Sunday, January 4, 2009

tips on making international calls in Mainland with HK SIM card

** the following tips only apply to PEOPLES customers.

when roaming in mainland China, and you need to call back to Hong Kong or foreign countries with HK SIM card (most SIM cards issued in mainland China cannot make international calls), follow these steps:

Calls to Hong Kong:
  1. dial *138* (Hong Kong phone number) #
  2. Wait for a return call. Upon receiving the call, you will be connected to the number you have dialed.


Calls to other countries:
  1. dial *138*001 (country code) (area code) (phone number) #
  2. Wait for a return call. Upon receiving the call, you will be connected to the number you have dialed.
some 5 dollars will be charged per minute for the services no matter the recipient answers it or not.


another tip: try avoid receiving incoming calls when roaming, because the service charge is a total RIP-OFF. Answering incoming call in Shenzhen, 6.48 HKD/min; in cities of Guangdong other than Shenzhen, 7.78 HKD/min; in provinces other than Guangdong, 12.78 HKD/min




1 comment:

odawnw said...

wowow,surfing you blog via mobild phone is so cool!black background can be displayed so great in a smaller screen!
back to the topic,i think sending SMS or contracting via instant tool logging into the internet with your phone can save a lot.