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Jamar @ May 13th 2007 6:45AM

Here in China, there are only 2 GSM carriers, and 1 CDMA carrier (who also happens to be the second GSM carrier too- they push dual-mode phones quite feverishly). The carriers only compete for post-paid customers, though (with the same phone selction except for CDMA that gets its phones from Korea- doesn't help them get any more customers, though)- basic pre-paid rates are the same for all of them across the board (basic rates- 3cents/KB data, 5cents/min voice, 1cent/text with free incoming texts only). Of course, additional packages can be added which make things a bit cheaper (my current package plan gives me 20 voice minutes and 60 texts for $1.30/month with overage being 1cent/minute voice and same for texts; and an additional 50MB data for $3.20/month). Oh yes- and if you think that's because they don't have to spend as much on network maintenance, think again. I mean, trying to cover Tibet and the other mountainous/high-altitude areas of China must be fun. News like this makes me glad that I left the hostile US-based mobile market. In fact, I might stick to my current carrier and roam in the States when I get back- at only 30cents/minute and 12cents/text (and look at my package plan- I don't talk a whole lot) it's feasible to do so (I think that data goes something like $5/MB, though).

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