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Facebook Proxy Sites That Work

September 26th, 2011 Posted in Proxies, Unblock Facebook, Web Based Proxies
Sep, 26 2011
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facebook proxy sites that workThere are many schools, workplaces, and even entire countries where people do not have access to Facebook.  For some people, it means just another boring day when you'd rather jerk-around on Facebook. For others, it means losing contact with friends and family while abroad.  Blocking Facebook is done in the same way as any other site. And blocking sites at work and school is no different than banning websites in China or Iran.  It's done with a firewall, and the best way to get around a firewall is with a proxy.

Problem is that a lot of the proxies out there are plain crap.  When I first found out how proxies can bypass firewalls, I spend a lot of time searching for Facebook proxy sites that work.  Sure, I found some, but even though they worked, they were slow.  Most of them were free, but I'm sure thousands of people were logging in simultaneously, slowing them down.  It seemed that I was spending more time looking for Facebook proxy sites that worked than actually surfing Facebook. What a pain in the ass.

I think the thing that kept me help back for so long was that I was afraid to pay to unblock Facebook.  Lots of stuff is free on the internet, and why should I pay for something that was free to begin with. I soon came to realize how cheap it can be to pay for a Facebook proxy site that works.

securitales facebook proxy site that worksI now use a service called SecuriTales. It took me a while to warm up to idea of paying a monthly fee for this, but I looked at it like this. I've got to go to work every day.  And every time the boss is out, I like to open up my personal email, play chess on Facebook, and watch videos. Ok, I like to waste time. Whatever, don't judge me.

The point is that I use it every day. Even if just for a couple minutes, I do use it.  SecuriTales only charges you $4.5 USD a month (after the discount which I'll show you how to get in a sec).  $4.5 dollars a month is 1.5 cents a day.

1.5 cents a day

That means if I use it twice in one day, it's less than a penny for each time I check my Facebook account when I normally wouldn't be able to.

Now that is AWESOME

wasting timeI'm just some guy with a blog about China – heck, you might not even be in China.  But if you're looking for a Facebook proxy site that works, there's really nothing better than SecuriTales.  Think about all that time you'd waste looking for a reliable, fast, and free proxy – isn't it better to just pay 1.5 cents and start now?

Or would you rather browse broken links in forums, risky proxy services that might spam your IP address, and deal with tons of adverts for hours on end in search of that perfect, FREE Facebook proxy site that works?

I'd pay the 1.5 cents for instant satisfaction.

I guess I don't have to do too much convincing because they offer a FREE TRIAL and a 30 day money back guarantee, so there's pretty much ZERO RISK in trying it out.

Oh yeah, and the discount.  Once you finish the free trial, they'll give you an offer for a 25% discount if you sign up immediately.  If you wait, you'll pay the full price ($6-$8 per month).  If you sign up for a year of service with the 25% discount, you end up paying $54 USD for the year, which works out to $4.5 USD per day.  Do the math!

As least try it out for FREE at www.securitales.com

 

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The Best Facebook Proxy

September 19th, 2011 Posted in Access Facebook, Free Trial, Proxies, Securitales, Unblock Facebook
Sep, 19 2011
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best facebook proxy browserWhat's the deal? It seems like everyone has been coming down on Facebook lately; Work, School, China, Mom and Dad. WTF?  Facebook is awesome, and only those who see it as a "time waster" or a "threat to national security" would ever think of banning it.  That's why we need a Facebook proxy.

Instead of making a long and boring post, I'll make this quick.

About Proxies

Facebook gets blocked because of firewalls. Proxies get you around firewalls.  There are firewalls for every computer and network.  That means you can block a site from a computer by setting it's firewall to block the IP address of that site.  In the same way, schools, jobs, and public computers can use a network firewall to block sites (porn, bomb making, and of course Facebook) from a whole range of computers sharing a network.  Proxies are used to change the IP address of the computer, and trick the firewall into thinking that you're not in it's jurisdiction.  When you use a Facebook proxy, it's the proxy's IP address that's accessing Facebook, not your real IP

facebook blocked accessThat means you can access Facebook at work, school, home, your phone, on public wifi, and even in Communist/Socialist regimes like China and Vietnam!

