AwayPhone launch new Hong Kong roaming SIM

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Delegates at this week’s China-Britain Business Council’s (CBBC) annual Scottish reception will be the first to use a new enhanced mobile roaming service developed specifically for Hong Kong.  Created by pioneering UK firm AwayPhone, www.awayphone.com, an international MVNO for the traveller, the offering ensures users have a ‘local’ number and cuts dialling costs by up to 90 per cent.  The only one of its kind, the product was developed in conjunction with a network of Chinese partners and is available now.

To showcase the technology, AwayPhone is offering CBBC delegates a free SIM card with a Hong Kong phone number that they can provide to their contacts.

Any calls to that number will ring through on their home mobile line when they are not physically in Hong Kong.  The offer also includes the opportunity to register with AwayPhone at on a ‘no call no fee’ basis for three months.

I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation by AwayPhone founder Sherry Madera a few months back. She’s a great speaker, and the company has an interesting product. If you travel about a bit, it’s worth checking them out.