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SignIn Advertisement in: Asia,Country,CDMA,10/18 Taiwan Edit Editsource History Talk(0) Contents 1Basics 1.13Gshutdownand4Gphonecompatibility 1.2Coverageandspeed 1.3Availability 1.4Service 2ChunghwaTelecom(中華電信) 2.1Availability 2.2Recharges 2.3Standarddataplans 2.4AirportPlans 2.5WeChatGo 2.6Moreinfo 3TaiwanMobile(台灣大哥大) 3.1Availability 3.2Recharges 3.34GPlans 3.4Airportplans 3.5Add-onPackages 3.6Roaming 3.7Moreinfo 4FarEasTone(遠傳電信) 4.1Availability 4.24Gplans 4.3Airportplans 4.4InternationalRoaming 4.5TravelSIM 4.6Moreinfo 5TSTAR(台灣之星) 5.1AirportPlan:TaiwanCard 5.2Moreinfo 6GT(亞太電信) 6.1Availability 6.24Gplans 6.3TravelSIMs 6.4Moreinfo 7ibonmobileby7-Eleven 7.1Availability 7.2Datafeaturepacks 7.3Moreinfo 8FreeWiFi 8.1iTaiwanWiFi 8.2TaipeiFreePublicWiFiAccess Basics[] Thecountryhasfive4Gproviders: ChunghwaTelecom中華電信Prepaid:IDEAL TaiwanMobile台灣大哥大Prepaid:OK(AnnouncedmergerwithT-Star) FarEasTone遠傳電信Prepaid:IF(AnnouncedmergerwithGT) TStar台灣之星Prepaid:VIBOONE(AnnouncedmergerwithTaiwanMobile). GT亞太電信Prepaid:LOVE(AnnouncedmergerwithFarEasTone) ThemostpopularMVNOinthecountryiscalledibonmobileandfeaturedonthelist.Circles.lifefromSingaporeisalsopresentinTaiwan,butbesidesbeingonline-only,isalsoonlyaccessibletoTaiwaneseresidentswithNationalIDcard(中華民國國民身分證),whichtouristsobviouslydonothave,thereforeitcannotbementionedfurtherinthiswiki. 3Gshutdownand4Gphonecompatibility[] TheTaiwangovernmentannouncedtheexpirationof3Gspectrumlicences.AllfivecarriersinTaiwanhaveformallyunveiledplanstoshutdowntheir3Gnetworkbytheendof2018whentheir3Glicencesexpire.Asof2019,3Gmaystillbeinoperationforsomeperiodbutthecarrierssaythattheywillshutitdownwhenthegovernmentordersthemtodoso.Therefore,visitorswillneedtomakesuretheirphoneis4G/LTEcompatiblewithTaiwancarriers'networks.For4Gvoicecalling,compatibilityrequiresnotonlyamatchingfrequencybandbutalsothematchingenablementsettingsinyourphoneforthecarrier'snetwork.Thecarrier-specificenablementsettingsareeitherfactory-installedinthephoneorcanbeinstalledviaasoftwareupdate(whichmayormaynotbeavailableforagivenphone).Althoughsomecarriersclaimtosupportcertainbrands/modelsofphonesfor4Gvoicecalling(hereisChunghwaTelecom'slist),theydonotguaranteethatanyphonespurchasedoutsideTaiwanwillworkorthatthenecessarysoftwareupdatewillbeprovided.Whilethe3Gnetworkisstillinoperation,fallbackto3Gforvoicecallingmaystillwork(ifthehandsethasamatching3Gfrequencyband),butafter3Gisshutdown,ifyouarenotsureyourhandsetissetuptoworkwithanyofTaiwan'scarriers,itmaybebesttohaveaVoIPoption(themostpopularoptioninTaiwanbeingLINEMessenger)ready. Accordingtosomereports,GThavereallocated5MHzofits4Gspectrum(900MHz)forthe2GGSMnetwork,hence4G-non-capablephonescanstillusesuchspecificnetworkinTaiwan,however,thereareadditionalreportsthatonlytheirpostpaidplanswillworkonthis2GnetworkandprepaidSIMcardswouldn'twork. Coverageandspeed[] Thereisnomore2Gsincesummerof2017.3Gon2100MHzinuptoDC-HSPAwasclosedattheendof2018andthereisonly4G/LTEleftstartedin2014onallnetworkson700(B28),900(B8),1800(B3)and2600MHz(B7);aswellas5Gservicesstartedin2020on3500MHz(n78)and28GHz(n260),alsoopenforprepaid. Thethreelegacyproviders(Chunghwa,TaiwanMobileandFarEasTone),offerexcellentcoveragethroughoutthecountryanditssmallerislands,whileTStarhascoverageonlyonthemainislandandafewpopulatedsmallerislands.GToffersdomesticroamingontheTaiwanMobilenetworkinareaswithoutowncoverage. AccordingtoOpenSignal'sReportontheStateoftheNetworksfromJuly2018,averagespeedsinTaiwanarequitehighatanaverage20-30Mbit/s.ChunghwaandFarEastTonetoppedthelistwith30Mbit/stobefollowedbyTaiwanMobileandTStar.In4Gavailabilitytheresultswerealsoquitegood:thistimeGTandTaiwanMobilewereinfrontwithmorethan90%,butothersonlyslightlybehind. Availability[] SIMcardsarereadilyavailableforvisitorsinTaiwan,buthavingtheproperidentificationisamust