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Receive text message outside Canada

Yolandaaaaaaaaa
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Hi, I'm currently outside the country, can I receive the text message from Canada if I'm in China?

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@BKNS27 wrote:

@softech 

My spouse parent and family was in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for a family trip and WhatsApp was working fine but not sure if it works in China.


hi @BKNS27 those are different countries from China.  China is a Communist country and know to control on internet traffic (the "Great Firewall")


The following apps are blocked:

Communication: WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are blocked. 

Browsing: Google, Bing, and Wikipedia are restricted.

Navigation: Google Maps will not work or will provide inaccurate data.

Ride-Sharing: Uber does not operate in mainland China.

Payments:   Apple Pay or standard credit cards are rarely accepted. 

@softech 

My spouse parent and family was in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for a family trip and WhatsApp was working fine but not sure if it works in China.


@BKNS27 wrote:

@Yolandaaaaaaaaa 

You can also use WhatsApp if all parties have this app.


@BKNS27 

I didn't suggest Whatsapp because it is blocked in China

BKNS27
Mayor / Maire

@Yolandaaaaaaaaa 

You can also use WhatsApp if all parties have this app.

softech
Oracle
Oracle

@Yolandaaaaaaaaa 

sorry, to get text outside of Canada, you need roaming service.  But PM does not provide roaming service in any countries other than US or Mexico

if you are waiting for 2FA, you need to call your bank to arrange to change to other way to receive , like via email

if you are waiting for text from friends, you need to ask them to use WeChat to talk to you via the app

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