Moving to a new country: Phones?

Tazza

Korea (South)1678 Posts

August 03 2013 09:19 GMT

In less than a month i will be moving to hong kong for university. At the same time, im looking to buy a new phone. The question i have is, should i buy a new smartphone in korea, or buy one when i get to Hong Kong. If i was to buy a phone in korea, i would buy the unlocked version of the smartphone. Right now im looking mostly at the iphone 5, but it does seem expensive at 650$(unlocked).

I guess i wouldnt be traveling much but i probably would travel back and forth from korea to Hong Kong during vacations. Should i just get the phone with a billing plan in Hong Kong, or should i buy an unlocked phone and use SIM cards?

Onegu

United States9695 Posts

August 03 2013 09:28 GMT

Do you plan on traveling anywhere else other than HK and Korea? I would buy the unlocked one and use sim cards it ends up being cheeper if you are useing it in multiple countries, as rates for phone companies outside of thier user area is crazy expensive.

deathly rat

United Kingdom911 Posts

August 03 2013 09:28 GMT

People tell me phones and such are reasonably priced in Hong Kong

Chexx

Korea (South)11232 Posts

August 03 2013 10:08 GMT

Everything smartphone related is expensive in Korea I was shocked

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

August 03 2013 10:49 GMT

Phones in Hong Kong are really cheap from what my cousins tell me, so unless it's cheap in Korea I would wait until then. You can get decent prices on phone plans too. Everything in Hong Kong in general is really cheap T_T but I hope you have someone who speaks great Hong Kong Cantonese if you want to haggle, or just to find the best places/prices.

T.O.P.

Hong Kong4685 Posts

August 03 2013 11:23 GMT

Buy a unlocked phone and use Prepaid SIM cards.

http://one2free.hkcsl.com/jsp/prepaid_sim_card/power_prepaid_sim/card_features/card_features.jsp

Tazza

Korea (South)1678 Posts

August 04 2013 01:37 GMT

Thanks for the replies guys. I think ill wait till i go to Hong Kong and maybe buy the new iphone when it comes out in like September

MightyAtom

Korea (South)1897 Posts

August 04 2013 05:29 GMT

Wait till you get to HK and buy the phone there. The iphone will be the same price or cheaper and then get on a plan because the rates will be better. I'm in HK about 10 days out of the month and its worth it to have a separate phone on a plan rather than prepaid imo.

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