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by olalonde 2560 days ago
> Tried to do the same in a tourist city (not a tier 1 city), beginning of May, didn't work. I wanted a full SIM, not a data only SIM though, which one did you get?

You just got unlucky... I bought one recently at China Mobile (Shenzhen). They do ask for passport and it takes about 10 minutes.
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pmlnr 2560 days ago
Both Beijing and Shenzen are Tier 1. And again, a full SIM or a data only SIM?
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olalonde 2559 days ago
Full SIM. I'm fairly sure you got unlucky with that particular shop. I've been living in China for about a decade and never heard such a thing (passport was not even required a while back).
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