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Re:VPN crackdown ‘unthinkable’ trial by firewall for China’s... by dankohn1 on Sunday July 23, 2017 @08:57PM (#14835234)
I was in Beijing a few weeks ago for the Linux Foundation conference <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.

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Re:VPN crackdown ‘unthinkable’ trial by firewall for China’s... by chipperyman573 on Monday July 24, 2017 @03:49AM (#14836586)
$10/day is $300/mo. Per line. A lot of people, especially people in China, can't afford that.
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Re:VPN crackdown ‘unthinkable’ trial by firewall for China’s... by dankohn1 on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:00AM (#14838965)
Yes, 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.

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Re:VPN crackdown ‘unthinkable’ trial by firewall for China’s... by dstryr on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:54AM (#14837102)
I use the poor man's version of this. T-Mobile One plans give you uncensored 2G data at no extra cost.
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Re:VPN crackdown ‘unthinkable’ trial by firewall for China’s... by Miredly on Monday July 24, 2017 @02:42PM (#14841380)
I make a pretty decent salary in the US, and I wouldn't call that affordable.
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