.Tosavetimeandavoidhassle,purchasingyourprepaidSIMpriortoleavingtheairportcanberecommended.ThecountryboastsmanyfreeorpayableWiFioptionstoo.However,theseshouldnotbereliedonasspeedsarequiteslowandmostpublicWiFiagreementpoliciesciteonlylightusagesuchascheckingemail,viewingwebsitesetc.aswellassomeoperateonlyduringbusinesshoursofgovernmentbuildings.WiFioptionsareexplainedinfurtherdetailatthebottomthearticle.UponarrivalinTaiwanyoucanchoosetopurchaseaprepaidSIMcardusingthesemethods. Purchasingatairports:Therearekioskslocatedinsidetheterminalsofbothairportsofallthemajorproviders,thatsellthetouristSIMcards.Thecardsaresoldexclusivelyfortouristsandataslightlylowerpricethaninthecity,includeunlimiteddataaswellastheirWiFiaccesswhichprovidesmanyhotspotsthroughoutthecityforthedurationofyourpurchasedSIMcardsvalidity.Theonlyidentificationrequiredfortheseisyourpassport. atTaoyuanInternationalAirport(TPE):kiosksarelocatedinbotharrivalanddeparturelevels.Hoursofoperation:8am-10pm,daily. atTaipeiSongshanAirport(TSA):kiosksarelocatedinterminal1atinternationalarrivals.Hoursofoperation:6am-10pm,daily. Purchasinginthecity:YoucangotoanyoftheproviderstoresintowntopurchaseaprepaidSIMcardforregularprices,wheretheyofferamuchwiderbutconfusingvarietyofvolume-basedorsoft-capped"unlimited"datawithvaryingFUPpackagesaswellasrealunlimiteddata(usuallytime-based)packages.ThedifferencewiththisoptionisthatalloperatorsexceptforTaiwanMobilewillrequireyoutoshowasecondarypieceofidentificatione.g.adrivinglicenceandhavetosignforms.PleasenotethatinstoresinthecityemployeesarelesslikelytospeakEnglishunlikethestaffattheairport.UnliketheSIMcardspurchasedattheairporthowever,thoseyoubuyinastorecanbereloadedandtheexpirydateextendedindefinitelyaslongastheperiodoftimebetweenrechargesdoesn'texceedsixmonths.BearalsoinmindthatTaiwanesetelecomregulationsonlyallowonephonenumberperpersontobeactiveatthesametime.Ifyouneedtobeabletocheckthestatusofyour SIMwhenabroad,thenchooseTaiwanMobile-itistheonlyTaiwaneseproviderthatoffersinternationalroamingonprepaid,butyoumustpurchaseastandardprepaidplan,notanairportvisitorplan. FETnowalsooffersinternationalroaming,butonlyinHongKong,Macau,orSingapore. Service[] Taiwanisstilloneofthefewcountriesintheworldthatofferrealunlimitedinternet(locallyreferredtoas吃到飽不限速;lit.all-you-can-eat[dataat]unlimitedspeed),leadingittobecometheAsianchampioninusingthemostdataperSIMcardandsecondintheworldonlybehindFinland,toppingat31GBpermonthin2021.Ratesareamongstthelowestintheworldandnetworksarefastandefficient,althoughslowerspeedson4Gmaybenoticedatpeaktimes.NorestrictionsonwebsiteaccesssuchasthefirewallinmainlandChinaareimposed.Tetheringisalsoallowedonplansaswell,thoughsomenewer5Gunlimiteddataplanshaveveryrestrictedtetheringcaps.Furthermore,freepublicWiFinetworksincludedinthepurchaseofairportSIMsalsoprovideadditionalonlineaccess,butusersshouldbeadvisedthatthenetworkscanbelaggyandquiteslowattimes.Thesegiveunlimitedratesforshort-timeusersandmaybeabetterdealforsome.AlsopleasetakecareastheyarepublicWiFihotspotsandwhenusingbetteraddsomeprotectionlikeencryptionorVPNtosafeguardsensitivedata. ChunghwaTelecom(中華電信)[] ChunghwaTelecomisthelargesttelecommunicationsproviderinthecountrydominatingthemarketwithanestimated10.8millionsubscribersasof2016.Theirmobileproductsaremarketedunderitsownnameaswellasitssub-brandEmome. Availability[] TheirprepaidSIMcalledIdealCardmustbeinitiallypurchasedeitheratChunghwaTelecomshopslocatedthroughoutthecityoratthekioskslocatedintheairportswithdifferentplansforvisitorsonly. Therearetwostandard5Gstarterpacksandfour4G/LTEstarterpacksavailable.The5Gpacksbothoffer60GBatfullspeedforNT$999andonlyvaryinvalidityandoverusepolicy: 30-daystarter:Unlimiteddataat10Mbpsfortheremainingtime 60-daystarter:Hardcap,overuseischargedatstandardrate The4G/LTEstartershavedifferentamountsofdataincluded: 