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> If it wasn’t for the fact that I grew up in London and use a VPN to jump the great firewall to keep in touch with my friends at home and use Google, I could g
by ConfusedDog 7y ago
> If it wasn’t for the fact that I grew up in London and use a VPN to jump the great firewall to keep in touch with my friends at home and use Google, I could go entire days without leaving WeChat.
I wonder what VPN people use in China to access Google. When I was there last month, I couldn't find a single one that worked for more than a few days.
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- parhaml 7y agoLast month would have been close to impossible. The leadup to the Tiananmen anniversary would see stronger crackdowns on VPN use.
- arnvald 7y agoI've been to China a couple of times and ExpressVPN works most of the time for me. However the most reliable way to have a decent connection was Algo VPN deployed to AWS. It was far superior both in terms of reliability and in terms of speed.
- ConfusedDog 7y agoThanks! I will try out Algo VPN. I had no idea AWS works in China.
- ubercow13 7y agoI tried this recently (Algo with wireguard) and it was probably the most reliable way, but still blocked very quickly on some ISPs, for example it never worked through my China Telecom phone.
- sreekanthr 7y agoExpress VPN work. Most of Tech Organizations have deal with Govt to allow them to access google & gmail. Best bet is to get International data roaming then use your phone to check email etc. If you are transiting via Singapore would recommend you to get a Singapore sim which supports international data roaming and using it in China.
- the_resistence 7y agoA bunch work, you have to rotate thru them and have some self-hosted too I hear from friends. DWeb can't come quickly enough.