topic Re: Roaming in China in Sky Mobile

Roaming in China

cohen1 — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:31:54 GMT

I'm travelling to China in a week or two, and do want to use my data abroad. I'm there for ten days, and info on the app isn't useful for specific prices. What should I be expecting to be charged?

Re: Roaming in China

PandJ2020 — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:38:45 GMT

@cohen1 wrote:
What should I be expecting to be charged?

£2,160 per GB of data (Yes, 2 thousand)

£2.16 per MINUTE to call UK numbers

£1.80 per minute to receive calls

50p text

£3.50 per minute to call local numbers

Note: a modern smartphone can consume 10's of megabytes just by simply connecting to a cellular network. You can consume £45 or so without even doing anything...

Re: Roaming in China

TimmyBGood — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:16:46 GMT

@cohen1 wrote:

What should I be expecting to be charged?

Rather more than the flights.....

Seriously, don't do it (and if choosing to use a local SIM, perhaps be mindful of where you are)