A Weibo microblog post showing the sky-high prices charged by mobile phone operators for the use of social networking service WeChat outside China, has attracted widespread discussion online.
The post says that a lady surnamed Yang in Chongqing, China's southwestern municipality, had to pay CNY 2,095 in network bills to her mobile phone service provider during her 6-day trip in Thailand. This amount is significantly higher than her travel costs, which only totaled 1,980 yuan. Insiders at China Mobile and China Unicom told a Beijing Youth Daily reporter that some operators will not inform their customers by SMS about their high prices in foreign countries or in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, leaving many customers surprised to find such high bills after their trip.
They suggest that smartphone users use WiFi and monitor their network flow during their trip, especially when traveling in a foreign country. An expert from China Mobile also recommended users to temporarily disable multimedia message capacities and mobile e-newspaper applications besides Weibo and Wechat when abroad.Â
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A Weibo microblog post showing the sky-high prices charged by mobile phone operators for the use of social networking service WeChat outside China, has attracted widespread discussion online. 
