This is what roaming data means, Your data packet is simply trunked to your original operator to process. So you will be having a US ip on the web.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Yury Shefer <she...@gmail.com> wrote: > My team mate was traveling to China with his Nexus 6 (with Project Fi > SIM-card) and was able to access Google services. The phone uses roaming > data to access Google and your phone gets IP assigned by your home mobile > network packet gateway (P-GW). There is no local data break-out. > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Sean Hunter <jamesb2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I come to you to humbly request your assistance, on or off list. This not >> an urgent technical matter, but something I'm rather fascinated by at the >> moment. >> >> While in China recently, I noticed that my Project Fi phone was accessing >> Google. Not only Google, but Facebook, YouTube, Gmail, Twitter, and many >> other normally perma-blocked websites. It's taken me a few days of sleep >> deprived thinking to realize this, but I'm seeing the same or similar >> 26.x.x.x addresses across countries I've visited, including China, Spain, >> Malaysia, and Hong Kong. >> >> I'm not a cellular guy and I know even less about MVNO's, but I'm curious >> if I'm inferring the technical operations of the network correctly. It >> sounds like the local cellular companies are provisioning access upon >> arrival, then packing up the packets and shipping them off at layer 2 or >> below to Google, who's then handling the IP stack and up internet access. >> I'm also assuming the Great Firewall then acts above these layers since >> it's not blocking access on my phone. >> >> If my inference is correct, I'd be curious to see if those responsible for >> the Great Firewall are aware of this deal Google has with a Chinese >> cellular provider and the technical specifics of how it works. Might we be >> seeing a softening of Great Firewall policies for foreigners, or just >> another soon to be inspected or blocked flow of traffic? >> >> Anyway, I'd just love to hear from a knowledgeable engineer about how this >> works. >> >> If you've read this far, thanks for your time and have a great day! >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Yury.