Comments on: Using Cell Phones in China http://joeduck.com/2008/03/02/using-cell-phones-in-china/ Have Blog. Will Travel. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: JoeDuck http://joeduck.com/2008/03/02/using-cell-phones-in-china/#comment-86034 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:37:52 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/?p=1549#comment-86034 I’m sorry I didn’t flesh this out more, and not sure if this is still relevant – I was there about a year ago.

A friend who stayed on in China wound up having trouble finding SIM cards that worked with his phone. It worked but the charges per minute were huge to USA. My other friend had a China phone somebody in country loaned him and I think his charges per minute to USA were small.

So based on that I’d recommend you find a *trusted* China contact to buy you a phone in country or advise you on SIM cards. There are a lot of what look like phone sales scams at the stores and markets so be very, careful if you try to buy your own phone and plan in China.

]]> By: kathleen http://joeduck.com/2008/03/02/using-cell-phones-in-china/#comment-85977 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:19:16 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/?p=1549#comment-85977 hey joe??? got some time to visit your web…hmmmm, i thouth i can find info’s on how people live in china wiyh yheir cell phones.

]]> By: Brian http://joeduck.com/2008/03/02/using-cell-phones-in-china/#comment-83052 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:35:01 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/?p=1549#comment-83052 Good stuff! I’m heading over there for a study abroad in mid-February.

]]> By: John http://joeduck.com/2008/03/02/using-cell-phones-in-china/#comment-79110 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:15:01 +0000 http://joeduck.wordpress.com/?p=1549#comment-79110 Hi Joe,
My understanding through Verizon is that China is on the CDMA system and therefore, sim cards, which are not on CDMA phones are not needed. Can you verify?

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