China SIM Card

The prepaid SIM card for China is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in China. Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these China SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.

Having a cellular phone while traveling in China or internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid China SIM card, it is now also affordable!

China (China Mobile) Service		China (China Mobile) SIM card Features ($18 USD) starter airtime credit A local cell phone number in China SMS text messaging No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

For more information please refer to the User guide that comes with your package.

Rates

Domestic Calls

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.

*Standard direct dial calls are 00 + country code + phone number from your China cellular phone. As an example to call Telestial from China you would dial 0018582742686.

**Like a standard call but add 17951. As an example to call Telestial from China you would dial 179510018582742686. 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.

Coverage

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.

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.

Activating Your Service

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 Telestial you would dial 0018582742686

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.

Adding Talk Time

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

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