1.2GBfor30daysandNT$120creditincluded:NT$300 2.2GBfor30daysandNT$120creditincluded:NT$500 8GBfor180days:NT$1000 ThereisalsoabasicstarterthatcostsNT$300withthesameamountofcreditpreloaded,butnodataincluded. Recharges[] ThereareseveralwaystorechargeyourIdealcardeitherbychoosingtopurchase"Datavolume"ortoppingupbysetNT$.Rechargescanbedoneusingthefollowingmethods: viaconveniencestoreslikeFamilyMart,7-Eleven,OkMart:ifyourChineseabilityislimitedandyouarenotabletousethecomputerterminalsinstore,youcanaskoneoftheclerksandjustshowthemtheprovidersnameinChinesewrittenabove.ForthosewhocanreadChineseyouwillbeabletoselectthedatavolumeortop-upfundsvia7-Elevens'siBonmachineorFamilymarts"Familyport".Uponselectingthedesiredvouchertheterminalwillprintareceiptwhichyouthenbringtothecashierandtheywillchargeyoutheamountandeithergiveyouareceiptwithavouchernumberincluded,orifyouselectedtheautomaticoptionviatheterminaltherechargewillprocessinlessthan5minutesandsendatexttoyourphonethattherechargehasbeensuccessful. atChunghwastores:thesameappliesforthepreviousoptionjustshowthemtheChineseforIdealcard,iftheydon'talreadyspeakEnglishandtheyshouldhelpyou. ontheEmomewebsite:youcanpurchasethevouchersontheidealcardwebsiteaswellandpayusingcreditcardorLinepay.Theirtutorialisquiteeasytonavigateifyoumakeuseofatranslatortool:https://www.idealcard.com.tw/ byvouchercode:locatethe12-digitvouchernumberofthereceipt,dial928fromyourhandset,or0800-080-928fromanotherphoneandfollowthevoiceinstructionstorechargeyourSIMcard.Ifyoupurchaseadataamountinsteadofamonetaryamount,youwon'tneedtoactuallyfollowtheprocessofdialing539and928,ratheronceyoupayforthedatavolume,youwillreceiveatextconfirmingthatyourpurchasehasbeenregisteredwithyouraccountandthatthedatavolumehasbeenconfirmed.Ifyouchoosetopurchaseamonetaryvaluetoaddtotheaccount,youwillhavetolocatethecodeonthereceiptanddial928,andkeyinthevouchernumber.Thencall539andselectwhatplanyouwanttosubscribetoo. IfyourcardbalanceislessthanNT$60,ortheexpirationdateislessthan15days,youwillreceiveawarningprompteverytimeanon-tollfreeoutgoingcallismade(thecallwillnotbedisrupted.)Iftheremainingairtimeofyourcardremainsonly20secondsduringanoutgoingcall,youwillhearaserieswarningbeepssothatstepscanbetakentoendthecallgracefully.Tocheckyourbalanceandexpirydate,youcanalsodial928onyourhandset. Standarddataplans[] Defaultratefor4Gor5GdataisNT$0.001perKB.TheseDataVolumePlanscanbeaddedto4Gstarterkits: 1GBfor60days:NT$180 2.2GBfor60days:NT$300 5GBfor120days:NT$699 8GBfor180days:NT$1000 20GBfor120days:NT$1399(onlyavailableonline) Thereisonlyonevolume-baseddataplanavailableforthe5GSIM,andcostsNT$999for60GBvalidfor60days. Therearealsothese4Gtime-basedplans,whichoffertrueunlimiteddataon4Gplansoflessthan30days,and"unlimited"withasoftcaponthe30-day4Gplans,andsomehavepurchasebonuseswhenpurchasedonthewebsite: 1hour:NT$35 24hours:NT$100 72hours(+24hourswhenpurchasedonline):NT$300 120hours(+48hourswhenpurchasedonline):NT$500 30days:NT$699(onlineonly,throttledto5Mbpsafter20GBusage) 30days:NT$999(throttledto5Mbpsafter120GBusageifpurchasedonlineor15GBusageifpurchasedbyothermeans) The5GSIMonlyhasa30-dayoption,alsocostingNT$999,throttlingto10Mbpsafter60GBusage. Toactivate,dial539freeofcharge.Itusuallytakesaround15minutestoactivatetheservice.ThesubscriberwillreceiveanSMSwithserviceactivationandterminationinformation,andshouldrefrainfromusingdatabeforereceivingtheconfirmationSMStoavoidbeingchargedthedefaultrate. YouwillreceiveSMSbefore(aroundonehourbeforeterminationofplan)andafterterminationoftheplan.ThesystemwillsendoutSMSnotificationwhentheserviceisabouttoexpire,andautomaticallycut-offdataconnectiononceserviceexpires.  