Update -(Jan 2020) - still on Express, works well on my mac laptop (stays connected), on iphone and android, will have to reconnect - (8/11): I'll be updating my website about which servers + FREE vpns work best: www.phoebespicks.com/home/which-vpn-works-in-china-august-2019 - (7/10): Highly suggest downloading a couple free VPNs as backup. You can never be too prepared! - (6/12): Everything back to normal - (6/8): Express working on iOS at the moment but a bit shaky on androids in SZ
Now cellular data are become much affordable in Hong Kong , want to have a pleasant experience without the Great firewall , you can go to Hong Kong apply a max out plan like $40-50 per month , you can have like 30gb share data can be use in China. It is pretty enough for daily use [w/o watching videos] , haha 😆 Although, I guess the service provider may share data with China gov trace for sensitive content, but i think if you surf normally, it should be fine 🙃
Thank you! My boyfriend is in China now and needed me to install and send him the exe file, luckily I am flying later to meet him so I still had a chance. I have a feeling your guys' channel will be very useful to me :)
Cost may be a factor in choosing a particular VPN service provider but the most important factor is whether it works as promised. Despite what I have been reading online I have never been able to get inside China from outside with NordVPN. Yes, I did enable obfuscated servers and I did choose obfuscated servers and I am on Windows 7.
NordVPN does not work for me at all. ExpreeVPN is fine most of the time. Astrill always works but sometimes gets slow. Veee+ also works but lacks some features that I need.
Thanks for comparing it! Should have watched this vid before buying NordVPN subscription... Literally cannot connect to any NordVPN server from Huzhou (Zhejiang province) neither on my phone nor laptop >:(
I usually connect manually with OpenVPN if I use NordVPN, and it turned out that it was more stable and faster than Express. But if one is bad at computer/network stuff, I guess ExpressVPN is better in terms of convenience.
I am here because I want a more reliable way to watch Netflix in China. I have Express VPN but Netflix keeps determining the few severs available to people in China are proxy servers and then disallows you to watch Netflix... Only Japan works for Netflix purposes now out of the four servers available to China customers...which means a lot of content you would want from American Netflix is not available.
Thank you very much! i am planning to stay in GZ for 7 months also. Did you guys have job offers in Shenzhen before you arrived China? What caused you to make the decision to relocate?
Yes we had job offers before since we wanted to get our work visas before coming over :) I actually switched jobs in China too so it's possible. We came over for new experiences, growth and to learn better Chinese!
You guys' videos are very helpful!! My family is in Shenzhen, but I've been living in Canada for so long. Now i have to move back to Shenzhen for a period of time due to the covid19. This whole moving back thing makes me feel anxious even though that's my hometown. Like i know no one there besides my family, and tbh i know nothing about my city. Lol... Looking forward to see more videos about the life in SZ :)
Are you guys still in China? What VPN are you using? Still using Express? I am caught in between Express and Nord. Express looks more user friendly to me to be honest.
@@pbjofficial Does it really work? I was in Shenzhen 2 weeks ago for only a day and tried Express VPN on the 7 day free trial. I was using it with a China Mobile SIM card under my wife's name. (Not sure if the telco makes a difference or not but I have a feeling that if I enable roaming on my HK SIM card, I have less issues connecting to VPNs.) When I tried Express VPN, it connected one in 10 times. And when it did connect, the connection was so slow, I had to disconnect and try again. I gave up and switched to Nord VPN which I had previously been subscribed to. That day Nord VPN worked better but take that "better" with a grain of salt because I still had to wait a couple (or few?) minutes to connect and the connection did have stability issues. Also, a couple months back, I was in Hunan for a week, and used Nord VPN & SurfShark which I am also subscribed to. Both seemed ok on my phone but on my PC, i had many problems getting it to work. I had to use workarounds with an OpenVPN client in order to connect. And even then it was not so stable. For the Hunan trip, SurfShark seems to connect more reliably and seemed more stable. You may be asking why I didn't use SurfShark the last time I was in Shenzhen too. In HK, some services I need access to are banned from here too, so I am permanently on VPN on my desktop at home as well as my laptop when I am mobile, and the one I prefer is NordVPN. It would be great to have an update if you ever have any new updates on this topic. I am considering the idea of moving to China in the coming months assuming I can find a solution for VPN.
Nord is bad sometimes on laptops. Good on phones. Cheaper. Express worked TERRIBLE this year and that's the only issue I want to change it to Nord permanently. For the price they charge the quality is not that good.
