To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat

Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by holoduke on Friday January 18, 2019 @02:04PM (#18941907)

I just created an account (in Europe) on an android device. Is that any different from yours story?

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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by kweks on Friday January 18, 2019 @02:07PM (#18941941)

You may find within X days (one week to three weeks) your account will be locked, with the only means available to unblock by jumping through the hoops above.

I watched three locals take literally one hour yesterday to validate one account for an EU foreigner, and my other EU partners have had experiences similar to yours: works for a few days then locks.

If it works for you.. feel lucky.

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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by jacob_rezi on Friday January 18, 2019 @02:46PM (#18942303)

I've had this ongoing experience for the past two weeks after coming back from a business trip in Shanghai & BJ. Luckily I made a few contacts who were able to help out.

https://i.imgur.com/37VqCZa.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/XRJuQjj.jpg

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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by seppin on Friday January 18, 2019 @03:43PM (#18942877)

Yeah I got blocked for being a "scammer" as well. Only needed it to communicate with 2 people..

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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by TulliusCicero on Friday January 18, 2019 @02:05PM (#18941916)

I think that's a different type of WeChat account that doesn't require validation.

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