Service Providers

Basic residential telephone connection is provided for a flat rate. There is a one-time installation fee. Local landline calls are free. There are fives fixed line & boradband providers in Hong Kong. Execpt PCCW, anothers providers are new operators after market open, their price may be cheaper. But the coverage and service quality will have some differient.

International Direct Dialing (IDD) is installed free of charge on request. IDD calls can be made from public phones advertising that service or from Creditcardphone (call 10010 for locations). Phonecards are issued in denominations of $50, $100, $200, $300 and $500.

There are over 10 IDD service providers in Hong Kong, use any of them after registed. But you perfer to check their price regularly, because after promotion period, the price will be different.

Other IDD services include:
Global Calling Card enables the user, by means of a personal PIN number, to make international calls from Hong Kong and abroad.

OneCall personal numbering offers options of up to four hunting numbers, and Duplex Ringing gives two numbers and two different ringing tones to one line, allowing the subscriber to differentiate the type of call.

Broadband Service

The telephone operators also provide internet connecting service as well. As usual, 18 months contract is very comment in HK, so you should ask the detail of contract clearly. Especially the reloation fee and termination processure.

Pay TV Services

There are mainly 4 Pay TV operators in HK, including PCCW & I-cable. Which are providing some different channels, such as ESPN & Starsport are only in PCCW.

Mobile Phones

A short list of some of the major providers follows, and it’s worth calling around to several providers to see which is offering the best promotional scheme of the month.

PCCW
Fixed Line, Broadband, 3G, Mobile, IDD, Pay TV, Wireless
(852) 2888 1888
www.pccw.com

i-cable
Broadband, Pay TV, Local IP Phone
(852) 2112 8899
www.i-cable.com

Hutchison Global Crossing
Fixed Line, Broadband, IDD, Pay TV, IP Phone
(852) 3160 0000
www.hgc.com.hk

3, Hutchison
3G, mobile
(852) 3162 3333
www.three.com.hk

One 2 Free
3G, mobile
(852) 2512 3123
www.one2free.com.hk