What's the best Facebook proxy?

Well, I guess everyone's got an opinion, but I think the best Facebook proxy is SecuriTales.

Yes, you have to pay for it, so if you're looking for a freebie, you're out of luck. BUT, you should pretty much ALWAYS pay for a proxy, even if it's not SecuriTales.

Here's why.

Did you ever think about why things are free?

1. Because they suck

2. Because they're getting your money some other way

Number 2 could mean a couple things.  One, obviously, is that they make money off advertising. Some of the legitimate free proxies out there like Hotspot Shield work alright, but they do bombard you with advertisements and popup ads.  What a pain in the ass.  But if you haven't go the cash, it's a decent alternative.

proxy spamHowever, the scary thing is that it doesn't stop there. Some free proxies are actually like collection pots for IP addresses.  They store the IP data and personal information from you computer, and then the owner of the proxy can either sell this information to other users or use it himself to send out spam and otherwise steal and abuse your online identity.

I'm not kidding, it really happens.

So think before getting excited about some random free proxy site you came across.

So, the deal is that SecuriTales is a totally legit service. They've got support and everything.  The best part, is that you don't have to jump in blind and pay a bunch of money.  It's only six dollars a month, and there's a 25% discount which I'll tell you how to get it a bit.

free trial facebook proxyThe second best part is that there's a FREE TRIAL.

Once you finish the free trial, they give you a chance for a 25% discount if you sign up immediately, which means you only pay 4.5 dollars for a month.  That's chump change for a fast service that you can trust.

The third best part of the best Facebook proxy is that if you don't like it, you can get your money back. They've got a 30 day money back guarantee which means you can try it out for a full month and if it's not worth your money, you can get your money back.

best facebook proxyThese are the reasons I think SecuriTales is the best Facebook proxy.

Only $4.5 dollars for Facebook – all day, every day, wherever it's banned.

At least try it for FREE.

Their site it 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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Free Trial Proxy in China

August 28th, 2011 Posted in Free Trial, Proxies
Aug, 28 2011
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free trial proxy in chinaIf you're interested, you can read the whole deal about web based proxies in China, what they're good for, what they're not good for, and how they stand up when compared to virtual private networks

HERE

If you're not, you can get started on your FREE TRIAL with Securitales

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A Facebook proxy server that works

August 22nd, 2011 Posted in Proxies, Slow Internet, Unblock Facebook
Aug, 22 2011
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facebook proxy server that works in ChinaA Breakthrough to the Social Sites Blocked – Finding a Facebook proxy server that works

In the past few years, social networking has drastically changed the lifestyle of many people, especially the youth and young adults of western nations. Facebook as a social networking site has dominated this industry. When I worked in The US, we are allowed to visit Facebook only on lunch time and after job hours. We used a network which blocks some sites and secures others within the internet. I'm sure you've had similar experiences at your jobs.  Almost everyone is aware just how much time you can waste on Facebook. All my friends are on Facebook and if I wanted to chat with  them or check up on them, I had to take a coffee break.  The rules were pretty strict.

Later on however I found out that I could use a Facebook proxy server that works to hide your IP and bypass firewalls at work and school. That way, I was be able to waste time when my boss wasn't around. Most of my workmates in my situation are still using proxies. I've moved to China now, where proxies and virtual private network are also used to evade  firewalls as well.  The security of both can unblock sites in China, just as it did at my workplace.  Trouble is, finding a Facebook proxy server that works in China is pretty tough sometimes.

facebook in chinaFor instance, the internet censorship in China has created so many limits and restrictions to the websites that are supposed to be providing these proxies, it's hard to find where to connect to them. But considering China with the highest number of internet users in the world, it's very likely (and common) that there are still quite a few ways to get a hold of a Facebook proxy server that works in China.  Free proxies were popular back in the day, but too much traffic got them blocked – or that's my theory on it anyway.

