Flora asks:
I found out that Facebook is blocked in China, but I NEED to be in touch with everyone back home when I go. I really need to know how to access Facebook in China – but a way that’s not expensive, and really works all the time. I know people have done it – what’s the best way?
Browser: Chrome 21
System: Windows
Tagged: blocked website, china, connect through proxy, facebook, proxy server, unblock website, vpn
System: Windows
Tagged: blocked website, china, connect through proxy, facebook, proxy server, unblock website, vpn
28 Answers -
Josh Barrett
September 9, 2012Try and setup a proxy or use a network such as Tunnelbear or Tor, keep in mind that none of these options are legal in china, so beware… there is also a guide here:
http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/information-liberation-your-guide-to-the-international-web
Don’t be afraid, my friend is studying in China, she use a software to access FB and it works. You can try Josh Barrett suggestion too.
September 10, 2012julien croy
September 9, 2012Best way to access Facebook, try to find proxies that arent blocked in china. Or even better use tor, to takes a little while to figure out but with a good website documentation its easy. to get tor look it up and download it or send an email to gettor@tor​project.org , only say windows in the body of the message for windows computer. If china blocks tors connections find some tor bridges.
julien croy
September 9, 2012Best way to get around firewalls/ censorship..tor. tor is very secure and complex. it is easy to figure out after reading up
it has always been succesful, never failed on me exept becuase it was outdated. To get tor look it up or email gettor@torproject.org with the body of the message windows.
Good luck
Aditya Roy
September 9, 2012Try leafy VPN
http://leafy.us
September 9, 2012julien croy
September 9, 2012another good way is ultrasurf but i don’t that will work well agiasnt the Chinese firewall.
Ultrasurf’s not working in China, since last year. Try webfreer, it’s working perfectly when I was there last May.
November 8, 2012Erlis Dhima
September 9, 2012Change you IP & DSN adress using a software like Hotspot Shield, or any other..
Here are some tips about how to watch hulu movies, but it’s the same for anything else, since it has to do with IP.
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/bypass-hulus-region-filter/
Min Shum
September 10, 2012I think that the best way of circumventing restrictions in place is to use a foreign VPN server – for example one which connects you to a US or a UK server.
Patrick Jackson
September 10, 2012Hey Flora, I would rather advice you not use any kind of Proxy at all for such activities.
There is a sense of insecurity if privacy when it comes to using to logging in accounts and online banking in such services.
Also, Tor is a very complicated network of computers connected peer to peer.
I would rather advice you to rather go for a paid VPN if in such need to use Facebook!
All the best!
J_SanchezFans
September 10, 2012Use a VPN for example, Freegate or Hotspot Shield.
J_SanchezFans
September 10, 2012I’m a foreigner leaving in China, and the best method by far is Freegate. It’s not the fastest, but it’s fast enough! It’s free, gives you unlimited internet use, and Is incredibly easy to use. Hotspot shield is good too, but unless you pay for it, you’ll be subjected to a plethora of annoying ads. With Freegate, you dont get any ads at all.
I’ve used Tor, Packet IX, and a lot others just to compare speeds, but A lot of the others I’ve uses are a lot more complicated to use, and you need to go through a barrage or installation hustles.
Check out Freegate’s Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freegate
and their download page.
http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate
Good luck, China’s a lovely place, and you’ll enjoy yourself here.
Iris
September 11, 2012There’s a useful guide about what works and what doesn’t to access Facebook in China here: http://www.how-to-access.com/facebook-access-in-china-what-works-and-what-doesnt/
Proxies can be insecure, as Patrick said, but if you get one that’s secure (https://) and reliable, they can also be pretty good.
Gian Singh
September 11, 2012use a proxy setting in your browser for Firefox its like options advanced… or use a web service proxy like hidemyass.com but that may also be blocked. Or you could try a VPN
DopePhizh
September 12, 2012I suggest using a VPN. As far as i know Securitales or Witopia are the top choices for use in China. Others Like HotspotShield or StrongVPN should work too.
You can also use tor. go to https://www.torproject.org/ for info and download.
Kenny Brannan
September 14, 2012http://hidemyass.com/
do as the name suggests
Noah Brisson
September 15, 2012The easiest and cheapest way I have found is using a VPN or virtual private network. One example of a very simple but effective one is HotSpotShield. Its free (as long as you don’t mind the adds at the top of the screen) and you can find it at http://www.hotspotshield.com. Just download the free version and that should solve your problems.
Jet
September 26, 2012It is actually very quick and easy to set up your own free proxy server using Google’s app engine.
There is a guide about it here http://mrjetlee.com/facebook-from-china/
Yashodhan Bhatt
September 29, 2012As all said,a VPN would suit best to your needs. Now as far as your ‘not expensive’ thing is concerned,then my friend,try to search for a customized VPN..Once you get access to that this world would be all yours.
And the best thing is that there is no compromise with speed.
vivek yadav
October 2, 2012use some proxy clients which hides your ip address on the network…so it wont show that you are opening fb in china…or use some site that acts as a third party and hides your ip address…
Evan
November 12, 2012I use VPNinja, and it works great! There are new Canadian servers that have just been added, so I can access all the Kokanee drinking videos I can handel. They are at vpninja.net.
Tony Batty
November 23, 2012Hey! Flora have you tried download the extension for Google or you can install Firefox and try their extension too. I use it at work where they have the FB blocked and it works.
Ming
December 14, 2012Hi Flora,
I am using Quasi Network http://www.quasinetwork.com. It works very well from China. I would definitely recommend it, since it is very easy to use. It is not free, but the price is very small, much cheaper then any other service.
dwayne
December 20, 2012I am trying to reach facebook china for a friend that i have not seen in a long time
Oremjim
January 5, 2013I used surfbouncer and had a HORRIBLE experience. HELP!!
I was in a China on a short business trip and looked for a VPN company to help me stay in touch with the USA. Surf Bouncer was one that seemed to work well. When I returned from the trip I requested them to cancel. Not only did they fail to cancel my account but they continued to charge my paypal account. When I brought this to their attention, I received the following email:
Hello,
We owe you nothing. We don’t keep logs so we have no idea if you used it recently or not.
I see you’ve managed to find the cancellation feature in PayPal. So you see it was not that hard.
All you needed to do was go to your PayPal account and cancel the subscription. We advised you three time to do this. Your failure to do so is not our fault, it’s yours.
What’s so hard about taking some personal responsibility instead of blaming others for your failures.
Regards,
Gus
This is simply not true. They advised me to find the cancel subcription button of which there is none. It was only after filing a dispute with paypal that the subscription was canceled. As you can tell from the tone of their response, they are out to defraud people. Reputable companies when a written request for a cancelation is made it is respected. My advice is to never use SurfBouncer for any services.
leslie cristobal
January 26, 2013how to access facebook in china
John S.
February 13, 2013Facebook is blocked in China, you need a VPN service like http://www.sunvpn.com/ to get on FB, YouTube etc from China.
Mustajar Ahmad
February 28, 2013i m n china,and i m using a web browser named “Web Freer” ,using this browser you can access youtube , facebook and other blocked sites in china.
Daniel
March 11, 2013I’m using http://www.terasurf.com it works great in China and does not require any installation. I hate installing new software on my laptop when I travel LOL
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Just make sure you check the free trial before you signup. for me it worked really well.
Andrew
March 27, 2013I read a great blog post about how to access blocked sites in China, I recommend that you read it: http://www.how-to-access.com/ I used a Proxy that they recommended and it worked for me. Good luck
