{"id":18840,"date":"2021-01-18T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/?p=18840"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T09:13:28","slug":"calling-from-china-skype-zoom-facetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/calling-from-china-skype-zoom-facetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling from China: Can I Use Skype, Zoom, or Facetime?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/skype-zoom-china.jpg\" title=\"Using Skype or Zoom in China\"  alt=\"Using Skype or Zoom in China\" width=\"700\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/skype-zoom-china.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/skype-zoom-china-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most common questions that people traveling to China have is how to <strong>communicate with people outside of the country<\/strong>. The purpose of this article is to present and analyze each of the options available for making calls and video calls from China.<\/p>\n<p>As you may already know, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/list-of-blocked-websites-in-china\/\">many apps and websites are not easily accessible in China<\/a>, and you will need a VPN or an alternative system to bypass the Great Firewall of China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cta-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/best-vpn-china\/\" >Click here to find out the best VPNs for China (updated monthly)<\/a><\/div>\n<nav class=\"indexsdc\">\n<h2 id=\"table_of_content\">Table of contents<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-1\">Skype and Microsoft Teams in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-2\">Zoom in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-3\">FaceTime in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-4\">WhatsApp in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-5\">Facebook Messenger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-6\">WeChat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-7\">Google Duo, Google Meet and Google Hangouts in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-8\">Other apps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-9\">Conventional calls <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-10\">Virtual phones <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call-from-china-11\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-1\">Using Skype and Microsoft Teams in China<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the fact that some inaccurate news is still circulating online, <strong>Skype is NOT blocked in China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you try to download the Skype app on the iOS app market or one of the Android markets (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/unblock-google-china\/\">Google Play is blocked<\/a>) once you&#8217;re in China, you won&#8217;t find it. In addition, if you want to access the Skype webpage, you will be redirected to a Chinese webpage (skype.gmw.cn) where you will download a modified version of Skype that complies with Chinese regulations. Complying with Chinese regulations means that communications are redirected (and monitored) via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.21vianet.com\/\">21vianet<\/a> the Microsoft local partner in China.<br \/>\n<strong><!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to use Skype in China, I recommend that you download it to all of your devices before going, or if you&#8217;re already in China, that you download it with a VPN active directly from the official website and not from the Chinese version.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The quality of calls and video calls with Skype from China is a bit lacking<\/strong> and it&#8217;s a good idea to use a good VPN to improve the quality, although it isn&#8217;t always enough.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Microsoft Teams, the situation is similar to Skype. You will need to use the local version provided by 21Vianet, which complies with Chinese regulations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-2\">Using Zoom in China<\/h2>\n<p>Zoom saw tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic and became the go-to software to enable communication among users.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, <strong>Zoom is partially blocked in China<\/strong>: Since August 2020, just like Skype, a local version exists for Chinese users, allowing individual users to join video calls but not to organize them. Premium users must register through a local business partner in order to create video calls.<\/p>\n<p>The international version of Zoom is completely blocked, so if you don\u2019t want to use the local version, you will have to activate your VPN in order to use it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-3\">Using FaceTime in China<\/h2>\n<p>As of today, <strong>FaceTime continues to work in China<\/strong> without the need to use a VPN. So, if you have an iOS device, FaceTime is a good option for making calls from China.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that <strong>the quality of video calls with FaceTime tends to vary somewhat<\/strong>, in general, it tends to be quite decent.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-4\">Using WhatsApp in China<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2017, <strong>WhatsApp has been completely blocked in China<\/strong>. If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/unblock-whatsapp-in-china\/\" >use WhatsApp in China<\/a>, you will need a VPN active on your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Using WhatsApp with a VPN to make calls is possible and <strong>its quality greatly depends on the quality of the VPN<\/strong> that you use. So, make sure that you choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/best-vpn-china\/\" >a VPN that works well in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-5\">Using Facebook Messenger in China<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2009,<strong> Facebook and all its services have been blocked in China<\/strong>. If you want to use Facebook Messenger in China, you need to use a VPN or other system to bypass the internet restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The quality of video calls while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/unblock-facebook-messenger-china\/\">using Facebook Messenger in China<\/a> will depend on the stability and speed of your VPN. If you want to use this service, make sure to choose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/best-vpn-china\/\">reliable VPN provider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-6\">Calling with WeChat<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WeChat is a very popular application in China<\/strong> and is a mix between a messaging app (similar to WhatsApp) and a social media platform (similar to Facebook). In addition, it has many other functionalities, such as payments at businesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/how-to-use-didi-china\/\" >booking taxis<\/a> or a blogging platform. You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/how-to-use-wechat-or-weixin\/\" >complete guide about Wechat<\/a>, to learn more about this app.