So the mobile data on my Chunghwa Telecom prepaid SIM card I’ve had since 2016 suddenly stopped working last Friday, with the little exclamation mark on the signal bar and no internet access. I was on my way out at the time so figured it was a temporary signal issue and couldn’t do much about it, bu…

[image] taiwantiger: Both of my European prepaid SIM cards have stopped working in Taiwan because, over the past month, both providers ended their roaming agreements with Chunghwa Telecom. Damn, that sounds like a huge oversight on their end… Can you contact your providers and ask them what t…

[image] SNcbz3: Prepaid Pro tip: Leave your phone in Taiwan (and charging) when you go away and set up IFTTT to forward all SMS to your email — works a treat! I thought the telecom provider queries an immigration database rather than tracked when the SIM left the country.

[image] irish91: I thought the telecom provider queries an immigration database rather than tracked when the SIM left the country. It does, from what I was told by Chunghwa and what’s written in the law saying what telecom providers should do with us sketchy foreigners on prepaid plans to mak…

This happened to me a few months ago, January or February. I didn’t realize that it was part of a broader crackdown or policy change. I got my phone number here within the first month or arriving, and I only had my passport and US driver’s license. Fast forward to over 12 years later and both IDs we…

I contacted one of the providers, the support initially insisted it was my phone’s problem… After discussing it for 30 minutes the support finally found some technician in their company who said that they suspended the contract with Taiwan a few days ago. But no idea if and when it will resume. Aft…

[image] irish91: I thought the telecom provider queries an immigration database rather than tracked when the SIM left the country. Yes sorry, my “tip” was regarding earlier comments that you can’t use prepaid cards overseas anyway (with some exceptions). My case was 100% triggered by my new p…

[image] SNcbz3: [image] Marco: You trying to burn your house down? :sweat_smile: brah you should see what all I have plugged in Do they have lithium ion batteries?

[image] Andrew: Though Chunghwa wasn’t able to tell me whether all foreigners with prepaid plans get checked every month or just a subset of us. I’ve left and re-entered Taiwan 5 or 6 times since I was asked to update documents, no interuption in service or new requests from CHT.

The latest Gold Card newsletter also mentions this issue: [image] (Link goes here: https://ncclaw.ncc.gov.tw/EngLawContent.aspx?id=20101 ) Not really blaming them (I know their influence in the government is limited), but I feel the fact that the Gold Card office is limited to send out such a “D…

Chunghwa Telecom requiring foreigners to reverify their ID?

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qwert_zuiop June 5, 2025, 3:02am 78

Strange - there seems to be something going on about Austria breaking ties with Taiwan…