Hong Kong Puri Paid SIM Card again Beyond Great Wall in China

In mid -October, I decided to go to Shenzhen, China for interviews.As you know, there is an Internet filtering system, also known as "Great Wall of CHINA", and even if you purchase a prepaid SIM card locally, you will not be able to use Facebook or Twitter, so you will not be able to use Google services.Time needs to prepare some communication means.

The most basic method is to connect users who have contracted with Japanese mobile phone operators to the network of local mobile phone operators using international roaming services.In this case, Chinese filtering is not applied, and ordinary services can be used.This time, my stay is as short as three days, so I thought about getting over it, but after this summer, I have been using it conveniently while leaving various small dissatisfaction, "World Data Statent amount", "980 yen per day.As a person who has experienced the simplicity of " + data traffic", I do not want to pay the fee of "2980 yen per day".

So I decided to buy a prepaid SIM card issued in Hong Kong, just like visiting Beijing, China last year.Last year, I purchased a prepaid SIM card called "CROSS BORDER KING DUAL-NUMBER PREPAID SIM" in China Unicom Hong Kong (China Unicom Hong Kong).I purchased /3gchina 10-day Data PREPAID SIM CARD.

China's prepaid SIM card in Hong Kong has almost the same mechanism as the King of Hong Kong in China, and Chinese mobile phone operators are mainly published for travelers in Hong Kong, so they are affected by Chinese filtering.Mobile data communication is available in mainland China.As a plan, 1 in 10 days.It can be used up to 5GB, and after using up the capacity, 1MB 1.It seems that data communication is possible for $ 5HK (about 20 yen).

This package was originally sold in Hong Kong, but it was sold in Japanese Amazon in parallel imports and could be purchased for 3000 yen.However, it seems that the price has dropped significantly since then, and it is now sold for around 2200 yen.Feeling a little lost ...Speaking of which, there was news that NTT DOCOMO would open a store on the Internet mail order site of China Mobile in September, but I delusion that China Mobile opened a store around D shopping and would sell a prepaid SIM card.It is impossible because the sales of international roaming decrease (laughs).

For settings and opening work, it may be a contract only for data communication, so basically only attach a SIM card to the terminal and select the APN displayed as standard.Without being caught by Chinese filtering, I was able to use apps such as Facebook and Google Maps comfortably.This time, I used Huawei's P9 and tried tethering on the way, but I was able to use it easily.

By the way, when it comes to prepaid SIM cards used overseas, I want to use a prepaid SIM card that includes a voice call contract, as I want to use in the same way as in Japan, but recently I contacted my friends and family.It is not bad to choose a prepaid SIM card that only has data communication, if you do not call a restaurant or the like at your destination, because it is mainly a message application such as Facebook messenger.

In addition, the Chinese transfer Hong Kong prepaid SIM card purchased this time is likely to be extended for 180 days if the usage period is charged over 50 Hong Kong dollars (about 670 yen) during the usage period.I did it.For charge, the procedure was performed on the "Online Refill" site on the Hong Kong site in China, and it was possible to charge with a master card issued in Japan.However, since the data communication pack is 1GB for $ 100 (about 1330 yen), it is necessary to add 50 Hong Kong dollars before traveling next time.

These overseas prepaid SIM cards are generally purchased by traveling, but it is encouraging to be able to purchase at Amazon in Japan before traveling, like this Chinese movement Hong Kong (although parallel imported products).The initial price difference was a local price of 148 Hong Kong dollars (about 1970 yen), but the price of Amazon when I purchased it was 3000 yen, but as mentioned above, if it is now about 2200 yen, it is now about 2200 yen.It's pretty easy to buy.I hope that the number of prepaid SIM cards in other countries and regions will increase in the future.