"As a general rule, the Internet as you know it is blocked
in China. There’s no access to Google services, Facebook,
Twitter, Imgur, YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Telegram, etc. etc.
As a consolation, there’s Bing. Roaming data service will
bypass the firewall since roaming phones are assigned an IP
address from the home country of the subscriber’s carrier,
but it’s an expensive option. Prices vary depending upon
the carrier, but currently T-mobile offers one of the lowest
cost international roaming data plans. A VPN is a cheaper
way to get around the firewall, but depending upon the
political climate even VPNs can be blocked. China’s firewall
routers have the ability to do deep packet inspection and
thus can automatically discover VPN connections running
on unconventional ports or with other small modifications
intended to bypass less sophisticated firewalls."
Internet & Helpful Apps
"As a general rule, the Internet as you know it is blocked in China. There’s no access to Google services, Facebook, Twitter, Imgur, YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Telegram, etc. etc. As a consolation, there’s Bing. Roaming data service will bypass the firewall since roaming phones are assigned an IP address from the home country of the subscriber’s carrier, but it’s an expensive option. Prices vary depending upon the carrier, but currently T-mobile offers one of the lowest cost international roaming data plans. A VPN is a cheaper way to get around the firewall, but depending upon the political climate even VPNs can be blocked. China’s firewall routers have the ability to do deep packet inspection and thus can automatically discover VPN connections running on unconventional ports or with other small modifications intended to bypass less sophisticated firewalls."