NORD VPN at the moment: DO NOT PAY FOR THIS SHIT Connecting from a country with internet restrictions Unfortunately, all of our current servers were recently blocked in China due to the approaching holiday - the National day of PR China. Rest assured, we will launch new servers within a few upcoming days. If you are trying to connect with iOS, please contact our customer support for the detailed instructions
Both are terrible. But at least NorpVPN is cheap. Forget about Express, I'm using it right now. HK5, youtube 240p and still lags. ExpressVPN customer service is friendly but they don't solve any sh**. They'll ask you to try all recommended servers and let the connection finish or terminate by itself. That would take about 1 hour and if it still doesn't work, they'll ask you to resinstall. And if still nothing works, they'll say "please understand blah blah China blah blah blah" and that's it. If you use IOs, just try those free VPN apps on iOS, some of them work in China, and apple app store isn't blocked in China. If you use Android phones, then check those free app and look for comments, some users do tell you whether it works in China. Google play store IS blocked in China.
Update
-(Jan 2020) - still on Express, works well on my mac laptop (stays connected), on iphone and android, will have to reconnect
- (8/11): I'll be updating my website about which servers + FREE vpns work best: www.phoebespicks.com/home/which-vpn-works-in-china-august-2019
- (7/10): Highly suggest downloading a couple free VPNs as backup. You can never be too prepared!
- (6/12): Everything back to normal
- (6/8): Express working on iOS at the moment but a bit shaky on androids in SZ
Can you give me a breakdown on speeds. I was hoping you covered it in your review. I appreciate the comparison.
I just used speedtest.telstra.com/ and it said
47.3 Mbps download speed
2.4 Mbps upload speed
348 ms ping speed
hope that helps!
Which are some good free VPNs?
@@eac-ox2ly turbo and windscribe (bit.ly/2H3mCvY)
I can tell u guys one thing. Express VPN nearly never works in China. I already tried and it's shit
Now cellular data are become much affordable in Hong Kong , want to have a pleasant experience without the Great firewall , you can go to Hong Kong apply a max out plan like $40-50 per month , you can have like 30gb share data can be use in China. It is pretty enough for daily use [w/o watching videos] , haha 😆 Although, I guess the service provider may share data with China gov trace for sensitive content, but i think if you surf normally, it should be fine 🙃
Thank you! My boyfriend is in China now and needed me to install and send him the exe file, luckily I am flying later to meet him so I still had a chance. I have a feeling your guys' channel will be very useful to me :)
Cost may be a factor in choosing a particular VPN service provider but the most important factor is whether it works as promised. Despite what I have been reading online I have never been able to get inside China from outside with NordVPN. Yes, I did enable obfuscated servers and I did choose obfuscated servers and I am on Windows 7.
Exactly what I needed, thanks guys!
Nord vpn is the worst in China, the app never works on ios, and their servers works 1day and 10 days don’t work
Great content guys! this video's been quite helpful! i'm a musician located in Shandong, China.
NordVPN does not work for me at all. ExpreeVPN is fine most of the time. Astrill always works but sometimes gets slow. Veee+ also works but lacks some features that I need.
just discovered yall through this video. keep it up! and this was helpful thanks!
Thanks for comparing it! Should have watched this vid before buying NordVPN subscription... Literally cannot connect to any NordVPN server from Huzhou (Zhejiang province) neither on my phone nor laptop >:(
You get what you paid for.
hi . tnx for nice clip.
Can I connect to etsy with nordvpn? And should I sell as a seller? Doesn't Etsy block the use of vpn by hackers?
I usually connect manually with OpenVPN if I use NordVPN, and it turned out that it was more stable and faster than Express. But if one is bad at computer/network stuff, I guess ExpressVPN is better in terms of convenience.
Yes, OpenVPN is stable and fast.
I am here because I want a more reliable way to watch Netflix in China. I have Express VPN but Netflix keeps determining the few severs available to people in China are proxy servers and then disallows you to watch Netflix... Only Japan works for Netflix purposes now out of the four servers available to China customers...which means a lot of content you would want from American Netflix is not available.
Thank you very much!
i am planning to stay in GZ for 7 months also.
Did you guys have job offers in Shenzhen before you arrived China? What caused you to make the decision to relocate?
Yes we had job offers before since we wanted to get our work visas before coming over :) I actually switched jobs in China too so it's possible.
We came over for new experiences, growth and to learn better Chinese!
Which server do I choose when I’m in china? Hong Kong?
HK5 and Tokyo 1 are my go tos!
pbj thank you!
Thanks for the vid,my fave vpn is totally Expressvpn
So what about HotspotShield VPN?
You guys' videos are very helpful!!
My family is in Shenzhen, but I've been living in Canada for so long. Now i have to move back to Shenzhen for a period of time due to the covid19. This whole moving back thing makes me feel anxious even though that's my hometown. Like i know no one there besides my family, and tbh i know nothing about my city. Lol...
