Roaming Service Setting
Customers should turn on the roaming service function at their mobile account if roaming service is needed. To use roaming voice and data service, “International Roaming – Voice & Data” should be turned on. To use roaming voice service only, “International Roaming - Voice only” should be turned on.
Below are the roaming service activation and deactivation methods:
- Customer must enable local data service (Press *106*01#) first before activate the roaming data service
- Since part of the roaming operators do not support short code, suggest to activate or de-activate the International Roaming Service by pressing USSD code before leaving Hong Kong when necessary.
Usage Control Tips
All mobile data roaming usages generated via mobile devices (including handsets and mobile dongles, and connecting for tethering) will be subject to data roaming charges. These data usages may include WAP and Web browsing, sending and Receiving MMS, using Instant Messaging (e.g. Whatsapp, Wechat), navigation service (e.g. Google Map), using Internet Gaming etc.
DO:
To effectively control data roaming usages and related charges, you may consider adopting the following measures according to your needs:
- If data roaming service is not needed when travelling abroad, we suggest you deactivate data service (reserve roaming voice service) by pressing
on your handset before departing Hong Kong to avoid unnecessary charge. Please note data charge may still be incurred even if you have turned off data roaming service on your handset.
- Double check that mobile data function remains switched off whenever you re-start your handset
- Check your data usage regularly -- by using your handset’s counter function, entering relevant short code (
) on your handset, or by logging onto CMHK website
- Check frequently that, while using Wi-Fi to access Internet, your handset has not switched connection using mobile data services
- Switch off the auto update / push email / push notification / location update functions of your handset or mobile apps if they are not needed
- Try to browse the “mobile version” instead of full version of websites (e.g. Facebook / Yahoo!) in order to minimise the data usages
DON'T:
Don't do the following unless you really need to use the services, understand the nature of such usages, and know the expected data volume to be incurred:
- Open email attachments
- Visit websites which may incur high volume of data transfer (e.g. YouTube)
- Use mobile apps which may incur data usages
- Use instant messaging applications which may check your status automatically
- Use services which may incur high volume of data transmission, e.g. File transfer or music downloads
- Use applications which may incur unexpected or unknown volume of data transfer, e.g. Software or hardware updates / bit torrent / video streaming / mapping service (ie. Google Maps) / AGPS location update (i.e. use Geotagging in photo shooting)
Check/Apply Roaming Products
Apply Roaming Products
Seamless communications around the world! CMHK's International Roaming Service reaches to more than 300 roaming destinations and over 600 roaming partners. You may login MyLink – International Roaming page or
click here to check for more data roaming products or
here to check for more voice roaming products. You may also
click here to apply the roaming products.