How to setup and use Wechat & Alipay for China?

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How to setup and use Wechat & Alipay for China?

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Drone and Phone

Күн бұрын

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@EastWest-yr2xy 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to do all the experiments! You are tremendously helpful to the visitors to China.

@Tazlina2006 2 ай бұрын

Very practical information for travelers. Short & to the point. Thank you!

@bnmto360 4 ай бұрын

Very helpful indeed! Should share this with all foreign visitors!

@roisutsan8714 Ай бұрын

You're THE man. Thanks so much!!!

@user-yw5wf6kz5t 2 ай бұрын

This is so helpful!!!! Thank you so much!

@jbaily9270 10 сағат бұрын

Just came across the channel, great information. I am planning a trip to china in the near future and i normally travel with 2 or 3 phones, personal, business and local/travel. Would you recommend a phone brand that works well in china and Asia, so i could set it up for everything china and Asia has to offer. I know that a few people having issues with apple and google devices.

@DJClark Сағат бұрын

I don’t think there is an issue with the phones just many websites and apps are blocked. Apple and android phones are very popular in China.

@stefanoandrianopoulos9071 Ай бұрын

So i can just add my Capital One credit card (master card in America) to ali pay and use the scan system and I'm good to go?

@ITeachChinese 4 ай бұрын

I think once Alipay is bound to the bank card and authenticated, it can handle 90% of consumption scenarios.

@DJClark 4 ай бұрын

Yes for most things you are right but we made this video for our ski series and there we found a number of services that worked only on WeChat.

@dimaworldboy 2 ай бұрын

Hi friend! If i understand well, i can choose how i want to pay via Alipay: by scanning or show and put my payment code, right ?

@malin5468 28 күн бұрын

Thanks. Useful information, but the problem you don’t explain is how to get a WiFi account in China. Can one simply purchase a SIM card at the port of entry airport. I am flying to Wuhan. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@DJClark 26 күн бұрын

It’s normally better if your mobile provider offers affordable roaming in China as this may also get round the firewall. If not you can get SIM cards at most airports or go to a mobile provider shop after you arrive. You will need your passport and expect to wait a while to get it all done.

@malin5468 26 күн бұрын

@@DJClark Thanks for the advice. I will explore roaming from my Verizon account

@TheSweetasheaven 3 ай бұрын

thank you somuch!

@casalist5426 3 ай бұрын

So you recommended Alipay to make payments and WeChat to communicate with people.

@DJClark 3 ай бұрын

I was able to link a Hong Kong credit card to WeChat but not a U.K. credit card. A U.K. friend also tried two weeks ago and was not able to get his U.K. cards to link with WeChat but did manage to use Alipay. I guess things may change over time.

@kemahmad 3 ай бұрын

Hi, must we get a local simcard to get the metro QR code? because I tried to fill in my homecountry phone no as I’m planning to use roaming but It did not accept that

@DJClark 3 ай бұрын

Possibly, I too had a problem getting the Beijing Metro card two weeks ago, but could buy a ticket easily.

@Scott2001-k3w 2 ай бұрын

Did you use your own country sim card to book didi? Or china sim card?@@DJClark

@625as-pj5mg 25 күн бұрын

术语库 If you have an iPhone, you should be able to use an NFC Metrocard. This is faster than QR codes and can be used when there is no power

@xlixlixli1 3 ай бұрын

Nice. Thx

@DroneandPhone 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

@curesnow6493 10 күн бұрын

Did you have to get a China mobile number to use DIDI?

@DroneandPhone 9 күн бұрын

Not necessary but if you don't have one the driver will not be able to call you if you can't find each other. That said I have never had an issue with that.

@curesnow6493 9 күн бұрын

@@DroneandPhone were you able to communicate to the drive through Alipay ?

@DroneandPhone 9 күн бұрын

@@curesnow6493 yes there is a messaging system inside the app that will translate. It's pretty simple once you use it.

@Scott2001-k3w 2 ай бұрын

Did you use your own country sim card to book didi? Or china sim card?

@DroneandPhone 2 ай бұрын

You can use you local sim if you have a data plan but the didi driver won't call you if he/she can't find you. Normally it is not an issue as you can text as well.

@Jack-em1xe 3 ай бұрын

What's your suggestion on getting internet on your phone during a day trip to Shenzhen?

@DJClark 3 ай бұрын

If you are in Hong Kong then check with your mobile provider if they have a mainland package included or can be bought. This will normally give you the best option.

@LeHa-ct9ds 3 ай бұрын

@@DJClark Thanks for taking time to go through all the processes for installing and using the Apps. How do I get Chinese internet data while I am in the UK so that I can be ease as soon as I arrive in a Chinese airport? Cheers!

@DroneandPhone 3 ай бұрын

@@LeHa-ct9ds That's a difficult one, you can check to see if your mobile company in the UK has a China plan, if that looks expensive then I suggest getting a sim card at the airport as you arrive. They normally help you install it. Otherwise you will need to go find a mobile shop after you settle down, but in my experience this can use a lot of time as you need to register your passport etc.

@casalist5426 3 ай бұрын

Hi, but couldn’t you use credit cards to pay?

@DroneandPhone 3 ай бұрын

@@casalist5426 I spent two weeks recently traveling in China with a friend from the UK. He tried to use credit cards when he could but they only worked in about 25% of cases, mainly for the bigger chains or hotels.