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May 3, 2023 | 12:42 am

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Originally Posted by gudugan

I went back to the store and got more clarification.

My plan is Y40/month:
5GB anywhere (not HK/Macau/Taiwan) data + 5GB Sichuan-only data + 2GB data that will start next month (also anywhere data)
So if you don't live in Sichuan it's 7GB only. If you are in Sichuan, it uses the 5GB Sichuan-only data first. You should ideally sign up in the province that you live the most in.
Everything is 5G but if your phone doesn't support 5G, it will just use 4G.

If I want to cancel the plan it's Y60 before one year and no cancellation fee after that. I don't really want to go through this process again anytime soon but perhaps will change it to BJ/SH after a year if I feel like it.

Yikes! I had no idea the Chinese cellular market operates like that. They sure make my T-Mobile and AT&T plans look so good. Everything is unlimited nationwide and in North America. Imagine if my data and minutes are restricted to a New York bucket and I get another for the rest of the country. I wonder if Unicom is any different.

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