Ifsubscriberspurchasethedatabyvolumebundleagainbeforetheserviceexpiresortheallowanceisusedup,theexpiryperiodwillbeextendedimmediatelyforanother60days. AirportPlans[] ThefollowingunlimiteddataSIMpackagesareavailableatairportsincludingTaipeiTaoyuanAirport.Theymaybeavailableinsomeotherservicecentrestoo(listofstoresfortheseplans).Thesepackagescan'tberenewedorextended(thoughthisisdisputedbysomeusers).Thefollowingarethe4Gpackages: Validity Price Airtime Data WiFi 3days NT$300 NT$100 real unlimited real unlimited 5days NT$300 NT$50 5days NT$500 NT$300 7days NT$500 NT$150 10days NT$500 NT$100 15days NT$700 NT$100 15days NT$800 NT$250 30days NT$1000 NT$430 Whiletherearenowalsothree5GtouristSIMs,allwithunlimiteddata,butlimitedtetheringunlikethe4GSIMs: Validity Price Airtime Tethering 3days NT$500 NT$100 3GB 5days NT$600 NT$50 5GB 7days NT$800 NT$150 7GB Onedayisforfull24hours.ForIDDcallsreducedratesaregiventhroughthe019prefix.Thisprefixhastobedialledbeforethecountrycode.Toconnectto50,000hotspotsofChunghwaWiFionaniPhoneyouneedtodownloadthisprofileandforAndroidyourdeviceneedstosupportEAP-SIMverification. WeChatGo[] Ifyoudon'tneedsomuchdata,ChunghwaalsoofferstheirnewWeChatGoSIMcardattheairportandsomeshops.It'sco-brandedwiththemessengerWeChatandaimedattourists: NT$250:includingNT$100airtimecredit,1GBdataand205MBforWeChat.Youcantop-upformoredata,butyoucan'textenditslifecycleofmax.16days. Moreinfo[] APN:emome/or/internet WebsiteinEnglish:http://www.emome.net/channel?chid=251 4Gplans:https://prepaidsim.twgate.net/index.html?lang=en TaiwanMobile(台灣大哥大)[] TaiwanMobileisthe2ndproviderinthecountry.Ithasgoodcoverageandspeeds.Theymarkettheirproductsunderthebrandof“myfone”too. Availability[] Youcangettheirprepaidstarterpacksatmanystoreslikeintheirown“myfoneStores”List:ServiceLocations.4G/LTEprepaidSIM(startingatNT$300)isthemostcommonandheavilypromotedoption.OnceyouarriveatTaoyuanAirport,exitthearrivinghalltoyourleftsideandyouwillseetheTaiwanMobileServiceCenteratthissideofthehall.Theairportstorehaslimitedhoursfrom8am-midnight(TaoyuanInternationalAirport),8am-9pm(KaohsiungInternationalAirport).Evenifyouarrivelate,therearemanymyfonestoresattouristspotsasinTaipeiMainStation,ShihlinNightMarket,XimendingPlazaandTaipeiVieshowPlaza.PassportistheonlyrequiredIDneededtopurchasetheSIMfromofficialoutlets;a2ndformofIDisnolongerasked. Recharges[] RechargevouchersofNT$300,600or1000areavailableatallmajorconveniencestoresthroughoutTaiwan,TaoyuanAirportmyfoneServiceCenterandTWMmyfoneoutlets.Dial*101*2*VOUCHER#totop-up. Youcanalsorechargeonline.VisittheirEnglishTopUpWebsiteandenterthephonenumberandyourpassportID.IfyouhaveproblemslogginginwithyourpassportID,trytochangetheletter'0'with'O'and/orviceversa.Thevalidityofyourcardisextendedbyanother180days. Checkbalance:dial*867#.Checkdatabalance:dial*867*100# 4GPlans[] Accordingtoreportstheir4GplansaretheonlyprepaidSIMcardsnowsoldatretailstores.Theyhavefourdifferentstartersavailable. NT$300:1.2GBdatafor60days,NT$2000freeintranetcallsfor30days,NT$100credit NT$300:unlimiteddatafor3days,NT$300credit NT$500:2.2GBdatafor60days,NT$2000freeintranetcallsfor30days,NT$195credit NT$1000:8GBdatafor185days. AlltheseplanscanbetoppedupwiththeVolumePlanspackagesfromabovethatwillbeon4Gtoo,butnotwiththeDayPlans.Exception:250MBVolumePlanisonlyavailableon3G. ThesedifferentbyDayPlansareofferedfor4GSIMcardswithunlimiteddata: 1day(=24hours):NT$100 30days(=720hours):NT$899.Datawillbethrottledto5Mbpshavingreached10GB Foractivationdial535,gotoaCVSormyfonestore. Airportplans[] LikeChunghwaTelecomtheysellatairportsandsomestoresspecialprepaidSIMcardsforshort-termusersandlong-termusers,allwithrealunlimiteddataon4G/LTE: Validity Price Airtime Data 3days NT$300 NT$100 real unlimited 5days NT$300 NT$50 5days NT$500 NT$300 6days NT$400 NT$50 7days NT$500 NT$150 7days NT$700 NT$350 10days NT$500 NT$100 10days NT$800 NT$400 15days NT$700 NT$100 15days NT$1000 NT$400 30days NT$1000 NT$430 