Archive for the ‘Internet Access in China’ Category

Facebook Access In China – What Works and What Doesn't

Once upon a time, in a land far (Far East) away, people could access Facebook. Then it all changed. In 2009, the Chinese government banned Facebook. Goodbye, zài jiàn. Slamming the door on Facebook appalled thousands if not millions of people who live in or visit China, and rely on Facebook to keep in touch [...]

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How to Access YouTube in China

Ever have a vacation gone bad? Imagine (or maybe you don’t have to imagine this, because you’ve experienced it) going on vacation and having a great time in Beijing – and you get off the plane, check into your hotel, open your laptop or iPad to watch the YouTube video of your brother’s extreme ski [...]

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How to access Netflix from outside the USA

Netflix is one of the (if not the) best media streaming services in the world. I offers millions of hours of video any day, any time. The problem? If you don’t live in the US, you are doomed. When a company makes a movie, it tries to sell this video to as many publishers as [...]

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How to Access Facebook in China

There is an excellent service I have used lately to access Facebook in China. You can find it at www.securitales.com and I warmly recommend it. Let me tell you more about it and how I got to use it. A lot has already been written about the connection problems Internet users are facing in China. [...]

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