eRoaming Solution Overview
Summary of China Unicom mobile SIM user’s guide
1. To activate your SIM card:
Insert the SIM into your mobile handset and dial 10011. Follow the voice instructions to recharge (by using the ¥50 recharge card provided).
2. Basic call rates within Beijing: (RMB¥ : A$ approx. = 6 : 1)
| Beijing local calls (dial with 10193 + phone no.) | ¥0.25/min (±A$0.042/min) |
| Beijing local calls (dial without 10193) | ¥0.40/min |
| receive calls from Beijing | ¥0.35/min(09:00 ~ 20.00); ¥0.20/min(others) |
| China national calls | ¥0.60/min (±A$0.10/min) |
| receive China national calls | ¥0.40/min (±A$0.067/min) |
| calls to Australia (dial with 10193 + phone no.) | ¥0.36/min (±A$0.06/min) |
| receive calls from Australia | ¥0.40/min (±A$0.067/min) |
| standard SMS | ¥0.10 each (±A$0.017 each) |
| mobile internet (GPRS) | ¥0.03/KB (±A$0.005/KB) |
3. Special Call Rates outside of Beijing:
Please activate “special province” feature, by following the instructions below:
Send a text message [QQS + Area Code^] to the number 1065581234.
^Area Code(=the area code of the province) eg. 021(=Shanghai area code)
In this case, your message will be QQS021.
| Beijing local calls (dial without 10193) | ¥0.21/min (±A$0.035/min) |
| China national calls (dial without 10193) | ¥0.30/min (±A$0.05/min) |
| receive all China national calls | ¥0.30/min (±A$0.05/min) |
| calls to Australia (dial with 10193 + phone no.) | ¥3.60/min (±A$0.6/min) |
| receive calls from Australia | ¥0.40/min (±A$0.067/min) |
4. The above information is summarized from the China Unicom mobile service guide for your reference only. Further details and final explanations are on the the user guide provided by China Unicom. For any services required within China, please refer to the user guide or contact China Unicom.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- E.Tel e.Roaming solution service is limited in providing you with call forwarding service from your Australian mobile to your Chinese (overseas) mobile number for a month without paying extra for receiving roaming call fees, effective from the date service requested (SMS is undivertable. If you’d like to receive your SMS overseas, please always have your standard roaming phone for this SMS service). To purchase additional credit for your use in China in order to make and receive calls, please call E.Tel on (+612) 8918 3330 in Australia or purchase a China Unicom recharge card (available credits: ¥20, ¥30, ¥50, ¥100, ¥300, ¥500) at any convenience store in China.
- To avoid unwanted large call bills for roaming, please do make sure that you divert all your Australian mobile incoming calls to the fixed phone number provided in the “Sim2China pack”, right before leaving Australia. If you have never used this diversion feature before, try to make a test call to confirm that you understand how to use this function. If you find any difficulties, feel free to request assistance from your local dealer or find out from your mobile handset user guide. It is your responsibility to set up this call forward feature from your handset.