<\/p>\n<p>WeChat lets you make video calls in a way that&#8217;s practically identical to WhatsApp, with the advantage of the fact that because it&#8217;s a Chinese app, it isn&#8217;t blocked and you won&#8217;t need to have a VPN active to use it.<\/p>\n<p>In our experience, <strong>WeChat is probably the best app to communicate between devices within China and between China and overseas<\/strong>. The quality of video calls is always quite good, and it is infrequent to notice any delay.<\/p>\n<p>Note that to register for WeChat, you need to be verified by at least one existing user, and there is a limit of three verifications per year. While this is not a problem if you are in China, as almost everyone has an active WeChat account, it can be a problem if you want to communicate with contacts abroad.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-7\">Using Google Duo, Google Meet and Google Hangouts in China<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Google Duo and Hangouts, like all Google services, are blocked in China<\/strong>, so you will need to use a VPN or other system to bypass the Great Firewall.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the quality of the calls will vary greatly depending on the quality of your VPN connection, so be sure to choose a reliable provider.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-8\">Other popular apps for making calls<\/h2>\n<p>The large majority of the other popular apps in the West for making video calls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/apps-blocked-china-access\/\" >are blocked in China<\/a>. Examples of these include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/how-to-access-line-in-china\/\">LINE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/access-viber-china\/\">Viber Messenger<\/a>, Discord, Telegram, Signal or Tango.<\/p>\n<p>Other less popular apps might not yet be blocked, but if you want an app for making video calls that you don&#8217;t need a VPN to use, WeChat will be your best option.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-9\">Conventional calls<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s obvious that you can continue to use your phone to call from China to abroad, but it&#8217;s going to be expensive, especially if you&#8217;re using a SIM card from another country.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/china-sim-cards\/\" >prepaid Chinese SIM card<\/a>, you can make calls abroad, but normally you have to activate the service. By default, this service is blocked on new telephone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Companies offer monthly plans for calling abroad. For a monthly fee, they will offer you a fixed number of minutes and a reduced rate for each extra minute that you use. The price will vary greatly depending on the country that you want to call.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about prepaid SIM cards in China, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/internet-in-china\/\" >read this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-10\">Virtual phones<\/h2>\n<p>Although virtual telephones don&#8217;t usually allow calls from China, this is a very good option for receiving calls from abroad at a low cost. A virtual telephone will allow you to receive calls directly to your telephone number, whereas the people calling you will be calling a local number from your country.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to use a virtual telephone number to receive calls in China, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/virtual-phone-number-in-china\/\" >read our complete guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"call-from-china-11\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"accordionsdc\">Does Skype work in China or is it blocked?<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" class=\"faqpanel\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">Although Skype has not been blocked in China, there are two things you need to know: the quality of the calls might be quite bad and if you try to download Skype when you are already in China, you will only be able to download a modified version that complies with Chinese regulations. To solve both of these problems, you can use a VPN. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"accordionsdc\">Can I use Skype to make international calls from China?<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" class=\"faqpanel\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">Yes, you can. You can use Skype to call from China to a phone number or Skype account in other countries or conversely, you can use it to call from another country to your business partners, friends and family members located in China. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"accordionsdc\">Does Facetime work in China?<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" class=\"faqpanel\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">At the moment Facetime is not blocked in China, so it still works. However, the quality of the call might not be the best, especially if you don\u2019t use a VPN!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"accordionsdc\">How do I call to China?<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" class=\"faqpanel\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">In addition to Skype, and Facetime, there are other options, such as Zoom and Whatsapp (but you will need a VPN), WeChat (a Chinese app that works well in China) or a virtual phone number service.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"accordionsdc\">What is the country code for China?<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" class=\"faqpanel\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">The international country code for calling China is +86<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">Photo Credits: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/video-conference-skype-webinar-5162927\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jagrit Parajuli<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most common questions that people traveling to China have is how to communicate with people outside of the country. 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