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Originally Posted by Hehe
I think that the numbers from China is manipulated goes without saying.
However, this new focus on mobile cancellation might bring an insight.
For those who don't know about the cellphone in China, it's something that EVERYONE has because it's linked to your name and pretty much everything would ask you for verification via SMS. (use free wifi? SMS verification, getting a promo at a store? register your number via SMS verification, having an appt somewhere? SMS verification) Thus, I find it very unusual to have a decline of over 11M (between 3 major carriers) accounts over this period of time.
If anyone has data to 2019, that'd be interesting to see if this is a seasonal phenomenon. But if not, we might have a glimpse into the potential real data with minimum manipulation since the Chinese official hasn't touched it yet.
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I always thought cell phone plans in Asia are a lot cheaper than what we have in Canada, so why would they cancel their account and lose their phone number? Most would just downgrade their service if they don't need to use it that much.