Good, working, fast VPN for China?
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Good, working, fast VPN for China?
Has anyone got experience of a VPN solution that actually works in China? I have tried so many (all the top brands). They are crap, even after paying $20 per month. Slow, unreliable, just simply not up to the job. Internet is valuable to me, I would pay double!
In many Chinese hotels, trying to connect to a VPN results in your WiFi disconnecting. An international data roaming sim card package of xGb for x$ is often your best bet for things like Gmail but gets expensive for watching YouTube.
The Great Firewall of China is pretty tight, I have a theory that they subscribe to every VPN service available and monitor how they connect outside China so they can block them. Reports indicate that even emails and attachments are scanned for sensitive content. Don't even bother trying to search for "Tiananmen Square massacre"
The Great Firewall of China is pretty tight, I have a theory that they subscribe to every VPN service available and monitor how they connect outside China so they can block them. Reports indicate that even emails and attachments are scanned for sensitive content. Don't even bother trying to search for "Tiananmen Square massacre"
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ExpressVPN is the worst one in my opinion. Amazing, what works for some doesn't for others. It depends where exactly you are, where you go and what kind of user you are. I go every where across China and am a heavy streamer.
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Nord VPN... one thing to note is that if China is holding China’s ‘Two Sessions’ (known in Chinese as Lianghui), started. The term ‘Two Sessions’ refers to two major political conferences in China that take place within days of each other: the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) or major political and business conferences are taking place and/or there are demonstrations etc. all VPN doesn't work. Also depends where are located, Bejing and Guangzhou might have problems logging on compare if you went Xiamen, some operate faster and slow as a snail. sadly it is what it is.
the only way I found, its faster is to buy a prepaid or activate roaming telephone card from HOng KOng. it somehow can access all your favorite website.. the nice and naughty kind.
the only way I found, its faster is to buy a prepaid or activate roaming telephone card from HOng KOng. it somehow can access all your favorite website.. the nice and naughty kind.
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This will only be helpful for certain people.
My most reliable vpn in China was piVPN I made using a raspberry pi I had connected to my home internet in the U.S.
I also had good luck with Outline. It’s run by google but you use a virtual server to run it. It’s relatively easy to setup.
https://getoutline.org/
My most reliable vpn in China was piVPN I made using a raspberry pi I had connected to my home internet in the U.S.
I also had good luck with Outline. It’s run by google but you use a virtual server to run it. It’s relatively easy to setup.
https://getoutline.org/
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I also discovered that the big brand VPNs are rubbish. The best thing is to have a dedicated VPN server that only you or a few people know about but it's more costly and difficult to set up. I eventually found a solution that gave me 95% reliability and very fast speeds. The day I started using it my life in China improved by a magnitude of 3. Suddenly I felt like I was at home!
The difficult setup is done for you and works in a way that allows Chinese apps to go direct and foreign apps to use the VPN so no need to disconnect and reconnect each time. If you are deadly serious about your Internet, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with the right person. They offer trials too.
The difficult setup is done for you and works in a way that allows Chinese apps to go direct and foreign apps to use the VPN so no need to disconnect and reconnect each time. If you are deadly serious about your Internet, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with the right person. They offer trials too.
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I also discovered that the big brand VPNs are rubbish. The best thing is to have a dedicated VPN server that only you or a few people know about but it's more costly and difficult to set up. I eventually found a solution that gave me 95% reliability and very fast speeds. The day I started using it my life in China improved by a magnitude of 3. Suddenly I felt like I was at home!
The difficult setup is done for you and works in a way that allows Chinese apps to go direct and foreign apps to use the VPN so no need to disconnect and reconnect each time. If you are deadly serious about your Internet, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with the right person. They offer trials too.
The difficult setup is done for you and works in a way that allows Chinese apps to go direct and foreign apps to use the VPN so no need to disconnect and reconnect each time. If you are deadly serious about your Internet, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with the right person. They offer trials too.
Total cost is $5 a month. If your VPN ever gets blocked you just kill it and setup another one.
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