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[quote=ROGERINCA               ,21377]Yes, Conny is correct about the Quad-Band phones, and also some (very few) of the Tri-Band phones have the 900 freq’ used throughout China.As far as rentals, Rita is correct, I am not aware of any rentals within China.  There are a few internet based rental companies HQ’d in the USA, which will complete the transaction on-line and ship the phone to you via Fed-Ex, as long as you have a credit card and pay a deposit.  However, I have been through all of this prior to my first trip to China, three years ago, and I ran the numbers (cost/usage/benefit analysis) and they can be a little pricey !!  Therefore, the best bet by far, is to just purchase a phone, if you do not already have the 900 freq’ on your existing phone.  This is especially true if you plan on multiple trips to China over the next year or two, as it will soon pay for itself in rental charge savings and the higher call cost per minute with the rental agreements.If your existing phone in not 900 band compatible, I would then just purchase the most inexpensive single 900 band phone I could find in China, at one of the many phone stores located in most major Chinese cities.  Even an older model that does not have all the ‘bells and whistles’ might be discounted and will work just fine for your needs while traveling in China.  I found a little no-frills Nokia 2100, for cheap, in Nanning, and it has worked for me for the last three years.Last, you can purchase the China SIM card at one of the numerous phone stores in China, along with the additional minute recharge cards.  As an alternative, there is a very nice and reliable Chinese man, living in America, who sells them on e-Bay for a very reasonable price and will ship quickly to you.  I have used his services for my China-Mobile SIM and phone card needs this past trip to China, in December.  Just put “Guangzhou SIM card” in the e-Bay search engine, and it should hit to his site.  What I liked about buying the SIM ahead of time, was that I knew what my phone number was before I left home for China, and thus was able to provide it to friends and family, ahead of my trip.  A little education and research in this regard, will save you a lot of money in service charges and per-minute call costs.[/quote]

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