Add-onPackages[] Onceyouhaveusedupyourinitialpackageallowance,youcanpurchaseadditionaldataallowancesonline.Notethatcreditaddedusingavouchercanonlybeusedtopurchasestandarddatapackages,soyougetalotlessforyourmoneythanifyoudirectlytop-upapromotionaldatapackagewithacreditcardonlineorin-store. Standardpackages: Validity Price Volume 1hour NT$35 Unlimited 1day NT$100 Unlimited 3days NT$300 Unlimited 5days NT$500 Unlimited 30days NT$699 "Unlimited"* 30days NT$799 Unlimited** 30days NT$899 Unlimited 30days NT$50 250MB 60days NT$180 1.2GB SameasSIM NT$180 1GB 30days NT$300 2GB 60days NT$300 2.2GB 90days NT$450 3GB 90days NT$699 5GB 185days NT$1000 8GB The30-dayunlimitedplansworkasfollows:TheNT$699planoffers20GBhighspeedwitha5Mbpsthrottleapplyingafter,theNT$799planisthrottledto21Mbps,andtheNT$899planistrueunlimited. Promotionalpackages: Validity Price Volume 30days NT$119 "Unlimited"* 60days NT$180 2.4GB 60days NT$300 8GB 120days NT$699 18GB 30days NT$899 Unlimited 185days NT$1000 36GB 120days NT$1399 80GB \*Unlimitedpromotionalpackageoffersonly1GBhighspeed,1Mbpsthrottleappliesafter ThedifferencebetweenthepromotionalNT$89930dayunlimitedplanandthestandardplanaboveisthatthe"promotional"planalsoincludesNT$899ofon-netcallcredit. Roaming[] TaiwanMobileistheonlyproviderthatoffersroamingonaprepaidSIM.Youmustactivatevoiceanddataroamingbygoingtoamyfonestorewithyourpassportordialling188andspeakingtoarepresentativebeforeleavingTaiwan.Inmostoftheworld,however,theonlyroamingavailablewillbeinboundSMS.ThisisenoughtocheckonyourSIMtomakesureitisstillalive,forinstance.OutboundSMSandanyvoiceservicesareonlyavailableinJapan,SouthKorea,Thailand,HongKong,andtheUS.Dataroamingisavailableinthosecountries,mainlandChina,andSingapore(bundledwithvoiceminutesusablelocallyandtocallbacktoTaiwanfortheUSandHongKong),andcanbepurchasedasthefollowingmulti-daypacks.Notethatyoumustpre-purchasetheroamingpackyouwanttouseupto90daysinadvanceeitheronlineoratastore,thenactivateitonarrivalinthedestinationcountrywiththeprovidedUSSDcodeswhenyouarereadytousethem.Thereisnostandarddataroamingrate,datawillsimplynotfunctionuntilactivationiscomplete. IMPORTANT: RoamingpackscanNOTbepurchasedwithacreditbalance.TheyMUSTbepaidforseparately,eitheratamyfonestorewithcashorcard, oronlinethroughtheaccountmanagementportal,thenselectingthedesiredroamingpack.Visa,MasterCard,andJCBareaccepted. Country Validity Price Voice Data Activation Japan 3days(72hours) NT$299 Notincluded real unlimited *101*104# 5days(120hours) NT$399 *101*103# 6days(144hours) NT$499 *101*101# SouthKorea 5days(120hours) NT$445 *101*122# 6days(144hours) NT$699 *101*121# China (IncludingHongKong) 2days(48hours) NT$199 *101*155# 5days(120hours) NT$429 *101*156# 7days(168hours) NT$589 *101*157# HongKongonly 2days(48hours) NT$129 20minutes *101*171# 4days(96hours) NT$199 20minutes *101*172# 8days(192hours) NT$388 60minutes *101*173# Thailand 5days(120hours) NT$149 Notincluded *101*181# 8days(192hours) NT$239 *101*182# Singapore 1day(24hours) NT$99 *101*191# 4days(96hours) NT$319 *101*192# 6days(144hours) NT$409 *101*193# UnitedStates 12days(288hours) NT$899 60minutes *101*131# 15days(360hours) NT$999 60minutes *101*132# NotethattheirroamingpartnerinChinaisChinaMobile.RefertotheChinaarticleforpossiblecompatibilityissueswithyourphone.Elsewhere,theyuseSoftBankinJapan,SKTelecominSouthKorea,CSLinHongKong,AISinThailand,SingtelinSingapore,andT-MobileintheUnitedStates. Moreinfo[] APN:internet WebsiteinEnglish:http://english.taiwanmobile.com/english/product/4GPrepaidCard.html TouristWebsite:http://www.taiwanmobile.com/events/airport/prepaidcard/#/en Checkbalance:dial*867#.Checkdatabalance:dail*867*100# FarEasTone(遠傳電信)[] FarEasToneisthe3rdnetworkinTaiwan.Itstartedin1998,offers3Gandlaunched4G/LTEin2014on700(B28),1800(B3)and2600MHz(B7),openedforprepaid.Ithasgoodcoverageandspeeds. Availability[] Theirprepaidcardiscalled“IF”andavailableintheirFETstoresandoutlets.List:FETStores Thefollowingstartersareavailable: