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Old May 8, 2019, 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by STS-134
Okay, well if China Mobile Hong Kong is CMHK, then what is China Unicom Hong Kong?
China Unicom. Long story...


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Well, it is still better than doing int'l roaming from a US carrier. Beats 1GB for $60 https://www.att.com/offers/internati...ans/world.html
I have T-Mobile...You probably know how much I pay for roaming...

Originally Posted by STS-134
This is true. But it's a combination of 3 factors that make the situation in China annoying, and the ID authentication is just 1 of the 3...if any ONE of these disappeared, then I wouldn't be complaining about this.
That's China.

Also - FWIW - both carriers are state-owned...
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Old May 28, 2019, 2:29 pm
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Well it looks like I might be able to easily solve this issue on my next visit. I am seeing rumors that the Pixel 4 will have 2 SIM card slots, and if that's the case, I'd just use a China SIM for voice/text and a Hong Kong SIM for data.
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Old May 28, 2019, 5:43 pm
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I can confirm that there are still vendors at Sheung Shui Station (outside ground-level north-bound exit) with placards reading 一卡两号 "One Card Two Numbers" but I don't know the terms.
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