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SIM 卡 / 手机套餐 — SIM Card / Phone Plan Activation
在国外购买和激活手机SIM卡或开通手机套餐 This scene includes 14 dialogue turns across 2 conversation paths, helping you practice with 手机店店员. This is an essential scene most travelers will encounter.
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Buying & Activating a SIM Card · 购买并激活SIM卡
basicHi, I just arrived from China. I need a prepaid SIM card with data. What do you recommend?
你好,我刚从中国来。需要一张带流量的预付费SIM卡。有什么推荐?
Welcome! For tourists, I'd recommend our 30-day plan. For $40, you get 10 GB of data, unlimited calls and texts within the US, and 200 minutes of international calls to China.
欢迎!游客的话推荐我们的30天套餐。40美元,10GB流量,美国境内无限通话和短信,还有200分钟打中国的国际电话。
That sounds good. Will my phone work with your SIM card? It's an iPhone from China.
听起来不错。我的手机能用你们的SIM卡吗?是中国的iPhone。
iPhones are usually unlocked when bought directly from Apple. Let me check... Yes, your phone is unlocked. I'll set up the SIM for you. Can I see your passport? We need it for registration.
在Apple直接买的iPhone通常是解锁的。我看看……是的,你的手机是解锁的。我帮你装SIM卡。能看一下护照吗?注册需要。
Here's my passport. Can I keep my Chinese number active at the same time?
这是我的护照。我能同时保留中国号码吗?
If your iPhone supports dual SIM or eSIM, you can use both. Your Chinese number would use the eSIM, and our card goes in the physical SIM slot. Want me to help you set that up?
如果你的iPhone支持双卡或eSIM,可以同时用。中国号码用eSIM,我们的卡放实体SIM卡槽。要我帮你设置吗?
💡 国行iPhone是双实体SIM卡槽,但港版和美版通常是一个实体SIM+一个eSIM。到了国外用当地SIM卡上网更便宜稳定。
Yes, please! That would be great.
好的,请帮我设置!太好了。
All done! Your new number is on the receipt. Data is already active — you should see the signal bars. If you run out of data, you can top up online or come back to the store.
设置好了!新号码在收据上。流量已经激活——你应该能看到信号了。流量用完了可以网上充值或回店里充。
SIM Card Troubleshooting · SIM卡故障排除
intermediateI bought a SIM card here yesterday, but I can't get any data to work. Calls and texts are fine, but no internet.
我昨天在这里买的SIM卡,但流量用不了。电话和短信没问题,就是没网。
Let me take a look. Have you tried turning cellular data on and off? Go to Settings, then Cellular.
我看看。你试过开关蜂窝数据吗?进设置,然后蜂窝网络。
Yes, I've tried that. I also restarted the phone.
试过了。也重启过手机了。
OK, the issue might be the APN settings. Let me check... Ah, I see — the Access Point Name isn't configured for your new SIM. I'll set it up manually. Go to Settings, Cellular, Cellular Data Network... There. Try opening a website now.
好的,可能是APN设置的问题。我看看……啊,找到了——新SIM卡的接入点名称没配置好。我手动设置一下。进设置、蜂窝网络、蜂窝数据网络……好了。现在试试打开网页。
It's working now! That was the problem. Thank you so much!
好了!就是这个问题。太感谢了!
You're welcome! One more tip — if you're using WeChat or other Chinese apps, make sure to switch the data line to the new SIM in your dual SIM settings. Otherwise they might try to use your Chinese SIM's data, which would be very expensive roaming.
不客气!再提醒一下——如果用微信等中国App,记得在双卡设置里把数据线路切换到新SIM卡。否则可能会用中国SIM卡的数据,漫游很贵的。
Key Phrases · 关键短语
prepaid
预付费
data
流量
unlimited calls and texts
无限通话和短信
international calls
国际电话
unlocked
解锁的(不锁网的)
registration
注册
dual SIM
双卡
eSIM
电子SIM卡
physical SIM slot
实体SIM卡槽
signal bars
信号格
run out of data
流量用完
top up
充值
Cultural Notes · 文化注释
- •国行iPhone是双实体SIM卡槽,但港版和美版通常是一个实体SIM+一个eSIM。到了国外用当地SIM卡上网更便宜稳定。
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