Prepaid in China

EllasDevil · **Prepaid in China -** 14-01-2007, 11:35

I've been looking at prepaid sims in China and have come up with the following.

China must work similar to India where your mobile belongs to a circle (home region) and then you're technically roaming when you use the mobile elsewhere in the country.

I've bought a China Mobile (中国移动通信) sim card with a Beijing number (starting off there) but I believe it'll still cost me to recieve calls? Is this correct?

Will China Mobile require any personal information when it comes to activating the sim card? If so, what information?

(In India, Hutch disconnected my prepaid line after 7 days because I was unable to provide them with a Indian ID card to register against my account)

Do China Mobile sms's send/recieve OK to Europe? (I assume they do)

I believe China Mobile won't offer prepaid roaming in Hong Kong? Is this correct? If so, it's no big deal. I'll just roam with my home sim card.

How easy is it to recharge the accounts? Am I likely to face language barrier problems or do they offer any instructions in English?

Any info you can provide would be appreciated.

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EllasDevil (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 147 Join Date: 05 May 2004 Location: Greece Country:	Prepaid in China - 14-01-2007, 11:35 I've been looking at prepaid sims in China and have come up with the following. China must work similar to India where your mobile belongs to a circle (home region) and then you're technically roaming when you use the mobile elsewhere in the country. I've bought a China Mobile (中国移动通信) sim card with a Beijing number (starting off there) but I believe it'll still cost me to recieve calls? Is this correct? Will China Mobile require any personal information when it comes to activating the sim card? If so, what information? (In India, Hutch disconnected my prepaid line after 7 days because I was unable to provide them with a Indian ID card to register against my account) Do China Mobile sms's send/recieve OK to Europe? (I assume they do) I believe China Mobile won't offer prepaid roaming in Hong Kong? Is this correct? If so, it's no big deal. I'll just roam with my home sim card. How easy is it to recharge the accounts? Am I likely to face language barrier problems or do they offer any instructions in English? Any info you can provide would be appreciated.