Talk:China/@comment-203.116.184.130-20151020060610/@comment-3564598-20151113064037

In that case you might just have to set aside some time to go to the nearest China Mobile shop wherever in Shanghai, because if you don't know the language, with street kiosks these days you run the risk of getting a Shanghai-only plan, possibly with no 4G (which for a foreign iPhone means you drop straight to the very slow EDGE) and having to pay extra to use your phone out of town.

The other possibility is to go to China Telecom. Your iPhone 6+ will work on their network. Their shops are generally less crowded and their nationwide plans are cheaper (if you use their "create your own plan" tool, you can create a plan with 1GB nationwide data and 420 minutes for 37 RMB less).