Cheap mobile calling to China

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ajw

1932 posts

Uber Geek

#75798 23-Jan-2011 16:27

Look at this. $10 per month and they give you 240 minutes per month to call Chinese landlines and mobiles.

Let me guess why we are paying much more here. Mobile termination rates at 17 cents per minute.

http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/china120

b0untypure1

1426 posts

Uber Geek

#430281 23-Jan-2011 18:53

$10 for 240 minutes is cheaper than the normal rate of 44c a minute

johnr

19282 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user

#430286 23-Jan-2011 19:03

Vodafone NZ have a similar offer for Supa prepay and is a addon

$12 for 120 anytime minutes and 50 TXTs

The minutes are to mobiles and landlines

China
Hong Kong
India
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/international/index.jsp

Also $2 for 60 minutes calls to landlines in 30 countries you just need to be on Supa prepay no addon required

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/international/index.jsp

John

tumnasgt

83 posts

Master Geek

#430329 23-Jan-2011 21:23

I think ajw's point is that it is insane for it to be cheaper to call China than it is to call locally.

b0untypure1

1426 posts

Uber Geek

#430420 24-Jan-2011 07:55

tumnasgt: I think ajw's point is that it is insane for it to be cheaper to call China than it is to call locally.

i see...maybe 2 degrees are trying to get all the chinese people in NZ on board with them

ajw

1932 posts

Uber Geek

#430434 24-Jan-2011 08:45

tumnasgt: I think ajw's point is that it is insane for it to be cheaper to call China than it is to call locally.

Correct.

tripper1000

1618 posts

Uber Geek

#430678 24-Jan-2011 18:52

Yeap, Mobile Termination Rates are bad for customers.

In a similar vane, in the USA on holiday I bought a net10 Nokia 1600 for US$30 to beat vodafone roaming charges. It came pre-loaded with $30 credit. Cost 10c/min to call mobiles or landlines anywhere in the USA and cost 15c/min to call land lines back here in New Zealand (the only hook was that it cost 10c/min to receive calls on the phone).

Summary - it was cheaper to call NZ landline from my cell in the USA than from my vodafone cell in New Zealand.