Domestic rates as low as approximately $0.1 per minute

Calls back to the US and Canada as little as $0.4 per minute.

Easily add more call credits by phone (simply call us) when your balance is down to $3.

No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

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The above rate only works on condition that you make the IP dialing. If you make phone call directly, the rate ( see below ) will be more expensive.

IP dialing uses Internet telephony to make phone calls at a fraction of the cost of using regular phone systems. There is one access number for IP dialing.

To make an international call to the U.S. , dial 17951+ 001 + area code + destination number

Sometimes when dialing 17951, the IP phone line is busy. If so, try again or later or dial directly without using the IP number (more expensive)

  Dialing 17951 then destination will save you over 70% cost on international calls. For more information how to use IP dialing, please go to the FAQs

  The rental charge covers: fees to rent a cell-phone and fees to rent a prepaid SIM card. If you want us to add talk time to the prepaid SIM card for you, please simply call us or fill the following form to let us know how much talk time do you want us to add.

.   In case of the loss or any damage, you are kindly requested to pay $200 as deposit in advance for each cell-phone.

  The deposit will be refund to you minus the fee for the rental period you requested together with the recharge card fee (if any) upon the successful return of your phone rental unit. Please note late fees may be assessed if applicable.

  A cellular phone with a battery, fully charged and ready to go.

  A SIM Card

  Phone box and User Guide

      If you receive your cellular rental missing any of the listed items, please contact us immediately.

      Purchasing a Chinese local SIM card/ cell-phone Number

     In China the appropriate recharge cards are also readily available in denominations of RMB 50, 100, 300 and 500 yuan. We just give some samples for your reference as follows. Please note that the cards listed below are just some samples, what you will get may be of some difference.

          Recharge cards for China Mobile SIM card

. In case of the loss or any damage, you are kindly requested to pay $200 as deposit in advance for each cell-phone.

. The deposit will be refund to you minus the fee for the rental period you requested together with the fee for recharge cards (if any) upon the successful return of your phone rental unit. Please note late fees may be assessed if applicable.

. Rental periods will commence on the date of your arrival in Beijing until the date that the cell phone is returned to BeijingImpression. We are sorry but rentals cannot be shipped to the customers out of Beijing .

. We will contact all international Customers via phone or email in order to confirm the order.

. If there are still some talk-time left in your balance when you return the phone, the left talk-time will not be refunded.

•  What should I do if I forget the cell-phone number?

•  How do my friends call my china cell-phone from USA ?

•  How to call back to USA with my China cell-phone?

•  How to use IP dialing?

•  How can I return the cell-phone to you?

•  What is a SIM card?

•  Is this like a calling card?

•  Shall I pay you in advance?

•  How can I contact you?

•  How can I pay you?

•  How do I install a SIM card?

•  Is it better to buy or rent the phones from you?

•  How do I calculate my rental period?

•  Will my phone come with a charger?

•  What is my new cell phone number?

•  Can somebody else use my SIM card?

•  Can I use multiple SIM cards with my phone?

•  If I run out of call credit, do I buy another SIM card?

•  How do I add more talk time to my SIM card?

•  Will my country-specific SIM card work outside the country of origin?

•  How do I know how much call credit I have remaining?

•  What if my cell phone or SIM card doesn't work?

•  When do I order?

•  What is the latest I can order a rental phone?

•  How can I order the rental phone?

•  When do I get the phone?

•  Does the cell phone come charged?

•  What happens if I cancel?

•  When do I get charged for my cell phone rental?

•  A few numbers for your phone book

What should I do if I forget the cell-phone number and IP number?

We will simply paste your cell-phone number, the IP number and the method to use IP dialing on the back of the cell-phone. Therefore, it is unlikely to be forgotten. However, if it happens, you can just contact us by any way you favor. Our contact details can be easily found on our website.

How do my friends call my China cell-phone from my country?

