FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Minimum Apps to Load for a Visit to Mainland China?
Thread: Minimum Apps to Load for a Visit to Mainland China?
View Single Post
Old May 25, 2026 | 6:26 pm
  #45  
BD82
100k
50 Countries Visited
100 Nights
 
Join Date: Jan 2026
Location: Hiroshima
Posts: 41
Originally Posted by Graciecatt
Can someone please answer definitively if I need a VPN/eSim in mainland China and Hong Kong or not? I have a locked iPhone 16 Pro from AT&T and was planning to use AT&T's International Day Plan at $12/day capped at $120/blling cycle. I know there are probably cheaper options out there but using the AT&T international day plan is easiest for me, especially since my phone is still locked and I'd have to pay off my phone ($500+) in order to unlock it.
I’ve used AT&T’s IDP in China, you don’t need a VPN with it
BD82 is offline  
Reply