see many users nearby (more so in Taipei than in KHH) and most are local.
Jul 29, 2014, 4:56 pm
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Question for you folks.
While I was in China, my LINE was definitely blocked. I just couldn't connect to the network.
What happens to the messages that were sent by others that you didn't receive while inland? Do they suddenly appear when you leave China? or the messages just lost?
While I was in China, my LINE was definitely blocked. I just couldn't connect to the network.
What happens to the messages that were sent by others that you didn't receive while inland? Do they suddenly appear when you leave China? or the messages just lost?
Jul 30, 2014, 12:29 am
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Question for you folks.
While I was in China, my LINE was definitely blocked. I just couldn't connect to the network.
What happens to the messages that were sent by others that you didn't receive while inland? Do they suddenly appear when you leave China? or the messages just lost?
While I was in China, my LINE was definitely blocked. I just couldn't connect to the network.
What happens to the messages that were sent by others that you didn't receive while inland? Do they suddenly appear when you leave China? or the messages just lost?
Aug 10, 2014, 10:17 am
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No idea about LINE -- never used it. However, was in Sanlitun yesterday and they have a HUGE LINE promotion going on in Taikooli (what used to be known as the Village). People were queueing patiently to do something, ?look at merchandising associated with the App.
I'm presuming this means it is no longer blocked, since the vast majority of the population doesn't have VPN and only Chinese seemed to be interested in the promotion.
tb
I'm presuming this means it is no longer blocked, since the vast majority of the population doesn't have VPN and only Chinese seemed to be interested in the promotion.
tb
Aug 17, 2014, 9:36 am
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No idea about LINE -- never used it. However, was in Sanlitun yesterday and they have a HUGE LINE promotion going on in Taikooli (what used to be known as the Village). People were queueing patiently to do something, ?look at merchandising associated with the App.
I'm presuming this means it is no longer blocked, since the vast majority of the population doesn't have VPN and only Chinese seemed to be interested in the promotion.
tb
I'm presuming this means it is no longer blocked, since the vast majority of the population doesn't have VPN and only Chinese seemed to be interested in the promotion.
tb
Aug 17, 2014, 10:55 am
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28824975
It's good to see that more and more Hong Kongers understand the right thing to do ^
Aug 17, 2014, 4:12 pm
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Aug 18, 2014, 1:45 pm
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To block the Pro-Government, pro-PRC protests?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28824975
It's good to see that more and more Hong Kongers understand the right thing to do ^
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-28824975
It's good to see that more and more Hong Kongers understand the right thing to do ^
An ongoing political movement supported by social media tools is just what the Dr ordered to help fuel an independence movement in Hong Kong, and I hope one day soon I witness just such a declaration from the people of Hong Kong.
They can block Line, Whatsapp and Facebook, but they cant extinguish the desire for freedom from the hearts and minds of people.
Aug 18, 2014, 2:01 pm
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FWIW, she's using a TMO simple choice plan, piggybacking off my family plan. Maybe that's why she CAN connect?
Last edited by dtsm; Aug 19, 2014 at 10:58 am Reason: corrected typo!