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I was in Beijing a few weeks ago for the Linux Foundation conference <https://www.lfasiallc.com/linuxcon-containercon-cloudopen-china> https://www.lfasiallc.com
by dankohn1 9y ago
I was in Beijing a few weeks ago for the Linux Foundation conference <https://www.lfasiallc.com/linuxcon-containercon-cloudopen-china> https://www.lfasiallc.com/linuxcon-containercon-cloudopen-ch... and was amazed that:
1) Verizon had added China to TravelPass in the last year, so it now costs $10 a day for up to half a gig of data, plus unlimited voice and text.
2) There was complete access to Google and Twitter because my iPhone was using an international SIM.
- chipperyman573 9y ago$10/day is $300/mo. Per line. A lot of people, especially people in China, can't afford that.
- dstryr 9y agoI use the poor man's version of this. T-Mobile One plans give you uncensored 2G data at no extra cost.
- dankohn1 9y agoYes, I was in no way suggesting that this was a practical alternative for Chinese researchers needing to bypass the Great Firewall. Besides the expense, I presume there are laws against Chinese citizens using international SIM cards for the purpose of bypassing the firewall. I was simply making the point that the government has made accommodations to ease the use by international business travelers. I'll also add that my ExpressVPN account (which I used from different Wi-Fi networks) often failed to connect, presumably because the Great Firewall is looking for VPN network patterns to block.
- Miredly 9y agoI make a pretty decent salary in the US, and I wouldn't call that affordable.