NT$300:1.2GBvalidfor60days,NT$2000on-netvoicecredit,NT$100generalvoicecredit NT$300:3daysofunlimiteddata,NT$300generalvoicecredit NT$500:2.2GBvalidfor60days,NT$3000on-netvoicecredit,NT$195generalvoicecredit NT$500:5daysofunlimiteddata,NT$3000on-netvoicecredit,NT$200generalvoicecredit ToselectEnglishasyourdefaultlanguage,dial777.Afterthegreetingannouncement,press"4"toswitchlanguages.Thenpress"1"forEnglish.TheinitialcreditofNT$350includedinthisSIMwillbevalidfor6monthsfromthefirstcallyoumake.Everytimeyouaddcredittoyouraccount,youraccountvalidperiodwillbeextendedfor6monthsfromthedatethecreditisadded.Youcancheckyourcreditanddatabalancebytextingamessagewithanycontentto1312. YoucantopupviaFETandconveniencestores.Youcanrechargeyourcreditamountsviastoreservicepeopleorkiosk,thendial777directlyfromyourmobilephone,andfollowthevoiceinstruction.Asofnow,thereare3typesofcreditamountsNT$300,NT$500,NT$1,000viareceiptsissuedatthestores.Top-upsdirectlypurchasedfromFETstoresalsocomewithbonusdata-500MBforNT$300,1.2GBforNT$500,2.4GBforNT$1000,and3.6GBforNT$1500.Bonusdataisvalidfor30daysfromthedayfollowingthetop-up.ClassicalreloadvouchersexistinNT$150andNT$300withthelattergivingabonusofNT$50. 4Gplans[] DefaultrateoutsideofpackagesisNT$0.0025/128bytes.Sousepacks.Theyhavemultiplepackages 4G/LTEdatabydayswithunlimiteddata: 1day:NT100 3days:NT300 5days:NT500 30days:NT899(throttledto5Mbpsbeyond120GBifpurchasedataconveniencestore,nothrottleifpurchasedfromFETdirectly) 4G/LTEdata,volumebasedbutlongervalidity: 2GBfor60days:NT$180 4GBfor60days:NT$300 10GBfor90days:NT$699 16GBfor185days:NT$1000 20GBfor120days:NT$1399 Tosubscribedial777,press5and1fordatabyvolumepacksor2forunlimiteddatabydayspackages.OrgotoFETorconveniencestoresincluding7-Eleven,Family-Mart,OK,Hi-Lifetopurchasespecialdatareloadvouchers. Airportplans[] LikeChunghwaandTaiwanMobiletheyalsooffertouristplanssoldattheairport.Theseplansfornon-TaiwanresidentsareonlyavailableintheFETshopatTaoyuanairportinthearrivalhallofterminal1(8am-midnight)withunlimited4Gdataandsomefreeairtime: Validity Price Airtime Data 3days NT$300 NT$100 real unlimited 5days NT$300 NT$50 5days NT$500 NT$300 7days NT$450 NT$100 8days NT$450 NT$50 10days NT$500 NT$100 15days NT$700 NT$100 30days NT$1000 NT$430 InternationalRoaming[] RoamingisonlyavailableinHongKong,Macau,andSingapore,onlyforincomingSMSanddata,andonlyontheirstandardlines,nottheirtouristSIMs.FEToffersoneroamingpackof3GBfor5days,withdifferentpricingdependingondestination: NT$299:HongKongandMacau NT$589:Singapore Eachdaycountsas24hoursfromactivationandnotbycalendarday.Theycanbepre-purchasedupto30daysinadvanceatanFETstoreorbydialing#123. TravelSIM[] Fortravelbeyondthosedestinations,FEToffersalineupofseparatetravelSIMs,thatcanbepurchasedwithnoIDrequired.Theyareone-time-only,lastingonlyfortheprescribedtime.Ifyouneedmoretime,youneedtobuymultipleSIMstocoverthedesiredlengthoftravel. 10daysinMainlandChina(5GB/dayonChinaMobile)andHongKong/Macau(200MB/day):NT$899 7daysinMainlandChina,HongKong,andMacau(7GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat256kbpsafteronChinaUnicom):NT$699 8daysinHongKongandMacau(3GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat128kbpsafter):NT$219 8daysin14countriesinSoutheastAsia(3GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat128kbpsafter):NT$299 5daysinJapan(trueunlimited):NT$499 8daysinJapan(trueunlimited):NT$799 5daysinSouthKorea(3GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat128kbpsafter):NT$349 10daysinPalau(10GB,75minutesvoice,500SMS,hardcap):NT$799 15daysinAustraliaandNewZealand(6GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat128kbpsafter):NT$639 15daysintheUSandCanada(5GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat256kbpsafter):NT$1099 20daysinEU/EEA,UK,Switzerland,andTurkey(10GBhigh-speed,unlimitedat256kbpsafter):NT$899 Specialnotes: