Cheapest way to call US fron China on cell phone?

[blipblop]

I know I can buy prepaid SIM cards, but will I be able to call internationally? Anyone with experience on this? Thanks a lot

 

[Brainonska511]

Could you use a phone card with a cell phone?

 

[maximus maximus]

http://www.callchinaforfree.com/

 

[blipblop]

nono i don't need to call china. I will be IN China, I want to call the US when I am IN China.

 

[axelfox]

You can probably call int'l with the China SIM, but int'l rates will apply.

 

[isekii]

just sign up for vonage and take the box

 

[bennylong]

My woman bought a phone card and used it on her cellphone. It's expensive though, about 30 cents

 

[Laughingman12]

Originally posted by: blipblop
I know I can buy prepaid SIM cards, but will I be able to call internationally? Anyone with experience on this? Thanks a lot

Why call when you have e-mail on your side?

 

[Gooberlx2]

get a phone card and use a landline FTW?

 

[blipblop]

Important calls for personal reasons. I might just suck up the charges or go try the phone card idea.

 

[bennylong]

My dad used a Prepaid sim card and called home, his 300 rmb card disappeared in 20 minutes.

 

[Mill]

Use a prepaid sim and a prepaid phone card FROM China for calling to the US or Europe.

Or use a redirect service with local numbers like TalkLoop.com or Onesuite.com

 

[Yossarian]

unlock your phone and buy a SIM card. it will be pretty cheap.

 

[WW]

where in China? north or south?

with a china mobile sim, you can use a code (17951) to dial to the US using voip, and it's cheaper than regular...

they sell the prepaid sims as soon as you step off the airplane in Beijing.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: blipblop
nono i don't need to call china. I will be IN China, I want to call the US when I am IN China.

Don't use your cell phone. Get a VOIP phone like vonage. Connect to a network somewhere in china and it will be a local call to the US.

 

[fire400]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: blipblop
nono i don't need to call china. I will be IN China, I want to call the US when I am IN China.

Don't use your cell phone. Get a VOIP phone like vonage. Connect to a network somewhere in china and it will be a local call to the US.

you can use both. just plan out how much you want to talk, that way you don't go overboard with your budget. don't be robotic though. if the call is important, the phone will do fine, otherwise if it's regular talk, you know VOIP ain't a bad thing.

 

[blipblop]

I'm going to be in shanghai, I'll check it out as i've never used the VOIP. I'm going to be staying in hotels and I just want to stay connected to a few people back in the Us when I'll be away via phone.