In order to call to your China cell phone number from the USA OR from other forigen countries , the correct sequence is 86, then the China cell phone number including the area code (ex. 86-13910972927). Please be sure to inform anyone who has your China cell phone number as to the proper dialing sequence in order to insure you receive your calls. To call numbers within China , make sure that you call the proper city code.

How to call back to USA with my China cell-phone?

To call the United States from your cell phone while in China , you will save money by using IP dialing. If you need to dial directly, you must dial 00, the country code (1), city/area code and phone number (ex.00-1-212-555-1212).

How to use IP dialing:
IP dialing uses Internet telephony to make phone calls at a fraction of the cost of using regular phone systems. There are two access numbers for IP dialing.

• To make an international call to the U.S. , dial 17901 (or 17951) + 001 + area code + destination number
• Sometimes when dialing 17901 the IP phone line is busy. If so, please attempt using 17951 instead or re-attempt again or later or dial direct without using the IP number (more expensive)

How can I return the cell-phone to you?

Take it into consideration that most tourists will fly back to their country from the city rather than Beijing we will send our staff to your last hotel to get the cell-phone back and at the same time refund the rest of the money to you. Therefore, please inform us timely of your departure time together with your last hotel so that our staff can contact you ASAP.

What is a SIM card?
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card also known as a "smart chip" is basically the "brain" of the phone, providing cellular service as well as many other functions including call log, voice mail and SMS and GPRS (internet connection standards). SIM cards are the size of a credit card but they have a pop-out chip about the size of a postage stamp. The smart chip is embedded with circuitry and when inserted into a mobile phone provides wireless phone service on a particular network. SIM cards are usually available prepaid or on a contractual basis, however BeijingImpression only offers the prepaid version which is the most popular because of the user's complete control over how much they spend. There are no hidden fees or surprise charges.

Is this like a calling card?
Not really. You cannot receive a call with a calling card. Calling cards are a bit risky and often provide poor customer service. With the increasing popularity of mobile phones, it is not uncommon to find broken pay phones.

Shall I pay you in advance?

In case of the loss or any damage, you kindly requested to pay $200 as deposit in advance for each cell-phone. The deposit will be refund to you minus the fee for the rental period you requested together with the recharge card fee (if any) upon the successful return of your phone rental unit. Please note late fees may be assessed if applicable.

How can I contact you?

Tel: 86-10-51660915/25 Fax: 86-01-51660935

Mobile Phone: 13910972927 MSN: beijingimpression@hotmail.com

E-mail: phone@Beijingimpression.com ; guochun-e1982123@hotmail.com

How can I pay you?

We will go to your hotel to get the deposit & recharge card(talk time)which you bought from us from you

from you personally and tell you how to use the phone. Certainly, if you have any questions, you can ask him/her.

How do I install a SIM card?
SIM cards typically are credit-card sized cards with a smaller SIM chip almost completely floating within the card and attached on one edge of the chip by some perforated plastic. The chip is approximately the size of a standard postage stamp folded in half.

Is it better to buy or rent the phones from you?
There is no simple answer for this. If your rental period approaches 2 months, you would be better off buying the phone. Also, if you travel often, it makes sense not having to keep paying for shipping. Renting a phone is a good way to try out our phone and see if you like it. If you decide to keep the rental, you pay no rental fee. You simply forfeit the deposit on the phone. On the other hand, purchasing a phone ensures you will be acquiring an unused handset.

How do I calculate my rental period?
It is important to remember that your phone rental is measured from the date of your stated arrival in the Beijing until the date it is sent back (not when it arrives) or returned in person.

I live in the other part of China .. Can I pickup a rental or make a purchase at your offices?

At present, BeijingImpression just provide Cell-phone rental and related services for foreigners who will have Beijing as their first travel destination in China .

Will my phone come with a charger?
Yes! All of our cell phones (for rent or for sale) come charger .

What is my new cell phone number?
Your new cell phone number is a local number for the country pertaining to your SIM card.

Can somebody else use my SIM card?
Anyone can use your card. If you lose your phone with the SIM card inside, you can usually call customer service to deactivate the card so that nobody can use the remaining credit, though they won't be able to issue you a new card. You can also safely lend your phone and SIM card to friends without worrying about incurring any out-of-pocket costs. If they need more talk time, they can simply add some by purchasing a recharge card and using it with your SIM card.

