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hochhasd · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 422

I plan on using Skype's service that offers a local phone number in America that connects that person to me in China and I can call America. Will this be a problem? I heard a rumor that the land line to computer or computer to land line is banned. Confused

askiptochina · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 488 Location: Beijing

I think it depends more on the service you get with the internet company. I was able to make calls from my computer to home phones in America for a few months, but then I couldn't. I think this was due to me telling my school I didn't want to make phone calls. I thought this was just for regular phone calls in China.

I have moved to a new apartment with a new school, and now I can make phone calls like before. This school is paying for internet service Laughing

As for Shanghai, I was there last year and was able to use Skype.

bythebookie · Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Posts: 51

Officially, Skype as a whole has been banned in China. That doesn't mean all locales have applied the necessary measures to make that so - as well as proxies and VPN's often workable.

dog backwards · Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Posts: 178

Skype can be downloaded to some mobile phones. Try doing that. It might give you better results.

Trebek · Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 401 Location: China

I talked to a recruiter in Jinan a few weeks ago via skype... I was hoping to use it to call the states when i get to China.

hochhasd · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 422

clownshow · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 181

Banner41 · Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 656 Location: Shanghai