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Pay-as-you-go iPhone plan?

DiMing (17 posts) • 0

I'm returning to Yunnan this weekend after a too-long hiatus, for a month. I have an unlocked iPhone and would like to get a pay-as-you-go cell plan. Since I'm there for a short time, the China Mobile plans that I used to get wouldn't make sense.

Anyone have advice on what plans exist and are good deals for someone who (1) will be there for 3 weeks; (2) may check email but will not be streaming media, so doesn't need a large data allowance; and (3) will be spending half of my time in rural areas pretty far from Kunming?

Thanks!
John

yankee00 (1632 posts) • 0

If you aren't going to use data, China Mobile is said to have better coverage than Unicom. There's also another recent thread here about issues foreigners might encounter when buying a sim

DiMing (17 posts) • 0

Thanks! So I should just be able to get a prepaid SIM card at the big China Mobile store on 建设路/东风路? (presuming they still take passports; they did when I was last around in 2011)

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