The cheapest and fastest data in HK for $33?

eterrestrial32 · 20-12-2021, 03:08 PM

Did anyone else get a sms from the 3 network offering to sign up for their subsidized 5G plan at $100/month with a 12 month contract period? Apparently they're sending it out to SoSim subscribers. Not a bad deal getting 5G 10Gb data for $100. The only catch being it's a 12 month contract and secondly, after the initial 12 month period, they will bill at $198/month. I'm excited about trying it, except I'm using a non-5G phone currently, so kind of pointless that way.

njstone9 · 20-12-2021, 03:12 PM

I have a Pixel 5 which is apparently 5G though no idea if it will actually connect here. I can't even connect it to the WiFi at work which is somehow incompatible with Android 12.

Is 5G really necessary?

vyral_143 · 20-12-2021, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by eterrestrial32:

Did anyone else get a sms from the 3 network offering to sign up for their subsidized 5G plan at $100/month with a 12 month contract period?

Not yet;

Since I need to be on mobile data when I am in office and reception here is very bad - one bar (would get second only if I am lucky) - speed test is like 1.3Mbps; I am strongly thinking to make move. I would need like 5-7GB data a month at least !

vmlinuz · 20-12-2021, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by njstone9:

I have a Pixel 5 which is apparently 5G though no idea if it will actually connect here. I can't even connect it to the WiFi at work which is somehow incompatible with Android 12.

Is 5G really necessary?

Got to be something pretty weird about your wifi if it won't connect, but... certainly when it was first released, the P5 was locked to only connect to 5G networks in known countries, essentially the countries where it was originally sold. I haven't kept up with the news, so I don't know if that's been relaxed since, but there were hacks/root tricks you could do to unlock support. I just use LTE with mine!

njstone9 · 20-12-2021, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by vmlinuz:

Got to be something pretty weird about your wifi if it won't connect, but... certainly when it was first released, the P5 was locked to only connect to 5G networks in known countries, essentially the countries where it was originally sold. I haven't kept up with the news, so I don't know if that's been relaxed since, but there were hacks/root tricks you could do to unlock support. I just use LTE with mine!

That's exactly what I was referring to. I suspect it won't connect. I wish phones came with a non 5g option for or those of us who'd rather save 100 USD on a feature we can't avail ourselves or even need.

The WiFi issue is weird. It's an extra setting that appears in the options that has to be filled in and my IT department say they can't fix it without doing something big to the network. It applies to one of the IT staff's Xiaomi phones too. Cos of that I was using a tonne of data at work so that's why I switched to So SIM but the connection is patchy at best out here.

vyral_143 · 20-12-2021, 08:25 PM

For my switch, I liked https://www.hkcsl.com/en/your-mobile...a-prepaid-sim/

But now need to find a way to port ! This SIM is not available on Dataworld.

TheOutlier · 24-12-2021, 09:24 AM

Currently using a prepaid Lucky Sim card and will be expiring soon. Could I port this number to SoSim? I would just need to download the SoSim app and go through the process there, correct? Or do I need to buy a SoSim card first, put it into my phone, activate it, and then go through the number porting feature?