Shenzhouxing card

[hakkaboy]

I have just put a Chinese Shenzhouxing SIM card into my phone. The phone is Motorola and the phone company is China Mobile. The only thing I am not sure about is whether I will be charged for calls that I receive as well as calls that I make. How can I found out?

[JanMichiel]

I'm curious what the calling/receiving rates are for calling using a chinese operator inside china (mobile to landline and mobile to mobile). Are there differences between prepaid and subscription rates?

[chenpv]

check here : http://www.yn.chinamobile.com/html/index.jsp

It is economical to use 神州行 if you prefer to send instant messages more often than to make/receive a call.

Charging Criteria:

Domestic Call:

直接拨打0.6元/分钟＋0.07元/6秒（港、澳、台地区0.20元/6秒），接听0.6元/分钟

17951直拨0.6元/分钟＋0.3元/分钟＝0.9元/分钟

12593直拨0.49元/分钟

Local Call:

神州行：标准卡拨打和接听均0.60元/分钟；

神州行12593直拨：武汉0.39元/分钟，其它地区0.29元/分钟

(I don't know if 12593 works in other cities )

[ruiskukka]

I use Shenzhouxing card too.

They charge you for receiving calls. 0.6rmb/min.

However, they offer services of receiving calls for free in some certain minutes.

Service1: 12RMB/month, 100mins free.

Service2: 5RMB/month, 30mins free.

How:

1.Send a msg 'SCT100' to 1860, if you want service 1.

2.Send a msg 'SCT30' to 1860, if you want service 2.

[elina]

Local Call:

神州行：标准卡拨打和接听均0.60元/分钟；

神州行12593直拨：武汉0.39元/分钟，其它地区0.29元/分钟

(I don't know if 12593 works in other cities )

It works in Beijing, see this:

http://mobile.163.com/05/0920/10/1U39PRN30011179K.html

Another economical method:

http://www.cq.chinamobile.com/mbOperation/other/szx.jsp

移动亲情卡

四大优势：

　　●　神州行亲情卡A接听和呼叫亲情号码仅需市话0.3元/分钟；神州行亲情卡B接听和呼叫亲情号码仅需市话0.2元/分钟；神州行亲情卡C接听亲情号码免费，呼叫亲情仅需市话0.2元/分钟。

　　●　可选9位亲友设置为亲情号码（手机、座机均可）。

　　●　亲情号码可任意变更，每变更一次仅需1元/个。

　　●　亲情卡无需入网费、月租费，享受中国移动精品网络支持。

业务办理：

　　请神州行用户携带有效证件至我公司各营业厅办理

　　移动亲情卡用户通过营业厅或拨打电话13800138000进行亲情号码的设置/修改。

　　漫游同神州行资费一致

　　超出亲情号码范围拨打和接听电话按0.60元/分钟计费

I think 移动亲情卡 and the economical method provided by ruiskukka can not be used at the same time.

[venture160]

that card is WAYYY to expensive, I use a 131 card, 1/3 to half the price. Also, if you can pick up a zhejiang mobile card. 20 kuai = 1,000 text messages. Its hard to find though, I got it through a Chinese friend on some auction site. Man that has saved me money.

[hakkaboy]

The card may be expensive, but I want to be able to call all over China. Are the cheap cards ones that can only dial within the province?: