Tourists can now rent smartphones with unlimited call time from Hong Kong’s airport
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The rental service Handy rents out the Samsung Galaxy Note pre-loaded with apps for about $11.30 a day offering short-term tourists a more cost-effective option than piling up data roaming fees.
There's no way to get away anymore -- travelers to Hong Kong can now rent smartphones at the airport arrivals hall for HK$88 (about US$11.3) a day with unlimited 3G Internet access.
The fee also includes unlimited local and overseas call time to 17 countries.
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