Originally posted by youngguy33 at 30-8-2011 01:20 PM
I'll be in HK next week and I am a n00b to this! (never been to Asian). Do I have to buy a GSM cell phone and a SIM when I get there?
If you have an "unlocked" GSM phone from your home country, it should work in Hong Kong. I suggest you buy one before arriving in Hong Kong. You can get one on Ebay for $20.
If you must buy one in Hong Kong, you can buy a used, dirt cheap basic one. I recommend the street markets of Shamshuipo (corner of Apliu and Kweilin Streets) or inside the Chungking Mansion in Tsimshatsui. The latter may be a better bet if you only speak English since merchants in the Chungking Mansion are mostly Indians.
The cheapest one will cost $200HK.
With a phone, you can buy a SIM card which includes airtime. Shamshuipo has dirt cheap ones where you get a SIM card for $25HK (all-in) at the street markets. Just plug it into your phone and you're ready to make/receive calls in one minute. I'm not sure how they can sell it so cheap. If you're not in Shamshuipo, you can get SIM cards for about $55HK in retail stores that sell cellphones and cell service.
Originally posted by blackgod at 11-8-2011 02:09 AM
newbie question. Do you have to tip the girl after each session? I just a lot of posters tipping 100HKD on top of the rate on the DB. Do the girls expect and would they get angry if you don't tip them ...
Tipping from HK$50 to HK$100 is common unless the service is atrocious. It's not about the girls getting angry (you won't see them again anyways). But you should tip for being a good monger.
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