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CHINA SIM CARD – HOW MUCH YOU CAN SAVE

Comparing mobile roaming charges from mobile operators and from roaming sim providers.

Cost of receiving a call from the United States when travelling abroad.
Cost of calling a USA mobile number from abroad.
Cost of making a local call when roaming.
The price of the China SIM.
Initial Call Credit.
The China SIM prefix, and international calling code.
Mobile data roaming charges.
Text message costs.

Roaming For Leisure Travellers
For the leisure traveller we compare roaming charges for a week’s travel with the following usage:

50 Minutes of outbound calls to the USA
25 Minutes of Inbound calls
50 Text messages

The size of savings

Airtime/AT&T Standard/AT&T World Traveller/T-Mobile/MPHIRE

Local Calls/US$2.29*50/US$1.99*50/US$2.99*50/US$0.07*50

International Calls to NA/US$2.29*25/US$1.99*25/US$2.99*25/US$0.38*25

SMS/US$0.50*50/US$0.50*50/US$0.35*50/US$0.13*50

Total Cost/US$196.75/US$174.25/US$241.75/US$27.25

In addition to the traffic charges we review the price of the sim card, including any credit you get. This, together, is the total cost. Note that for monthly subscriptions it is necessary to add the cost of obtaining cheap roaming charges.

Roaming For Business Travellers
For Business users we compare roaming charges for a week’s travel with the following usage:

120 Minutes of outbound calls to the USA
60 Minutes of Inbound calls
20 Text messages

The size of savings

Airtime/AT&T Standard/AT&T World Traveller/T-Mobile/MPHIRE

Local Calls/US$2.29*60/US$1.99*60/US$2.99*60/US$0.07*60

International Calls to NA/US$2.29*120/US$1.99*120/US$2.99*120/US$0.38*120

SMS/US$0.50*20/US$0.50*20/US$0.35*20/US$0.13*20

Total Cost/US$422.20/US$368.20/US$545.20/US$52.40

In addition to the traffic charges we review the price of the sim card, including any credit you get. This, together, is the total cost. Based on the above calculations, the sim card with the lowest total cost is the best roaming choice for your need.

China SIM Card Price/Net Cost

0044 USD$57 (USD$5 starting airtime credits)/USD$52.00

Telestial USD$59 (USD$18 starting airtime credits)/USD$41.00

Cellular Abroad USD$59 (USD$18 starting airtime credits)/USD$41.00

MPHIRE USD$29 (USD$10 starting airtime credits)/USD$19.00

MPHIRE also offer a business service for business travellers: Let us choose the best sim card for you! We will even negotiate high volume rates for purchases of more than 10 sim cards at the time. We can handle accounting and invoicing for major corporate clients so contact us for more information on our corporate account service.

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