Can I use multiple SIM cards with my phone?
Since we offer only unlocked phones, you can swap SIM cards as often as you like. However if you are traveling to multiple countries, you might consider that each SIM card has its own unique phone number. In the case of traveling to many countries during one trip, an International SIM card is the optimal choice for many travelers as you keep the same phone number regardless of your position on the globe. Note that you will be roaming when outside the country of origin for the card.

If I run out of call credit, do I buy another SIM card?
NO! Remember, the SIM card is the "brains" of your phone and is rechargeable. Once you have a SIM card all you need to do is add credit for more talk time. Make sure that you do not wait beyond the service life of your SIM card to add more call credit.

How do I add more "talk time" to my SIM card?
In prepaid phone lingo, adding more talk time is known as "recharging" or "topping-up" a SIM card. Recharging a SIM card is as easy as entering a code number into the handset. Recharge voucher cards with recharge codes on them can be purchased at many convenience stores, magazine kiosks and cell phone stores. To be convenient, you can ask us to do so, just call us or e-mail us to let us know how much time talk you want. Please note that the recharge card fee will be deducted from your deposit.

Will my country-specific SIM card work outside the country of origin?
When you use a country-specific SIM card outside of its home country, this is known as "roaming". While this is often possible to do, there are some problems that make this undesirable for longer side-trips. First of all, the rates are much more expensive for making local and international calls and you don't get free incoming calls. Also, if you run out of credit, you rarely can purchase recharge vouchers outside of the country of origin.

How do I know how much call credit I have remaining?
You can always check your remaining call credit. You can call our customer service line 010-8446 7135/6/7 , or you can send an SMS message to 13910972927 and we will answer back with your remaining credit.

What if my cell phone or SIM card doesn't work?
It is rare that one of our cell phones wouldn't work and extremely rare for a SIM card not to work. We personally test all of our phones prior to sending them out to ensure quality service and no defects. You can double-check this after you receive your cell phone and a SIM card. Simply charge the phone and then see if it powers on. Less than 1% of all cell-cellular phones are defective and less than 1 in 10,000 SIM cards are defective. If for some reason a phone or SIM card purchased from BeijingImpression proves defective, it will be replaced ASAP. If you encounter problems while on the road, you will first want to determine if the problem is a network problem or if it is hardware-related. If you can use someone else's cell- phone and reproduce the problem, then you should contact the local carrier to see if there is a problem with the network. If the problem seems to be with the handset, please contact BeijingImpression by phone at 010-84467135 or email us at Phone@BeijingImpression.com . Our office hours are 89AM to 6 PM from Monday to Friday. If it is emergent, you can call (or send SMS message to) the cell-phone 13910972927, we will be glad to return the call to save you money while troubleshooting your issue.

When do I order?
You can order as far in advance as you like - even months prior to your arrival in Beijing .

What is the latest I can order a rental phone?
Actually, you can order whenever you want. But if you want to use the cell-phone as soon as

your arrival in Beijing , you'd better order before your arrival to ensure that we can get you your cell-phone rental in time.

How can I order a rental phone?

You can just easily contact us by E-mai l(Michael@beijingimpression.com) or phone (86-10-84467136/37or MSN(beijingimpression@hotmail.com) which you can find on our home page or you can order a rental phone on-line which is always recommended.

When do I get the phone?

You will receive your cell-phone upon your arrival in Beijing . We will deliver the phone to your hand or hotel desk.

Does the cell phone come charged?
Yes it does. You need only insert the SIM card, which is easily done (please let us know if you would like us to do this for you).

What happens if I cancel?
Please make sure that you cancel this order before come to Beijing ,we will charge you nothing.

When do I get charged for my cell phone rental?
The charge begins the same day we deliver to you.

A few numbers for your phone book

Police:110

Ambulance:120

Local directory assistance:114(Chinese).