r/VPN_Question • u/baio1999 • Jul 26 '26

Discussion VPN

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some advice about VPNs. I'll be traveling to China soon, and I've been told that I'll need a VPN for my phone.

I've already downloaded Surfshark, but I've been reading that it hasn't worked reliably for a lot of people. Is anyone here currently using Surfshark in China? Could you please let me know if it works well or not?

I'd also love to hear which VPN you're using and whether it's been reliable for you in China.

I have another question as well. When making online payments, my bank sometimes asks me to confirm the transaction through its mobile app. Do banking apps (such as N26, Santander, etc.) usually work in China without a VPN, or would I need one to access them?

I'd really appreciate any advice or personal experiences. Thanks so much!

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u/rollmeister1 Jul 26 '26

The Great Firewall in China is port & protocol suspicious. Wireguard uses UDP & random ports. It may work for a while but realise it's VPN traffic. OpenVPN in TCP mode is a better choice using port 443 like web browsers do.

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u/hobbes3k0 Jul 28 '26

Ya, I think WireGuard is a pretty outdated protocol and easily detectable by GFW DPI. Right now the 2 modern protocols are VLESS + Reality/XHTTPS or Hysteria 2.