Hong Kong mobile daily data roaming
A list of daily data roaming options offered by carriers in Hong Kong. As far as I'm aware only three carriers offer daily data roaming options: 3HK, Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) and CSL 1010 / One2Free (1010 and One2Free offer essentially the same thing, so I will stick to links from the 1010 website).
Each carrier has slightly different offerings in terms of countries the daily rate applies to, types of services that can be used and what classes as a day.The basic premise is the same for all the networks though. If you roam on a specific partner network, you will be offered a flat daily rate for data roaming, which is MUCH cheaper than usual data roaming rates, which can amount to something like HK$140 per MB downloaded. The vast majority of the daily data roaming rates are using 3G/HSDPA partner networks. One thing is crucial, you MUST MUST MUST roam on the specific partner network designated by the HK home network, otherwise the daily roaming rate will not be applicable and you will be charged usual roaming rates.
3HK
- Offered for both postpaid and prepaid customers
- You can use the daily rate for basically any data, including web browsing, apps, streaming, VOIP
- Postpaid: 23 destinations offered, Prepaid: 17 destinations offered
- Postpaid rates start from HK$68 a day to HK$138 a day, depending on destination
- Prepaid rates start from HK$98 a day to HK$168 a day, depending on destination
- Day is based on HK time (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 HK time)
- Postpaid: further information
- Prepaid: further information
SMV
- Offered to just postpaid customers
- Daily rate only applies to checking email and web browsing. For anything else you will be charged at HK$30 per MB (however when I tried using SMV abroad, everything but email and web browsing was blocked)
- 45 destinations offered
- Rates start from HK$138 a day to HK$168, depending on destination
- Day is based on HK time (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 HK time)
- Further information CSL
- Not sure if it applies to just postpaid customers
- Not sure what services the daily rate applies to, the website says: "Blackberry Services, Internet Browsing, Roaming MMS and WAP"
- 21 destinations offered
- Flat rate of HK$168 a day
- Day is based on local time of destinations (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 local time of where you are)
- Further information
Each carrier has slightly different offerings in terms of countries the daily rate applies to, types of services that can be used and what classes as a day.The basic premise is the same for all the networks though. If you roam on a specific partner network, you will be offered a flat daily rate for data roaming, which is MUCH cheaper than usual data roaming rates, which can amount to something like HK$140 per MB downloaded. The vast majority of the daily data roaming rates are using 3G/HSDPA partner networks. One thing is crucial, you MUST MUST MUST roam on the specific partner network designated by the HK home network, otherwise the daily roaming rate will not be applicable and you will be charged usual roaming rates.
3HK
- Offered for both postpaid and prepaid customers
- You can use the daily rate for basically any data, including web browsing, apps, streaming, VOIP
- Postpaid: 23 destinations offered, Prepaid: 17 destinations offered
- Postpaid rates start from HK$68 a day to HK$138 a day, depending on destination
- Prepaid rates start from HK$98 a day to HK$168 a day, depending on destination
- Day is based on HK time (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 HK time)
- Postpaid: further information
- Prepaid: further information
SMV
- Offered to just postpaid customers
- Daily rate only applies to checking email and web browsing. For anything else you will be charged at HK$30 per MB (however when I tried using SMV abroad, everything but email and web browsing was blocked)
- 45 destinations offered
- Rates start from HK$138 a day to HK$168, depending on destination
- Day is based on HK time (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 HK time)
- Further information CSL
- Not sure if it applies to just postpaid customers
- Not sure what services the daily rate applies to, the website says: "Blackberry Services, Internet Browsing, Roaming MMS and WAP"
- 21 destinations offered
- Flat rate of HK$168 a day
- Day is based on local time of destinations (i.e. 00.00 - 23.59 local time of where you are)
- Further information
