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On March 21 at 3:37 AM by orangina

I thought pre-pay was for pimps and drug dealers. Nice to know you can use it if you just have bad credit. There is no hoodlum union you have to join... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:36 AM by bodawei

The options for the on-line charging are in kiosks all over Kunming (and this was the case in Hangzhou.) They are just agents, not China Mobile office... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:34 AM by orangina

They asked me what plan I wanted when I bought my SIM. You choose your number off of a list of numbers for each plan. (You can change it later.) I got... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:31 AM by johnb

"[W]hy would you buy a plastic card or 'a little piece of paper' if the easier option is available?" Because there are a handful of China Mobile offic... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:31 AM by catherinem

For me the recharge paper is the easier option. I simply go to any convenience store (and they are everywhere) and buy 100 RMB worth of credit. Then I... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:21 AM by bodawei

'As far as the plastic card thing goes, in SH you can also go to a China mobile outlet and do as you say, so maybe the cards are available where you a... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:19 AM by JasonSch

Speaking of cellphones in China... http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110304/tc_pcworld/beijingtotrackpeoplesmovementsviatheirmobilephones Read more

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On March 21 at 3:17 AM by JasonSch

Joeborn, your translation is correct. Thanks for noticing. Fixed! I must have been suffering from a bit of 汉字 dyslexia as I translated the sentence as... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:13 AM by connie

1:13 场面一定很壮观(壮观zhuàngguān, magnificent ) 1:19 群众基础 1:56 很长的铺垫 2:03 给大家的相声 4:45 哎,标语啊,横幅之类的 5:12 很形式主义 6:06 非常的简明扼要,然后(简明扼要jiǎnmíng'è... Read more

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On March 21 at 3:13 AM by catherinem

That is indeed what I meant. Pre-pay. Thanks for keeping me on my toes! Read more