Comments on: Hotspot Shield on Download.com blocked from China IP

By: sams

sams — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:11:19 +0000

anything else u got besides witopia?

By: John Erik

John Erik — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:09:30 +0000

hey! yeah, i have no doubt skype will work fine from there with nothing special (besides high-speed internet).

as for other tips. my iphone has been incredibly useful — on it i have a chinese-english dictionary, google maps, and a phrase book. if you dont have an iphone, maybe consider getting a iPod Touch. seriously, the dictionary i have on my iPhone is so useful (i use DianHua with the voice extension). iPod touches are like $200, right? that’s just a little more than the price of a good stand alone electronic chinese-english dictionary. why not just buy an iPod T? … what else? if there are things you specifically have questions about please ask away.

tim ferris has some good tips on things, i especially want the towel he recommends. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/07/11/how-to-travel-the-world-with-10-pounds-or-less-plus-how-to-negotiate-convertibles-and-luxury-treehouses/

By: Bri

Bri — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:52:43 +0000

I’m moving to Xi’an for 5 months to study there. I’m really hoping Skype works. I’m not looking to use the SkypeOut or In feature. Just plain old webcam chatting. Is that possible? Also, what tips do you have for an American living in China? Anything I should bring that I won’t find there?

By: Yukiko

Yukiko — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:29:28 +0000

I want to know how I can get connected to Facebook and blocked-China VPN and use Hotspot Shield. Please advice.

By: John Erik

John Erik — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:03:02 +0000

It does suck. I bought a proxy from witopia.net and all is well. USD50 for a year. Works like a charm. I highly suggest it.

By: John Erik

John Erik — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:01:26 +0000

Ay, guy. Have you ever been to China. It’s not that bad. And I don’t know what your talking about with them blaming their problems on foreigners that live here. China is still a third world country, of course they have problems.

Do you know how much American currency China owns? I assume your American.

By: Aqil Amzar

Aqil Amzar — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:41:45 +0000

Yeah! I’ve been living in Shanghai, China for 3 Years! This is suck! They Keep Blocking Stuff One By One!

By: HG

HG — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:58:29 +0000

The other solution of course is to leave that shit whole called China, leave them to stew in their own juices, at least if all the foreigners leave they will have to find someone else to blame their problems on.

By: John Erik

John Erik — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:51:57 +0000

yeah man, i actually purchased a vpn from witopia — google em. i think that’s the best way to go. ~50 bucks for a year. and you can use it on multiple computers.

good luck!

By: springnet

springnet — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:31:14 +0000

What about skype? Can you skype out of China?

If you can, give me a call as I'd like to do a video interview with you for Spring.

Hope you're doing well and finding proxies.

By: pmc1

pmc1 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:15:51 +0000

shit and I thought you were going to post a solution…..did you find a solution ?