Shenzhen, November 2010

[paultopg]

I have used a Peoples SIM card that has two numbers on it, a local Hong Kong number and a local China number. The number for your phone will switch automatically depending on which service you are using. It is call CMHK1-Card-2-Number Prepaid SIM card. For more information, check out this web site.
http://www.peoples.com.hk/p_prepaid_1c2n_en.jsp

I have had very good service and you can top up via the web with a secure payment.

 

[Shara O]

I use CSL for sim card works both in HK and China.

 

[Captain Jack]

Can someone advise if it is possible to get the Dual SIM card in Hongkong ?

Many thanks. It should be China Unicom, right ?

 

[CEE LIVES !]

Thanks for the sim card info.

I had three large bags with me, so I chose the easiest, not cheapest way from HKIA to SZ.

 

[Ellisia]

You can buy a sim card ( not China mobile) which works both in China and HK.
Just Ask.
China Mobile only works in China and macau. Orange card works in HK only.
Cheapest way to go from HKG airport to Shenzhen is ,
Go to the where all the buses pick up passengers. Take A 34 bus to Sheng Shui. Cost is $30 HK dollars. It drops you off at Sheng Shui MTR station.
Take a train going to Lowu ( Next stop). Cost 20 Hk dollars.
Cross the border check and take taxi to your hotel.

 

[Evil bytch]

I had to fly from Shanghai to Shenzhen for business, and I found that the cheapest flight is actually from Shanghai to HK.
As low as $30 plus tax on Spring Air
http://tickets.china-sss.com/
There is only a 15 kilo baggage allowance including both check in and carry on..

Not a sex report, I am here on business, but I thought I would offer some travel info. It has been about 4 years since my last visit to Shenzhen.

China Mobile sim cards do not seem to work in HK.
China mobile sim cards are as low as 50 RMB, and you can use your smart phone for internet , etc.

I arrived in HK, and walked to the area marked as offering coach bus service to mainland China. I paid 170 HK$ to ride in a mini bus from HKIA to my hotel in SZ. The bus stops at the border, you get out and walk your luggage through immigration.

Beware of guys trying to divert you to a different bus once you cross into China. If the guy tries to take you over the bridge then he is a scammer
and is not your true bus driver.

My mini bus took me directly to my hotel. The Vienna Hotel on Hongling Road South.
I had booked a standard room, but they upgraded me to a suite since they were full. 196RMB per night. The suite was a little worn and musty, but otherwise ok. Girl friendly, but 99% Chinese clientele, and very little English spoken.

The hotel is near Mixc Mall, not near the Shangrila area, but you can take the number 7 bus for only 2 RMB to the area near Shangrila where all the mamasans and prostitutes hang out.

One interesting thing I found in my walks around SZ are the adult shops, plenty of Cialis and Viagra (probably fake), vibrators, lubes, etc.
The adult shops are marked in English, easy to find.

Probably the most attractive women that I have seen in China so far were at the MixC mall. I walked for hours just shopping and checking out the women.
I was never propositioned, that mostly happens near the Shangrila hotel.

The GPS on my mobile often located me as being a block or two from my true location, be careful.

Had to travel to the SZ airport, there is a direct bus from the LoWu station to the airport for about 20 RMB versus a taxi for about 130.