Which pre paid SIM card for local and International

sxc · 10-07-2009, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by MovingIn07:

I disagree - it's perfectly worth signing up for another IDD provider for a short trip, they have no minimum payment amounts, you just pay what you use, and typically it takes about 2 minutes to fill out an internet form ... so hardly much of a hassle and can be done prior to leaving! It also allows you to make calls from other phones (like, a friends phone, if you register the number, so you can do that and know you are not running up their bills!)

You need to have a phone number in order to register, which aussiedave doesn't have yet. Also, almost all of them require a HK ID card.

MovingIn07 · 10-07-2009, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by sxc:

You need to have a phone number in order to register, which aussiedave doesn't have yet. Also, almost all of them require a HK ID card.

This is the one I use. I just looked online - HKID OR Passport is fine. And he will have a number just as soon as his Aunt buys a SIM and tells him what it is.... or he can use a relative's number to get started and add his mobile number later.....

IDT Asia - Hong Kong - Personal & Home IDD Services

AussieDave · 12-07-2009, 06:13 AM

Thanks for everyone's kind advice. One way or another I will get connected with a pre paid. I will send a letter (Snail Mail) to my Aunt asking her to get me one for me. She is not on the internet, don't know why! She got my wife and I our Octopus cards last time and that was one of the best transportation cards I have used.

Thanks again!

carang · 12-07-2009, 07:57 AM

i run two businesses and i was able to manage a couple of days at a time not being in touch. your comapny shouldn't fall to pieces without you for 2 days... if it does, your staffing sucks and you should be replacing them.

AussieDave · 27-07-2009, 07:59 AM

G'day Guys and Gals. Spoke to my Aunt, she said to get either go the China Mobile Overview_China Mobile Hong Kong as you guys suggested or one2free. How is the coverage of these 2 carriers? (forgot to ask her!)

Another thing she said which would be very helpful was that she activate the card in HK before sending this to me, that way when I arrive in Macau it's a goer! I wont be there till October, so she could activate this say early September before sending it to OZ. What do you people think? This sounds better to me.

MovingIn07 · 27-07-2009, 09:52 AM

sounds sensible to me

AussieDave · 28-09-2009, 02:27 PM

Just a quicky?

When I am in HK, to call local is just the 8 digits. Is this correct or do I have to add the 852 before the 8 digits.

Thanks

PDLM · 28-09-2009, 02:41 PM

Just the 8 digits, but it will work with +852 in front as well. Simply 852 followed by 8 digits will fail (or possibly route to the local number formed by 852 and the first 5 digits of the 8 were such a number to be allocated)