Le_Murphant Posted July 14, 2009 CID Share Posted July 14, 2009 My family is going to china in the next few days and we are wondering what would be the cheapest/easiest way to have a cell phone over there to make local calls. A prepaid phone seems a good idea but apparently they only work in one country and we would like ot be able to use that phone when we are in the US also since our canadian phone plans are way expensive there. Also, if we could have a relatively far awat (1-year-ish) expiration date for the US minutes that would be cool. Is there such a phone/plan that could fit both our needs? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 14, 2009 CID Share Posted July 14, 2009 I would say prepay also. You do not buy a car when traveling, just rent it and leave it. And maybe return unused minutes. Just my thoughts of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted July 14, 2009 CID Share Posted July 14, 2009 Don't know how accurate these Google searches are but........... China Rental phones. Hopefully no government bugs in them either. http://www.pandaphone.com/ http://www.beijing-visitor.com/index.php?cID=413&pID=1337 Bringing Your Phone From Home If you are already using a GSM phone it can be unlocked and a Chinese SIM card inserted. This service is available at Beijing International Airport or you can pick up a global SIM card before you leave home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 14, 2009 CID Share Posted July 14, 2009 The way china operates my luck it would have a GPS and they would follow me to all my hang outs ......... wait till they find out I took them into a strip joint. :2funny: Take plenty of pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 14, 2009 CID Share Posted July 14, 2009 Well I'm not sure about China, but in Aruba you can just buy a small cheap plan, and have that cell for when you go, or change the sim to your current phone when you get there. Or get something like the HTC touch, with mine, I have changed the radio to all networks, so wherever I go, I can connect to there networks. There's supposedly only four channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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