Looking forward to see more videos about the life in SZ :)
Well I’m living in Shenzhen futian . I saw ur message it’s year ago but it’s ok if u still here
What if we are already in China? I have been struggling with VPN for so long :(
Astrill! we've been using it no problem ruclips.net/video/uc2NGzNb4hA/видео.html
Which vpn should I use in chengdu China I'm coming to chengdu in December to meet my girlfriend
perfect review! exactly what I am looking for.
Thanks for the info, very helpful!
Are you guys still in China? What VPN are you using? Still using Express? I am caught in between Express and Nord. Express looks more user friendly to me to be honest.
yup, on Express right now and in China :)
@@pbjofficial Does it really work? I was in Shenzhen 2 weeks ago for only a day and tried Express VPN on the 7 day free trial. I was using it with a China Mobile SIM card under my wife's name. (Not sure if the telco makes a difference or not but I have a feeling that if I enable roaming on my HK SIM card, I have less issues connecting to VPNs.) When I tried Express VPN, it connected one in 10 times. And when it did connect, the connection was so slow, I had to disconnect and try again. I gave up and switched to Nord VPN which I had previously been subscribed to. That day Nord VPN worked better but take that "better" with a grain of salt because I still had to wait a couple (or few?) minutes to connect and the connection did have stability issues.
Also, a couple months back, I was in Hunan for a week, and used Nord VPN & SurfShark which I am also subscribed to. Both seemed ok on my phone but on my PC, i had many problems getting it to work. I had to use workarounds with an OpenVPN client in order to connect. And even then it was not so stable. For the Hunan trip, SurfShark seems to connect more reliably and seemed more stable. You may be asking why I didn't use SurfShark the last time I was in Shenzhen too. In HK, some services I need access to are banned from here too, so I am permanently on VPN on my desktop at home as well as my laptop when I am mobile, and the one I prefer is NordVPN.
It would be great to have an update if you ever have any new updates on this topic. I am considering the idea of moving to China in the coming months assuming I can find a solution for VPN.
Wait so if I have an android, I gotta download it first and then come to the country.... But is the app itself blocked?
Yes download it before because you won’t be able to find it in the App Store here or be able to access the website to download it
thank you so so much for this!!! aaaa
Its also working for global version tiktok?
What about vyper VPN sir?
Nord is bad sometimes on laptops. Good on phones. Cheaper.
Express worked TERRIBLE this year and that's the only issue I want to change it to Nord permanently. For the price they charge the quality is not that good.
Which VPN can play pubg in China in service eroupe
Any VPN that provides a server from Europe
I heard somewhere saying not to connect vpn inside airport. My transition is in Guangzhou for 15 hours. Please respond if that is true
haven't heard that before :\
@@pbjofficial so can i connect to it using nord premium?
@@pujansapkota7 you can connect using both express and nord, if you're in the Guangzhou airport technically
Is Expressvpn fixed now? Support said it was "partially fixed." Which VPN is more reliable? Thank you.
Honestly I've had both when they're 'down'. Express is working fine now, just make sure to have a few free vpns as backups.
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Hey!
You have to buy Chinese sim card to get VPN?
nope! you just download the vpn to your device (phone/laptop) before coming over (then you can use wifi to get online, or buy data)
@@pbjofficial
Can I get internet from vpn or do i have to buy?
Thanks!
purchasing a vpn doesn't give you data, you'll need to purchase that through a provider but its super cheap!
NORD VPN at the moment: DO NOT PAY FOR THIS SHIT
Connecting from a country with internet restrictions
Unfortunately, all of our current servers were recently blocked in China due to the approaching holiday - the National day of PR China. Rest assured, we will launch new servers within a few upcoming days.
If you are trying to connect with iOS, please contact our customer support for the detailed instructions
Both are terrible. But at least NorpVPN is cheap. Forget about Express, I'm using it right now. HK5, youtube 240p and still lags. ExpressVPN customer service is friendly but they don't solve any sh**. They'll ask you to try all recommended servers and let the connection finish or terminate by itself. That would take about 1 hour and if it still doesn't work, they'll ask you to resinstall. And if still nothing works, they'll say "please understand blah blah China blah blah blah" and that's it. If you use IOs, just try those free VPN apps on iOS, some of them work in China, and apple app store isn't blocked in China. If you use Android phones, then check those free app and look for comments, some users do tell you whether it works in China. Google play store IS blocked in China.
Is this link still active?
yep!
@@pbjofficial hey! I made it over. In SH then moving to Shenzhen soon. Your videos have helped. 😁 cheers!
@@blakeevans4334 exciting, congrats!! And happy I could help :)
He's so handsome 😍 do you guys have Instagram?
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Meanwhile China is studying these vpns and will figure out a crack ohh wait hey Nord!!
Lol the real place in the world where u actually needs VPN