Taiwan Pre-Paid SIM Cards
The package looks like the one below, with a stored value of NT$500, which can be used for voice and data usage. By default, the entire NT$500 value is for voice calls. Also, you’ll need to bring along your passport for identification purposes (they’ll need to make a photocopy of it).
To activate the unlimited data plan, you will need to tell the staff how many days of unlimited data you need. Unfortunately, their command of English isn't that great. The price structure is as follows :
Mobile Broadband 1-day = NT$100 (min)
Mobile Broadband 3-day = NT$250
Mobile Broadband 5-day = NT$350
Mobile Broadband 7-day= NT$450 (max)
We activated a 7-day unlimited data plan, which used up NT$450 of the stored value, leaving NT$50 for voice calls. The data plan lasts for 24-hours * number of days, starting from the time of activation. For example, if you were to activate it on 7th December 2:00pm, it would last until 14th December 1:59pm.
If your trip is more than 7 days, further renewal of the data plan can only be done after the 7th day. The minimum value per top-up is NT$300, even if you only require another NT$50 to extend the unlimited data plan by one day.
The default package contains a normal SIM card. If you need a micro SIM card, let the staff know and they will give you a micro SIM instead. Nano SIM isn't available yet. We went to Taiwan Mobile on the 8th day to top up our pre-paid SIM card, and the helpful staff wrote down the calling instructions for us on a slip of paper.
For more information, check out Taiwan Mobile 台灣大哥大 official website.
Making Calls in Taiwan
Example of Taiwan Mobile Number : (886) 09-87872768
Country Code : 886
Area Code [2-digit] : 09 (E.g. Taipei)
Sometimes, Taiwanese would omit the “0″ in the “09″ and quote their number as +886-987872768 instead. To call this number when in Taiwan, you would dial 0987872768.
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