The10dayChina/HongKong/MacauSIMusesChinaMobileinmainlandChinawhilethe7daySIMusesChinaUnicom.SeetheChinaarticlefordetailsondevicecompatibility. TheSoutheastAsiaSIMcoversHongKong,Macau,Laos,Vietnam,Thailand,Philippines,Malaysia,Indonesia,Singapore,BruneiCambodia,Myanmar,India,andSriLanka theJapanSIMshaveanunclearFUPstatingthatSoftBankreservestherighttothrottleorterminateserviceifitdetects"abusive"usage theEuropeSIMcoversFrenchDOMexceptReunionandalsocoversGibraltarbutnototherUKoffshoreterritories Moreinfo[] InternationalroamingonlyinHongKong,Macau,andSingapore,"travelSIMs"availableforothercountries APN:internet WebsiteinEnglish:http://www.fetnet.net/cs/Satellite/eCorporate/ecoPD2_1_1 TSTAR(台灣之星)[] TStara.k.a.TaiwanStarisTaiwan’ssmallestnetwork.ItwascalledVibobeforeandhasgoodcoverageandreasonablespeeds.4G/LTEison900and2600MHzwitha98%coveragein2015.TStarishowevernotavailableyetonsomesmallerislands,thereforecheckcoveragebeforechoosing:TStarcoveragemap. AirportPlan:TaiwanCard[] TheirTaiwancardfortouristsisonlyavailableforfreefromtheirT-STARbranchatterminals1and2ofTaoyuanInternationalAirport(map).It'sonlysoldtotouristsshowingtwoIDs.Itsinitialvalidityis180daysandextendedwithanother180daysfromthemomentofrecharge.Youcantop-upthesecombopackageson4G/LTEwithunlimiteddataandlimitedairtime: Validity Price Airtime Data 3days NT$250 NT$100 real unlimited 5days NT$250 NT$50 7days NT$450 NT$120 10days NT$450 NT$100 30days NT$950 NT$300 90days NT$2700 NT$1000 Formoredays,youcantop-uponeoftheseplansatconveniencestorechainslike7-Eleven,FamilyMart,OKMart,andHi-Lifeoronlinebycreditcard. Moreinfo[] APN:internet Nointernationalroamingpossible WebsiteinEnglish:http://www.tstartel.com/static/twcard/en/index.htm GT(亞太電信)[] GTMobileisthebrandofAsiaPacificTelecom(APTC)andhasbeentheCDMAnetworkinTaiwan,thatwascloseddownatendof2017.With5.5%marketshareAPTCisthe5thrankedmobileoperatorinthecountry, Thenetworkhasbeenswitchedoverto4G/LTEnowandisavailableon3GthroughfreeroamingonTaiwanMobilenetworkaswell,butover90%oftheoperator’s1.7millionmobilesubscribersare4Gusers. Its4G/LTEison700MHz(B28),900MHz(B8)and2600MHzinTD-LTE(asB38). Availability[] TheonlyairportlocationGThasisatTaoyuanairport.IfyouarearrivingintoSongshanairportorintoanothercity,youthereforehavetogodowntowntooneoftheirstores(locatorinChinese).InitialvalidityoftheSIMcardisfor180days,andeachtop-upwillsettheexpirydateto180daysafterthereload.PrepaidSIMcardsareofferedindifferentstarterpacks: 4G/LTENT$300starterpackwithNT$120balance,freedomesticcallsand1.2GBofdatafor30days 4G/LTENT$500starterpackwithNT$200balance,freedomesticcallsand2.2GBofdatafor30days Instoresinareaswheremanyforeignworkerslive,4GLoveprepaidpacksareavailable,thatcostthesame,butoffercheaperIDDratestosomecountries,andcostNT$300foreither3daysofunlimiteddataandNT$300callcreditor4daysofunlimiteddataandNT$50callcredit.For4G/LTEcallsyouneedtousetheiriCallapp. Ifyouchoosetopurchaseattheairport,likewiththeotherprovidersyouarelimitedtoasetoftouristplanswithunlimiteddataforasetnumberofdaysthatcannotberenewed: 4daysandNT$50callcreditforNT$230orNT$100callcreditforNT$300 6daysandNT$50callcreditforNT$250orNT$300callcreditforNT$500 8daysandNT$80callcreditforNT$450 11daysandNT$100callcreditforNT$500 15daysandNT$100callcreditforNT$700 4Gplans[] Forthe4G/LTESIMrefillcardsaresoldwiththesevalues: 1.2GBfor30days:NT$180 1.5GBplusNT$120callbalancefor30days:NT$300 2.2GBfor30days:NT$300 2.5GBplusNT$200callbalancefor30days:NT$500 5GBfor90days:NT$699 TravelSIMs[] WhileGTMobiledoesnotofferroamingonitsprepaidSIMsfordomesticuse,theysellaseparatelineupoftravelSIMsforothercountries.NoneoftheseSIMsrequireregistration,andtheyareallone-time-useonly(theyexpireattheendoftheirvalidityperiodandcannotbetoppeduporreactivated).Theyareavailableforthefollowingcountries: China(includingHongKongandMacau): 3GBhigh-speed,throttledto128kafterfor168hours:NT$499 