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    Internet in China - Any experiences?

    So I'm going to Shanghai next week (fingers crossed on my tourist visa app, $130 ouch). Anyone have any first-hand experiences with the Internet and being able to connect to popular news sites? I've heard that hotels catering to foreigners aren't restricted, but I'd like to hear the real deal.

    In Bangkok Thailand now :)
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    Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

    Originally posted by not5150 View Post
    So I'm going to Shanghai next week (fingers crossed on my tourist visa app, $130 ouch). Anyone have any first-hand experiences with the Internet and being able to connect to popular news sites? I've heard that hotels catering to foreigners aren't restricted, but I'd like to hear the real deal.

    In Bangkok Thailand now :)
    Consider using Tor/Privoxy.
    "\x74\x68\x65\x70\x72\x65\x7a\x39\x38";

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      Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

      Originally posted by theprez98 View Post
      Consider using Tor/Privoxy.
      That is, if they're not blocked by The Great Firewall.
      A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.

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        Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

        Last time I was in Shanghai was 2005 and I was able to get to the BBC, CNN, etc. from my laptop in my hotel. I didn't try getting to this site or other hacking sites.

        We had a great time in Shanghai - enjoy!

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          Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

          Yeah, I'd be careful about browsing anything political/dangerous. They capture everything, and filter a lot of stuff.

          I don't trust anything there...
          A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.
          -           William S. Burroughs

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          • #6
            Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

            I must agree.
            If you can, use tor. It may be slow as hell, but it’s better then the alternative.
            If you can’t stay away from anything that the Chinese government would consider dangerous.
            "There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people." -Zedd

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            • #7
              Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

              Thanks for the info... hmm I guess that rules out doing multipl google searches for Tibet, Taiwan, Tiannemen and pool2girl

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              • #8
                Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

                Originally posted by streaker69 View Post
                That is, if they're not blocked by The Great Firewall.
                Doubt it, there's over 250 Tor servers in China, how many of those are really properly configured Tor nodes, and how many of them are surveillance nodes is anyones guess.
                Nonnumquam cupido magnas partes Interretis vincendi me corripit

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                • #9
                  Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

                  Apparently and according to CNN Internet Addiction is a real problem over in Korea and China. There are actually clinics and 12 Step Programs. I find the notion silly myself, though I must admit staying up for days and not eating playing video games. The internet is an agoraphobics paradise.

                  So the question is if Internet Addition is a big problem over in China and they have a lot of censorship, what are they looking at that is so additive, and why aren't they sharing? :-) Don't Bogart that content my friend :-)

                  xor
                  Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This applies to making babies, hacking, and youtube videos.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Internet in China - Any experiences?

                    use something like ultrasurf. made specially for mainland chinese. lol. i used it here in the middle east.

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