I'm travelling around china for 2 months and i'm in kunming for a week for a mandarin course. I am using a chromebook and it just decided to reset itself, so I need to re-register/re-authenticate it on a wifi network with a vpn!

I have a vpn service subscription, but I can only set it up after activation. Wifi hotspot from the phone doesn't share the vpn.

I need a wifi router configured with a vpn.

Any kind soul that can help? Or knows a public wifi with vpn?

vpn can usally

be set up without wifi connection, there are work arounds contact customer services.

there are no workarounds in this case. I need wifi with vpn because I can't install the vpn app at the registration screen.

the chromebook needs to contact google to authenticate

have you contacted their cust6omer services? or if the problem is with browser, you can instll other browsers even on chromebook. just thinkin out the box

This is before login.. No access to browser, apps or advanced configuration. Just connect to WiFi and enter credentials

ah! gottit now.

If you're desperate, you can go to HK and connect there. Flights and high speed trains can get you there and back in a day if you had too, though it would cost you more than the Chromebook. A second travel option is to take a train to Hekou, then cross the border to Vietnam and then go to a cafe. Google isn't blocked there. This option assumes you happen to be a passport holder to the Vietnam visa free countries. Either option assumes your China visa is multiple entry.

Haha i'm not that desperate! And only have a single entry visa

Apparently there's a hostel in dali that has unrestricted wifi.

Upland and Cloudland in kunming advertise they have, but don't