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  1. #1

    Join Date
    Mar 2019
    Location
    NT
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    146

    Do you have roaming enabled in HK? Do you have Chinese Alipay or wechat pay? If so then you should be able to do a topup online.

    The reason I ask about roaming is because they may send you a code via SMS to setup a new payment method.


  2. #2

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    Mar 2019
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    NT
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    I believe it is still limited in functionality when used in mainland. I have never successfully used HK version of wechat or alipay in mainland.

    Also, I just looked on both wechat and ali, and China Unicom HK is not listed as a vendor, it may be on the Chinese versions.

    Do you have any friends or coworkers in mainland that can do the top up for you, either by by mobile payment or at a convenience store?

    Does the china unicom app give you any options for payment?

  3. #3

    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    Hong Kong
    Posts
    715

    There's a bit of leeway... sometimes I forget to pay mine and will get a reminder the proceeding month. I've never really delayed more than a month though (e.g. paying January by end of March).

    Given your predicament, have you tried Taobao? There are some retailers who will do phone topups. I've not tried using an HK Visa/MasterCard for this specifically, but if you find a vendor that takes it (you'd be responsible for the additional % charged by Taobao anyway) then this could be your solution.


  4. #4

    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Posts
    1,550
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    Can try online websites that recharges sim card.
    https://www.mychinaunicom.com/toRefillPage.dhtml
    HK_Katherine likes this.

  5. #5

    Join Date
    Dec 2017
    Location
    Central
    Posts
    272

    If you didn't fixed it, let me know, I can help you with this. But generally you have 90 days to recharge your number.