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1. What can you do with a prepaid SIM card?
2. What is service life of prepaid sim card ?
3. Whether a prepaid sim card is ready to use while I arrive in the destination country. Do I have to activate the SIM card?
4. How do I add more "talk time" to my SIM card? Purchase additional airtime?
5. When I add airtime does my GSM cell phone number stay the same?
6. How can a prepaid SIM card be charged?
7. Can I buy the prepaid SIM card on my own phone?
8. When will get my phone number?
9. Are all incoming calls free? Does that mean "from anywhere"?
10. Can I call internationally?


1. What can you do with a prepaid SIM card?
With about the size of a postage stamp, the prepaid SIM card provides you with a cell phone number and determines what features or services will be available to you, as a subscriber, on a particular GSM network. A prepaid SIM card is prepaid with a small amount of airtime rates. It activates a GSM cell phone without a contract and consequently requires the prepaid subscriber to purchase airtime credit prior to use.

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2. What is service life of prepaid sim card ?
There is often a service life of 3-9 months for different prepaid SIM cards. The service life can be extended by airtime recharge.

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3. Whether a prepaid sim card is ready to use while I arrive in the destination country. Do I have to activate the SIM card?
No, the SIM card is delivered active and ready to use! All you have to do is following instructions to insert it into your phone.

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4. How do I add more "talk time" to my SIM card? Purchase additional airtime?
Yes. You may purchase additional airtime online at www.china-mobile-phones.com or locally at most convenience stores in China.

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5. When I add airtime does my GSM cell phone number stay the same?
Absolutely. Your phone number is based on your SIM card. What you add is just talk time and does nothing with the phone number. Besides changing or divert of your phone number, it is also an expensive way to add airtime.

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6. How can a prepaid SIM card be charged?
Usually, the prepaid SIM card is charged on a minute basis. Per-minute cost is dependent on the call you made domestically or internationally to other countries. More detailed info at every prepaid SIM card page.

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7. Can I buy the prepaid SIM card on my own phone?
Yes, as long as you have an unlocked GSM phone with 1800/900 bands.

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8. When will get my phone number?
A new phone number will come with the prepaid SIM card determines your GSM cell phone number. We will email it to you after an order received.

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9. Are all incoming calls free? Does that mean "from anywhere"?
Incoming calls are free in some cities by different type of the SIM Card and you should always check the web page of the specific prepaid SIM card that you are purchasing to verify that incoming calls are free.

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10. Can I call internationally?
Yes. As long as you have talk time available you can call anywhere in the world. You may use a local access number or dial directly from your cell phone.

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