The prepaid SIM card for
China with a world cell phone is the most
convenient and economical solution for staying
in touch while in China. All incoming calls
while you travel China are no more than $.19 USD
per minute (Only $.07 in Beijing),
regardless of where they originate. Pay the
local rate for local calls and use your cellular
phone in China like you do at home. And unlike
home, your China SIM card and cell phone service
is prepaid so there is no need for a
contract.
For more information please
refer to the
User guide that comes with
your package.
China SIM Card (China
Mobile) Highlights
($7.5 USD, 50
Yuan)
starter airtime credit
A local cell
phone number in China
SMS text
messaging
No yearly
contract, monthly charges or credit
check
Please
Note: Your China SIM Card (China
Mobile) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM
900 compatible international cell phone.
Your China service will
provide you with a China cellular phone number
which will be printed on an information card
contained within the prepaid SIM card packaging.
The number will start with a 1.
Travel to China
Be sure that the battery is adequately
charged
Insert the China Mobile SIM card into the
cell phone*
Turn on your cell phone
Enter PIN 1234 if requested^
You are now ready to make and receive calls
*You will need to snap out
the thumbnail sized China SIM card along the
perforated edge of its holder and then insert
the SIM card into your international cell phone
with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing
the metal contacts of your international
cellular phone.
^The PUK is only required to
unblock your phone if you enter in a PIN code
incorrectly 3 times using your China cell phone.
Your phone may or may not prompt you for a PIN
code. Follow your cell phone manual instructions
to correctly use the PUK to unblock your cell
phone.
**When calling overseas from
the United States to your China cell phone,
callers will need to dial 011 followed by
country code 86 and your China cell phone
number. To call abroad from your China cell
phone simply dial 00 followed by the country
code and phone number. For example to call
Aerobile you would dial 0019192617889
Customer service for your
China Mobile prepaid SIM card is available by
dialing 14008200293
For emergencies while using
your local China GSM SIM card in China please
dial 112 from your cell
phone.
Airtime
Rates (Standard rates; local operators provide
further discounts like our Beijing and Shanghai
cards)
Domestic
Calls
Airtime
Rate
Local Incoming
Calls
YUAN 0.6 (US$0.09) per minute
Long Distance Incoming
Calls
YUAN 1.19
(US$0.17) per minute
Local Outgoing
Calls
YUAN 0.6 ($0.09
USD)
Long Distance Outgoing
Calls
YUAN 1.19 ($0.17
USD)
All rates are per
minute.
SMS text messages are US$0.17
per message.
International
Calls
All international outgoing
calls using your China SIM card and cell phone
with the exception of Taiwan are charged at a
flat per minute rate with your China SIM card.
All international incoming calls are charged at
a flat of $0.19 USD per minute regardless of
where a call originates.
Call Type
Airtime Rate
All incoming Calls
YUAN 1.19 ($0.17 USD)
per minute
Calls to Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan
YUAN 2.8 ($0.35 USD)
per minute
International with
Direct Dial*
YUAN 8.8 ($1.10 USD)
per minute
International with IP
17951**
YUAN 5.4 ($0.67 USD)
per minute
*Standard direct dial calls
are 00 + country code + phone number from your
China cellular phone. As an example to call
Aerobile from China you would dial
0019192617889.
**Like a standard call but
add 17951. As an example to call Aerobile from
China you would dial 179510019192617889. Your
call will be routed using an IP over the
internet and call quality may be affected.
SMS text messages are US$0.17
per message.
Roaming Calls (calls
placed when traveling outside of the
country)
Roaming is currently not
available with your China service.
GPRS Data Rates
(Wireless Internet)
GPRS is currently not
available with your China
service.
Adding
Airtime
You can conveniently add
airtime credit to your China prepaid SIM card
over the phone by caling 1 400 820 0293, between
the hours of 7:30 AM and 6:30 PM (China
Time).
To recharge manually,
please
Purchase a China Mobile recharge card
Scratch off the protective layer to reveal
your recharge voucher code
Dial 13800138000 from your mobile phone
Press 1 for English voice prompts
Press 1 to recharge your account
When prompted, enter the 18-digit recharge
voucher code
The voice prompt will confirm your recharge
Service
Life
If you do not recharge your
account within the initial activity period of 24
months, your China prepaid SIM card will expire
and all remaining airtime credit will be
forfeit. The service life of your China prepaid
SIM card may be extended indefinitely by
purchasing and recharging airtime which,
depending on their denomination, will provide a
service life extension and all subsequent
airtime credit will be carried over into the
next validity period.
Voucher
Value
Validity
Period
RMB 50 ($6 USD)
90 days
RMB 100 ($12 USD)
180 days
RMB 300 ($38 USD)
360 days
RMB 500 ($60 USD)
360
days
If the remaining airtime
credit on your China SIM card drops below RMB
10, 60 seconds after connecting a call you will
hear a beep as a warning and/or the call will
disconnect immediately if there is no value
remaining. China mobile will not print out phone
charges. Customers can only check their
remaining value by calling
13800138000.
Coverage
More
Information and Resources
Keeping in touch while in
China can be very a frustrating and expensive
experience without an international cell phone
and China SIM card.
Sometimes a payphone takes
coins (But how many is anybody's guess!!!),
other times a proprietary calling card and still
others only a credit card will do with
accompanying instructions that would take a week
to understand.
China cellular phone rentals
can significantly cut down on the frustration of
calling home while abroad but the airtime rates
would bankrupt all but the thickest of wallets.
Airtime rates for a China cell phone rental can
typically start at $1.50 and may be as high as
$2+/minute.
Think you got a deal on your
world phone and plan on doing some international
roaming? With international roaming charges the
airtime rate you will pay is out of this
world.
The China prepaid SIM chip is
a quick and easy way to convert your existing
world phone into a prepaid China cell phone for
China and as discussed is more economical then a
China cell phone rental. For your next
assignment or vacation in China, this SIM chip
(combined with an unlocked
GSM World cell phone) helps you stay
connected while avoiding those international
roaming surcharges that always accompany your
'home' SIM card while abroad. We offer a growing
selection of prepaid
SIM Cards for other international destinations.
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