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I don't know, but if you bring in a foreign phone to China with international data roaming, you can still access the uncensored internet with it. The data appe

by ardy42 8y ago

I don't know, but if you bring in a foreign phone to China with international data roaming, you can still access the uncensored internet with it. The data appears to be routed separately over the phone network, and it appears to exit from your carrier in your home country.

lordnacho 8y ago
I've heard this is a temporary thing to make it easier for visitors, and it will stop working if you stay too long.
- ardy42 8y ago
  > I've heard this is a temporary thing to make it easier for visitors, and it will stop working if you stay too long. It is, but my understanding is that's because roaming is expensive for your home carrier, so they'll cancel your account due to unprofitability if you spend too much time roaming with it. See the fine print in this T-Mobile document: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3226 https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3226 > Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Device must register on our U.S. network before international use. > ... > Network Management: Service may be slowed, suspended, terminated, or restricted for misuse, abnormal use, interference with our network or ability to provide quality service to other users, or significant roaming.
- thodin 8y ago
  They've got firewall (from US company Palo Alto Networks, btw), to block GTP traffic over GRX (which is used for roamers) based on their rules. And unrestricted access is already unavailable in Tibet and Xinjiang.
  - tivert 8y ago
    Do you have a cite for that? I'd like to read more.
  - OkGoDoIt 8y ago
    I’d also love to have more details on this. I currently use Google Fi on my phone and laptop when in China, that’s the only way I’m able to be productive. If there are limitations on this or it’s a short term solution, that will affect my future plans in China. So any links or more details would be appreciated!

by ardy42 8y ago

lordnacho 8y ago

I've heard this is a temporary thing to make it easier for visitors, and it will stop working if you stay too long.

ardy42 8y ago
> I've heard this is a temporary thing to make it easier for visitors, and it will stop working if you stay too long. It is, but my understanding is that's because roaming is expensive for your home carrier, so they'll cancel your account due to unprofitability if you spend too much time roaming with it. See the fine print in this T-Mobile document: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3226 https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3226 > Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Device must register on our U.S. network before international use. > ... > Network Management: Service may be slowed, suspended, terminated, or restricted for misuse, abnormal use, interference with our network or ability to provide quality service to other users, or significant roaming.
thodin 8y ago
They've got firewall (from US company Palo Alto Networks, btw), to block GTP traffic over GRX (which is used for roamers) based on their rules. And unrestricted access is already unavailable in Tibet and Xinjiang.
- tivert 8y ago
  Do you have a cite for that? I'd like to read more.
- OkGoDoIt 8y ago
  I’d also love to have more details on this. I currently use Google Fi on my phone and laptop when in China, that’s the only way I’m able to be productive. If there are limitations on this or it’s a short term solution, that will affect my future plans in China. So any links or more details would be appreciated!