3GBhigh-speed,throttledto256kafterfor7days:NT$520 2.5GBdailyfor6days,throttledto256kafter:NT$640 2.5GBdailyfor9days,throttledto256kafter:NT$850 Japan: 7GBhigh-speed,throttledto128kafter168hours:NT$550 "unlimited"for6days:NT$599 "unlimited"for7days:NT$699 Thereisnodefinedusagelimit,butSoftBank(forthe6daySIM)ordocomo(forthe7daySIM)reservetherighttothrottleordeprioritiseusageonthe"unlimited"SIMduringtimesofnetworkcongestion. SouthKorea:Trueunlimitedfor5daysforNT$399 JapanandSouthKorea:3GBhigh-speed,throttledto128kafterfor144hoursforNT$350 HongKong,Macau,Philippines,Cambodia,Vietnam,Thailand,Indonesia,Singapore,Malaysia,Laos,Myanmar,Malaysia,andBrunei:3GBhigh-speed,128kbpsafterfor192hoursforNT$299 EU/EEA(includingallFrenchDOMbutnootheroverseasterritories),UK,Gibraltar,Switzerland,andTurkey:8GBhigh-speed,throttledto128kafterfor480hoursforNT$799 USandCanada:5GBhigh-speed,throttledto128kafterfor288hoursforNT$899 SIMsthatspecifyanumberofdayswillexpireat23:59Taiwantimeonthefinalday. ChinaSIMsallusetheChinaUnicomnetwork,sowillworkwithmorephonesthanTaiwanMobile'sroamingoption. Moreinfo[] for4G/LTEvoicecallstheiCallappisrequired nointernationalroamingisofferedonprepaidSIMsforlocaluse APN:gtnet NotethattravelSIMshavedifferentAPNs,checkinstructionsforyourtravelSIMforthecorrectAPN WebsiteinChinese:https://www.aptg.com.tw MVNOs ibonmobileby7-Eleven[] ibonmobileisthebiggestMVNOinthecountry,soldinaround50007-ElevenstoresinTaiwan.ItoperatesonthenetworkofFarEasTone, Availability[] IbonMobileSIMcardsareavailableexclusivelyinabout5,0007-Elevenstores.The4GprepaidstarterpackisavailableforNT$350.Thereare2tariffsoptionstochoosefrom: 1.02GBdatavalidfor60daysandNT$100airtimeandfreeon-netcalls 120hoursunlimiteddataandNT$50airtimeandfreeon-netcalls Top-upvouchersaresoldatall7-Elevenstores.Theyhave9differentvouchercardsforvoiceordata.The3forvoiceandtextareforNT$50,300and500.TheSIMcardsarevalidfor185daysafterlastrechargeandyoucannotloadmorethanNT$5000ontheSIM. Datafeaturepacks[] ThedefaultrateoutsidetheallowanceisNT$46perMB.Youhavetoloaddatabyvouchercardssoldat7-Elevenstores.Theyareavailableinfollowingdenominations,andyoucan'tcombinevolumebasedpackageswithunlimitedpackages: Volumebased: 1.2GBfor60days:NT$180 2.2GBfor60days:NT$300 5GBfor90days:NT$699 8GBfor185days:NT$1000 Daybased: 1day,unlimited:NT$100 3days,unlimited:NT$300 5days,unlimited:NT$500 30days,upto10GBafterthatspeedthrottledto5Mbps,NT$899 Moreinfo[] NoInternationalroamingpossible APN:seven4g/or/internet WebsiteinEnglish:http://www.7-11.com.tw/ibonmobile/english1_1.html FreeWiFi[] InTaiwantherearesomepublicWiFinetworksavailablethatvisitorscanuseforfreewhilestayinginthecountryclosetoanhotspot. iTaiwanWiFi[] ThegovernmentofTaiwanrunsafreeWiFinetworkthatnowhasabout9,700hotspotsinmajortouristspots,transportationhubs,culturalestablishmentsandgovernmentofficesallovertheisland. Asof1July2020theservicenolongerrequirespre-registrationandisfreelyaccessibletoallusers.Simplyselectanavailablehotspot,agreetothetermsofusage,andbeinstantlyconnected. MoreinfoinEnglish:https://itaiwan.gov.tw/en/index.php TaipeiFreePublicWiFiAccess[] InthecapitalofTaipeithecityrunsafreeWiFinetworkcoveringpublicareassuchasgovernmentaloffices,libraries,hospitals,MRTstations,andMetromalls. TheSSIDfortheTaipeiFreewirelessnetworkserviceis“TPE-Free.”Thenetworkincludedover2,800hotspotsasofMarch2021. TaipeiFreeserviceisapplicabletoallandisnotlimitedtoTaipeicitizens;theserviceisfreetoallwithnotebooks,pads,smartphones,ormobiledeviceswithinthewirelessnetworkcoverage.Accountregistrationisnolongerrequired. MoreinfoinEnglish:https://wifi.taipei/en Categories Asia Country CDMA 10/18 Addcategory Cancel Save CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. Advertisement FanFeed 1 Italy 2 Spain 3 Turkey UniversalConquestWiki Let'sGoLuna!Wiki Club57Wiki FollowonIG Newsletter JoinFanLab