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Phones in China | What You Need to Know by TravelChinaCheaper

Check out this collection of articles about phones in China, which includes everything you need to know about using your own phone in China, getting a China SIM card, and even renting a phone for China!

How to Use Your own Phone in China in 2025 (4 methods)

February 17, 2025 By Josh Summers

How to use your phone in China

How can you use your mobile phone when you travel to China? Our phones are becoming an invaluable part of our travel experience and it's difficult to know what's possible in another country like China. Read below to find out everything you need to know about traveling with your mobile phone in China. The irony is that we rarely have need to make phone calls on our phones while traveling … [Read more...] about How to Use Your own Phone in China in 2025 (4 methods)

Best China SIM Card for Tourist | Ultimate 2025 Guide

February 13, 2025 By Josh Summers

How to get a SIM card in China

How can you get China SIM cards? And which China SIM card is best? While some travelers have the option to activate the international roaming on their home country phone plans, that’s either really expensive or not a good option for those who will be in China long-term. The best solution is to get your own Chinese SIM card. Here’s how. Having traveled around Asia for over 15 years, I highly … [Read more...] about Best China SIM Card for Tourist | Ultimate 2025 Guide

Can I Rent an iPhone? How to Rent a Phone in China | 2025 Guide

January 26, 2025 By Josh Summers

How to Rent a Phone in China

Perhaps you’re traveling to China, either for business or pleasure, and you need to rent an iPhone or another type of phone for China. Sure, it would be great to use your own phone, but what if you phone isn’t unlocked? What if you have trouble getting a Chinese SIM card? What if you’re worried about security on the Chinese network? Whatever the case may be, deciding to rent a phone in China can … [Read more...] about Can I Rent an iPhone? How to Rent a Phone in China | 2025 Guide

How to Find Free WiFi in China 2025 | Tips to Stay Connected

January 22, 2025 By Josh Summers

Find and use WiFi in China

Is WiFi available everywhere in China? 100% yes. But is it easy for travelers and foreigners to connect to and use? THAT is a different story. Unless you are paying for international data roaming on your phone, knowing how to easily find WiFi in China will be helpful for when you need to connect to the Internet. Travelers can enhance their internet connectivity by purchasing local SIM cards from … [Read more...] about How to Find Free WiFi in China 2025 | Tips to Stay Connected

How to Unlock an AT&T iPhone to Use in China

October 15, 2020 By Josh Summers

How to unlock an AT&T iPhone for use in China

If you're wanting to use your phone while in China without having to use your international roaming, it's necessary that you make sure that your phone is "unlocked". If you don't know what that means or if you need to understand how unlock your AT&T iPhone for China, this tutorial should help. For any person who purchased their iPhone from AT&T, no matter what model, you can't get … [Read more...] about How to Unlock an AT&T iPhone to Use in China

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