If you’re headed to China, you’re entering a world quite alien to the computing environment you find in the free world.
Tip-to-toe surveillance. Chinese-subverted versions of popular Internet services. And the Great Firewall of China, keeping you from accessing the sites and servers you take for granted.
Is there any way out for tourists?
Yes. There are a variety of options that are available:
- International SIM roaming card
- SIMs from Hong Kong
- Google Fi
- Self-hosted V2ray
…and others. We’ve to a thread open on LowEndTalk where people are discussing options to help moderator @netomx on his upcoming trip. Need help or have advice to share? Head over to participate!
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Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.
Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.
His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.
You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.
For Apple devices I highly recommend SwizzVPN. Works great in China!