Preparing to study in the UK, which data card is best for international students?

Beijing Tiandao Study Abroad Examination is introduced to:

First of all, many friends may not know that China’s three major operators have launched MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) services in the UK. , that is, the launch of a SIM phone card that can be used daily in the UK. They cooperate with local operators in the UK that own base station equipment and rent their networks to launch cheaper virtual operator phone cards tailored for Chinese users. The services they provide are more suitable for Chinese experience, such as:

√ You can apply online, making it convenient to apply for a card in the epidemic environment

√ There is a Chinese official website, public account platform, and Chinese customer service, making it easy to understand the product and communicate

√You can use Alipay and WeChat for convenient payment

In simple terms:

Compared to the 4 major traditional operators in the UK: cheaper and more flexible compared to local virtual operators in the UK ：More friendly and more convenient

1. CUniq (China Unicom)

Launched in 2017 in cooperation with O2, the second largest traditional operator in the UK. In the previous promotion period, very cheap mobile phones were launched. The sales of traffic packages have been suspended for a period of time since October 2019. After the recent product update, the packages displayed on the official website are like the tariff comparison chart.

1. You can apply for a 30-day trial card for free (including 30 minutes of local calls and 100M data)

2. You can have multiple numbers on one card: purchase additional mainland and Hong Kong mobile phone numbers , each 3?/month

3. The data in the package, UK local calls, and text messages can be enjoyed in the UK and Europe (37 countries)***

4. Mobile phone card Free shipping to the UK, Hong Kong, China charges 4% shipping fee, mainland China cannot be shipped

2. CTExcel (China Telecom)

In 2012, it cooperated with the largest traditional operator and 4G network in the UK Launched in cooperation with EE, which is the best quality, it is the first domestic operator to start business in the UK. It has many package options based on the needs of different users.

1. The Sino-British Travel series package comes with one card and two numbers, that is, one SIM card has a British number and a Chinese virtual number at the same time. Calls from the Chinese virtual number to and from China are based on domestic tariff standards. Charges

2. The 3/6/12 multi-month package for the British Cool Play series comes with free data, which requires a one-time order and payment

3. Data within the package, local calls in the UK, SMS can be enjoyed in the UK and Europe (48 countries)

4. You can get a free mobile phone card (free shipping to the UK and China)

3. CMLink (China Mobile )

Launched in 2017 in cooperation with EE, the 4-tier packages take into account different price points and focus on cost-effectiveness.

1. All packages come with 1,000 minutes of voice calls from the UK to mainland China and Hong Kong.

2. All packages have traffic growth, and the traffic automatically increases by 5% every month. The longer you use it, the more free it will be. The more

3. Package traffic, UK local/domestic voice calls, and text messages can be enjoyed in the UK, Europe (45 countries), Mainland China and Hong Kong***

4. Free experience of linked home number service, that is, after linked to a domestic China Mobile mobile phone number, the domestic number does not need to be turned on, CMLink can receive its text messages, which is convenient for various account logins to receive verification codes

5. CMLink intranet calls and text messages are free

6. You can get a free mobile phone card (free shipping worldwide)

Tips:

1. So far, the subway in the UK has no signal. Yes, the ones that can access the Internet on the subway are all subway WIFI

2. The communication quality in the UK is not as good as in China. No matter what card you use, there is no difference between good and bad signals, only average and poor signals< /p>

3. Scam calls are rampant in the UK, and it has nothing to do with which card you use. The key is to improve your prevention awareness and identification ability

4. Friends who like to travel should pay attention to the card they choose. Does the coverage area include the place you plan to visit? Phone cards are a daily necessity when we are in a foreign country. Everyone is welcome to recommend useful British phone cards in the comment area