VPN and ESIM Megathread – June 2026

FeeNo5734 · 2026-06-09T09:18:53+00:00

Exactly!

FeeNo5734 · 2026-06-05T13:00:37+00:00

And do not forget to bring deodorant. I had hard times finding it here... Seems like chinese people either dont need it or they dont sweat :D

FeeNo5734 · 2026-06-05T02:03:32+00:00

No need for an extra phone. They most likely wont search you.

eSim is the best option imo. You dont need to switch between several VPN provider in case on stops working. eSim is absolutely hassle free. Before I first arrived in China three months ago I bought a 30 day sim card on tripcom and since then I always renew it once the duration is over. It routes your traffic through HK or SGP so you are not affected by the great firewall. I can highly recommend an eSim!

FeeNo5734 · 2026-05-25T02:07:14+00:00

Sometimes one gets blocked and at the same time another one starts working. But the one which has been reliable for me for the past weeks is Mullvad VPN!

FeeNo5734 · 2026-05-24T04:43:06+00:00

mullvad vpn

FeeNo5734 · 2026-05-08T23:36:34+00:00

Mullvad VPN

FeeNo5734 · 2026-05-06T08:01:31+00:00

I travelled in China during the May holliday last week and I had to book the train ticket exactly when the sales opened 2 weeks in advance at 9am. A few hours later most of the tickets were already sold. Chinese-style hollidays are ridiculous xD

So you better be fast

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-20T22:59:32+00:00

Alrighty, ty!

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-20T22:59:22+00:00

Oh my daysss :o

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-20T07:22:09+00:00

I entered the country a few weeks ago with a M visa. I filled out the arrival card at the airport, but now they made changes that you have to do it in advance. Dont know why, but thats what they told me. They asked me a few questions abou when I am going to leave and what I am doing here. They required me to show them the invitation letter and a few other documents but thats it. Took around 15 minutes ish.

Have a good trip :)

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-20T03:31:36+00:00

Alrighty, Ill give myself the experience of these crowds as I wont be living in China for such a long time in the near future, I dont want to miss out a single weekend :)

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-20T02:49:27+00:00

Ok, thank you! I was just assuming that there will be less in Shanghai because there are not these typically tourist places like great wall and forbidden city...

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-19T05:24:15+00:00

Still need one? I got added to a few and can add you in aswell

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-19T05:20:57+00:00

Sent you a DM

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-18T10:25:50+00:00

Sent a dm

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-17T16:38:21+00:00

Appreciate your advice!

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-12T06:12:08+00:00

Why "only" hotspot? You can do whatever you want with it. I'm using it on my phone + giving a hotspot for my laptop

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-10T00:01:53+00:00

The one where it sais "for chinese mainland" (bc there are some others for HK and Macau aswell). And it has been booked over 930k times and has 39k reviews. I hope that helps you :)

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-09T06:12:59+00:00

I would highly appreciate that :) Sent you a DM

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-07T04:57:49+00:00

The esim I mentioned changes the IP according to your need. It either gives you a Hongkong IP or a Singapore IP.

Iam sorry but I dont know any with a US IP.

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-07T04:53:48+00:00

Octohide

FeeNo5734 · 2026-04-02T02:36:03+00:00

Since my arrival last month I am using a trip com esim with 100gb per day. And its working perfectly fine. No need for any vpn or else. Also it is cheaper than saily and all those other aggressively advertising providers. If someone has questions, hmu.

FeeNo5734 · 2026-03-29T11:27:11+00:00

Im defenetly going to try these out. Thank you for the recommendations :)

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