news

Shanghai Telecom responds to "16,000 yuan for data traffic when traveling abroad": International roaming standards vary in different countries

2024-08-16

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

Beijing News Shell Finance (Reporter Sun Wenxuan) On August 16, in response to the online rumor that "traveling abroad and sending WeChat Moments data charges of 16,000 yuan", Shell Finance reporters contacted Shanghai Telecom, and the staff said that users need to activate international roaming to use data abroad, and there are different charging standards in different countries. Generally, the fees will be incurred according to local regulations and usage. As of press time, China Telecom has not responded.

What are the data charges for Shanghai Telecom users in Nepal? A text message sent by Shanghai Telecom to the reporter shows that the data charges for users in Nepal are 10.24 yuan/MB. This means that the charge for using 1G of data is 10,485.76 yuan (10.24*1024).

Telecom tariffs for users in Nepal.

The text message also shows that the charge for users in Nepal to use GSM/WCDMA/LTE networks to call mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) is 2.99 yuan/minute, the charge for calling local calls is 2.99 yuan/minute, the charge for calling third countries is 3 yuan/minute, and the charge for receiving calls is 2.99 yuan/minute. The charge for sending text messages to mainland China is 1.29 yuan/message, the charge for sending text messages to local and other countries and regions is 2.19 yuan/message, and receiving text messages is free.