Need to accept the reality of China firewall.. Don’t be bitter or resentful. China government is not completely without justification. Focus on solutions.

Note some workhorse sites [dreamhost, github,,] are accessible by wifi intermittently  (such as the Wifi-101) but seldom permitted by ChnM hotspot. Therefore, Don’t rely on dreamhost for important info. Use git-blogg or SD drive instead.

• — For Local call n data .. Use local SIM
• — For call to Sgp .. (banks,,) use MLPhone + IDD from Beijing home
• — For Gmail (and whatsapp)
• .. cmlink roaming 10 GB on personal mobile phone.  I can even pay a small fee for additional data if needed, but this is unlikely given the MLPhone.

— MLPhone as roaming hotspot

Issue: NoSim. I had to connect to a wifi to set up SIM
Issue: other devices can’t detect this SSID. I had to disable-then-enable the hotspot on mlphone. Once another device connects to this SSID, mlphone shows a green banner on top.

“For Monthly Data Travel APAC, once the current 2GB has been utilized , it will automatic activate another 2GB block @$15 per block.”