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Old Oct 7, 2016 | 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by jamar
I don't get it either, but their country, their carriers (CMHK/CUHK), their rules. And a fairly big difference is, the dual-number SIMs carry mainland numbers. Regular roaming doesn't give you a local number in the place you're roaming in.

CMHK's policy is existing cards stay active as long as you can keep them topped up. According to a CMHK rep in the airport CMHK store, at least.
I'd better hold onto my card and keep it recharged then! Unfortunately, it is only a 3G card, and does not allow access to the LTE network. I'm not sure if I'd ever be able to upgrade to a 4G card later on; my distributor told me that they were going to come out with 4G cross border SIMs around June or July but that plan seems to have been halted.
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