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Get YouTube in China with a Proxy (and Vimeo Too)

October 7th, 2011 Posted in Proxies, Unblock Facebook, Unblock Youtube, Web Based Proxies, YouTube in China
Oct, 07 2011
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youtube in china proxyYouTube is a site I have come to like so much not just because of the endless entertainment I get from watching people make idiots of themselves, but also because I can basically learn anything I wan to, any time of the day for any amount of repeats.  There are singing lessons, Karate instructions, ways to improve my pool game – You name it.

But accessing this site was cut off when I went to China for my studies last year. I did not know that YouTube in China needed a proxy. YouTube is one of the restricted social sites in China, so many YouTube and Facebook fans are out of luck – unless you get a proxy – so there is always a way out.

I had heard of proxies from a friend of mine , but never really knew what they were. To this day, I don't know what he used them for, because he wasn't in China.  However, when I got to China, I found out that a lot of students also studying in China use proxies to bypass internet restrictions on campus and in China.  Everyone had their own favorite proxy at that time, but since then, many have closed up shop of have been blocked in China.  One that is not blocked is called SecuriTales, and it's the one that I currently use.

It was not hard to break the firewall of China to access my favorite sites – not just YouTube. Did you know that Flikr is blocked now too?  And even some of my friends blogs from back  home – just because of their association with Google.

It is important for you to get one of these proxies if you will be going to China.  Even being h ere for so little time, I've noticed that more and more sites are getting blocked, and options for breaking The GFW are getting fewer all the time.

proxy in chinaTo access YouTube in China with the proxy service SecuriTales, you don't have to install anything. That means you can use one license for you phone and computer, and even at school. It doesn't matter where you are, as long as you can open your email or access their main or secondary domains (ONE will definitely be available.  While you're connected to the proxy server through their secure browser, you'll be able to surf all sites blocked by The GFW.

Here's the link for SecuriTales. There's a free trial, so it's worth trying anyway.  Oh yes, it works for Vimeo too!

www.securitales.com

 

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Proxy For YouTube In China

September 5th, 2011 Posted in iPhone, Proxies, Securitales, Unblock Facebook, YouTube in China
Sep, 05 2011
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My Story about getting a proxy for YouTube in China

Working for another country was my greatest desire in life, but there are of course going to be some cultural differences to overcome. In this case, I was found out too late that sites like Facebook and YouTube were blocked in China.

I applied for work while I was still out of the county for an English teaching company. There were of course vacancies, as there isn't just a huge demand for English teachers in one place in China. The whole country is learning. I thought that it was a good idea – learning a new language, getting some life experience, and leaving that boring old life behind.  I only realized after I arrived that YouTube and all the other social sites were blocked in China. It was a strange concept to me, internet censorship – what was the big deal about YouTube and Facebook anyway? Whatever the reasons, I had to look for a proxy for YouTube in China.

Getting a good proxy for YouTube in China was very easy. I had friends in the new school who had been in China for a while, and they said that people here generally used VPNs and proxies to unblock sites. So I automatically knew that I wanted to get one too.  I only planned to be here for a year or so, and I didn't want to lose contact with friends and family back home. Even Gmail is blocked sometimes here!  But did I need a VPN or a proxy to unblock sites?

I did a bit of research, and without getting into too much detail, this is what I found out.

proxy for youtube in chinaVPN for YouTube in China

  • Can only use on laptop or desktop (SSL/OpenVPN)
  • One license per computer
  • Encrypting and Tunneling data protection
  • More reliable and secure than proxies
  • Software and applications work with VPN
  • Unblocks Hulu, Netflix and BBC iPlayer

Web Based Proxy for YouTube in China

  • No installation
  • One license for multiple devices
  • Does not unblock Hulu, Netflix, and BBC iPlayer
  • Works on laptops and phones
  • Cheaper than VPNs
  • Can use at work and school without "footprints"

As you can see, they're two very different devices.  For me, I because I usually access YouTube, Facebook, and these sites on my iPhone (as well as at home), the no-installation and more than one device per license features pretty much sealed the deal for me. I know that proxies are less secure in general, but I considered three things

  1. I'm not doing anything illegal or "bad", so I don't care if someone tracks my internet activity
  2. Even though they're less secure than VPNs, they're still more secure than nothing at all
  3. I'm just browsing the internet and streaming video – no P2P, no torrents, no gaming, and I rarely download large files or run software that's blocked in China

free trial proxyThis has happened to so many people out there and many have not got any solution at all. From my experience, I can say that proxies really work in breaking firewalls created in order to bock certain sites.  If a proxy can do battle with The GFW, I'm sure proxies can beat any work or school firewall too! 

The proxy for YouTube in China I still use today (three years later, and still in China) is called Securitales.  There are a couple things that make Securitales a good choice.

  • Professional service
  • Unblocks all sites blocked by The GFW
  • Has proven to be a long-lasting, trusted service
  • It's cheap ($6 per month)
  • FREE TRIAL
  • 30 day money back guarantee

If you've seen any other proxies services out there, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say that they look and work pretty unprofessionally. Lots of web based proxies available in China are just  a single page with a place to put your URL and a big bold sign that says "unblock sites HERE".  Do you know who runs the proxy? Are there Terms and Conditions? Do they promise not to sell your email or abuse your IP address data.  Will they be around next week? There are a lot of variables. Securitales has been around since 2009 when these sites started getting blocked in China, and even in March 2011 when tons of VPN services started faltering in China, Securitales maintained their service at normal speed.

So why waste time looking for a proxy for YouTube in china when you can get better access, faster connection and with no-stress reliable service by using Securitales?

securitales web based proxyIn other words, go to www.securitales.com and get started NOW!

This is the best proxy I have come across so far, and I've been in China for what seems like FOREVER.

 

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