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PRITAMNORRIS
#1
hi,
i will be visiting guangzhou from november 10 for the asian games. can anyone please tell me which would be the best mobile phone sim for me and where can i get it. i will be staying at country garden holiday resort hotel in payun district.
thanks
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jarod2008
#2
HI,

CMCC. mzone . 11yuan/month 
very cheap.

You can call 10086 in china. CMCC provide english service.

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PRITAMNORRIS
#3
Thank you so much. this 11 yuan you said is monthly rental i guess. can you please tell me what are the incoming and outgoing call charges?
granwei
#4
china unicom, the best if you call very often and the service is not bad
PRITAMNORRIS
#5
thank you so much
saiyedkashifraza
#6
sir i am use cmcc sim card there is very problem which i face
when i recharge my sim card then my whole balence is zero in some time what is the solution of this problem a lot of my friend face this type problem
Aurélie
#7
Hello - To note that this thread is dated 2010. :)

Thank you,
Aurélie

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