How to use social networks when traveling to China?

I will be returning to China soon, is there a convenient way to use Facebook or Google Maps?

I went to China 6 years ago. At that time, with my smartphone, I could access the Internet freely using wifi or a SIM card bought in China, but I could not access Facebook and Google. My friend who is good at technology had to install many steps to use it.

I will be back in China at the end of October. Is there a more convenient way to use Facebook or Google Maps?

Thi Anh

Reply:

According to a representative of a travel company in Hanoi, for tours to China, tour guides recommend that tourists use China Unicom SIM cards, which are commonly used in Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China. This type of SIM card can be purchased in Vietnam.

Tourists can use Chinese SIM cards to access social networks via 4G and 5G services. Photo: ABC

China Unicom high-speed SIM with usage time from 3 to 15 days, can freely access Facebook, Gmail, YouTube, TikTok and Google search engine or Google Maps navigation application. 4G and 5G Data capacity from 3 GB to 40 GB.

SIM card price ranges from 150,000 VND to 850,000 VND depending on capacity and usage time.

Nguyen Kien, a self-sufficient Chinese tourist from Hanoi last summer, said he bought a 9GB 4G SIM card on the Shopee app in Vietnam for 15 days for VND270,000. "When I arrived, I could easily access the internet, including social networks," Kien said. He said that with this SIM card, you can broadcast wifi to other phones and still access social networks.

In addition, if you do not need to access the above social networks, you can use any type of SIM card purchased in China to text, make calls and access the Internet as usual. You can also rent a wifi hotspot to use in groups.

Tam Anh

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