| reply to jgkolt
Re: gsm I just returned from China. Beijing and Shanghai are served by China Mobile, a GSM network. An unlocked tri-band phone works well with a prepaid China Mobile SIM; both can be had on E-bay here in the States. I was climbing the Great Wall when my phone rang and was so surprised that I dropped it (crunch). I replaced it with a phone from the China Mobile store - same deal; unlocked tri-band phone (Motorola V3; about $150).
Calls on the China SIM were much cheaper than using Verizon roaming - I'm not even sure Verizon would work over there. Calls to the States were about $.10 per minute. Plus I had a local Shanghai number so people could call me without incurring international charges at their end.
I was impressed - a nice reliable system that everyone uses. |
