While it’s not known the exact reason for removing Wi-Fi capabilities on the Chinese version of the iPhone, many people speculate it is because the PRC government wants to monitor all traffic through their servers. After all, the iPod Touch sold at the Apple stores are Wi-Fi enabled. In my opinion, it was a way for the cell phone providers on the mainland to make more money selling internet plans, however the idea is somewhat flawed since it was the government who established the rule and not China Unicom.

Whatever the reason may be, Anchor Free allows a free VPN solution that will allow you to access Twitter and Facebook which happens to be blocked by the Great Firewall. A VPN will also anonymize and secure your internet connection while accessing any other censored sites using any data service over Wi-Fi/GPRS/or 3G. Point your browsers to HotSpot Shield to get started.

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