communication
Unconnected
During recent travels I did something that I probably haven’t done in 20 years – make a collect call on a pay phone. I didn’t even know they had many pay phones around anymore, much less the collect call service. This was one of those rare instances when I regretted not being more technologically savvy, owning or knowing how to use at least one iThing.
No More Skype in China?
Speaking with your loved ones across the sea just got more difficult. Phone services not offered by China Telecom or China Unicom have been declared illegal by The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China. Vpn services will surely have their work cut out if Skype is added to the list of blocked sites and Internet services.
For more info, read LostLaowai’s blog here or read the ShanghaiDaily.com article here.
