03.26.08
China Mobile call to the USA for 30¢/minute
If you’re a China Mobile user, you may or may not be aware that you can get inexpensive international long distance (国际长途）by dialing 17951＋00 then the country code and number you want to reach. You can actual save the full number in your address book (not like using a calling card) for the people you call most frequently and make the habit of saving a lot. Note that you don’t want to save this as the primary number in your address book, else you won’t be able to send text messages.
That is 2.2元／minute (See complete IP talk Rate Chart), compare this to the direct dial price of 0.8元/6 seconds - or 8.0元/minute, it’s a savings of almost 80%. At the currently miserable USD exchange rate, using “IP Phone” from China Mobile is just over USD 30¢/minute.
If you check the Skype Rate Chart, calling to a China Mobile phone is only 2.4¢/minute, so Skype In is still by far the cheapest way to talk to someone on your mobile for a long conversation. Here’s China Mobile’s post about Int’l Long Distance…
国际长途 您打给国外朋友的长途电话 使用方式 1、确认您的手机号码已经开通国际长途功能； 2、您可以直接拨打： 00＋国家或地区代码＋城市代码＋对方号码 或00＋国家或地区代码＋对方手机号码 3、也可以加拨17951进行IP通话： 17951＋00＋国家或地区代码＋城市代码＋对方号码 17951＋00＋国家或地区代码＋对方手机号码 标准资费 1、至世界各地0.80元/6秒，采用分时段及国家法定节假日资费优惠的办法； 2、加拨17951具体资费以当地移动公司公布为准 特别提醒 目前国际长途可通达世界上280多个国家和地区。 具体开通情况，请以当地移动公司公布为准。
Details at Baidu “Know” (chinese) on a variety of Int’l calling options.
