Using Skype without VPN
Mar 11, 2024, 11:52 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2024
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Using Skype without VPN
During my previous trips to Chengdu, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai I have never been able to login to Skype at all.
Maybe because I was staying at Hotels with a slow internet connection.
Is it actually possible to use Skype without VPN in China. I am aware that I have to install it before I fly to China.
Maybe because I was staying at Hotels with a slow internet connection.
Is it actually possible to use Skype without VPN in China. I am aware that I have to install it before I fly to China.
Mar 11, 2024, 6:24 pm
#2
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 42,041
I didn't know Skype still existed. Assuming it does, I am not surprised if the net nannies don't care about it.
I use GV myself, which is blocked, presumably simply because it is part of Google and/or runs on Google servers (i.e. not for endangering social harmony). It works pretty well though, as long as your connection is solid.
I use GV myself, which is blocked, presumably simply because it is part of Google and/or runs on Google servers (i.e. not for endangering social harmony). It works pretty well though, as long as your connection is solid.
Mar 14, 2024, 8:58 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HANDAN
Programs: Air China Phoenix Miles
Posts: 61
Here in Handan, I can receive messages on Whats App, message only, no media, without a vpn by using my mobile data or wifi......to view media I still need a little bit of help..........I have also used skype earlier today to speak to my mother in the uk, once again no vpn, although the connection did get a bit patchy once or twice....
Mar 15, 2024, 1:51 am
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Join Date: Jan 2024
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Yesterday in the Hotel in Chongqing I opened cn.bing.com via the Brave Browser to reinstall Alipay.
I was taken by surprise, because suddenly the Google Play Store opened with full access.
In the EU nowadays Alipay is gone from the Google Play Store.
The chinese Skype Version available for download via the official source seems to not have been updated since mid 2023.
I was taken by surprise, because suddenly the Google Play Store opened with full access.
In the EU nowadays Alipay is gone from the Google Play Store.
The chinese Skype Version available for download via the official source seems to not have been updated since mid 2023.