The great thing about proxies in China is that you can use them on your phone too. Unlike VPNs which have to be installed, and don't work on phones anyway, you can get one subscription and use the same Facebook proxy server that works here on your phone, laptop, school computer, and anything else really. But even with the Remote Access Service, Pocket Layer Filtering, Single Contact Point and all the other security features of proxies you will still find some limitations – one of these limitations is that you won't be able to access American or UK content like with a virtual IP address through a VPN.

The only Facebook proxy server that works in China (that I know of) is Securitales. I had long given up on proxies until I came across them.  The don't seem to advertise much, unlike a lot of the other VPN services out there, but as I've tried it myself, I can honestly say that it not only works, but it works like magic.  With no installation necessary, you just have to go to the Securitales site and you can get started with your FREE TRIAL in under a minute!

securitales web based proxyGo to www.securitales.com


If you're not up for checking out Securtiales, then you might want to schedule in another hour of research to find something.  Oh yeah, and Securitales is only 6$ a month.  I challenge you to find something cheaper.

 

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Access Facebook in China Free Trial

July 7th, 2011 Posted in Access Facebook, Securitales
Jul, 07 2011
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facebook in china freeI won't drag this out. Everyone's looking for free stuff these days. Well, here you go. Securitales has got free trials going. They're not a VPN, but they do allow you to access Facebook in China.  They work pretty well I think. For laptops, I still prefer using a VPN, but for mobile devices like iPhone and iPad, this is a great choice, especially because PPTP and L2TP VPNs are blocked.


Here's the link

When you get to the Securitales page, the free trial is right under the sign up form


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Access Facebook in China on iPad

July 7th, 2011 Posted in Access Facebook, China, iPad, Reviews, Securitales, Web Based Service
Jul, 07 2011
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ipad in chinaI've got to write a follow up article on some of the recent posts I've been making, because I suddenly became aware a few days ago that it's still possible to access Facebook in China on iPad.  I know, I know, after all my posts talking about how L2TP and PPTP VPNs were blocked because of the stuff that was going on in Egypt, and after all the stuff I wrote about how mobile devices like iPad couldn't access blocked sites without jailbreaking the iPad and messing up your warranty, I've got to go back and change what I said.  It is completely possible to access Facebook in China on iPad – all you need is a web based service to help you bypass Internet censorship.

I got an email from a company called Securitales the other day.  I had seen their advertisements around, and to be honest, they never really caught my eye.  I didn't really know what they were, but I was happy with my VPN, so I didn't look into it so much.

However, when they contacted me about featuring them on the site, it came to my attention that their service was a bit different from other services I had tried.  They're a web based service.  This is now the second time I've used this term – and it's exactly what it sounds like.  It's called a web based service because their method of unblocking sites in China does not involve downloading or installing anything on your computer.  It is accessible through any device that can connect to the Internet because there are no changes made to the device that you're using. It's just like accessing a website, or using a special browser window.  This is why you can even access Facebook in China on iPad.

facebook in chinaUnlike PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols which are blocked and don't work in most of China, Securitales will send you a secure link to your inbox, which means you can access their secure browser anywhere, anytime, even if their site is blocked.  They've even got a FREE TRIAL, (if you click the link, the free trial option is right below the sign-up form) which is amazing these days – most VPNs don't even offer that.  Once you access the link, type in your username and password, and type the URL of the blocked site into the secure browser area.  You'll notice that it's using HTTPS, not HTTP.

I was pleasantly surprised at the speed of Securitales.  Like I said, I had seen their service advertised around before and didn't think much of it.  But don't let their lack of flash and strange name (sounds like the name of a Pixar/Disney movie doesn't it?) fool you.  They're pretty much on par with most VPN companies.

A disadvantage of using a web based service is that you've got to type the URL you want to visit into the designated area in order for the site to be unblocked. I'm still getting used to it and I frequently switch back to my normal browser only to be blocked from the site, and then I've got to go back and retype the URL. Not a big deal, but slightly inconvenient.  For users that want to access Facebook in China on iPad however, you haven't really got a choice, and something is better than nothing.  This is probably just one of those things that you get used to.

Securitales will also work on your iPhone and Android devices.  In a nutshell, for mobile users in China, its a very cool service to have.

 Securitales Website

Remember, they've got a FREE TRIAL

 

 

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