It all started innocently enough; an Indonesian student had rented Mr Ji’s apartment. The telephone, operated by China Netcom, cost only 200 yuan a month on average. Hoever, when Ji went to pay the last telephone bill, it was 1,000 yuan! After investigating, Ji and the company found out that the Indonesian student had used an IP card to make international calls, but didn’t know how tocharge.
Pressing more than twenty numbers to key in the IP card’s series ID and password is anoying, so many expat students bind their IP card to a landline, which helps them call international numbers directly. The problem is, it isn’t quite that simple.China Netcom
China Netcom provides 17908 and 17909 IP cards. Whether binding it to the landline or not, 17908 cards will charge a landline fee as long as you get to the automated message. However, the users can use 17909 direct call service, by calling 17909 + country code + number, which will charge the landline fee only when the phone call goes through.
China Telecom has 17968 and 17901 IP cards. Callers can bind the 17968 with the help of the automated voice menu. After binding, the caller can only call 17968 + country code + number, which charges a landline fee only if the call gets through. But if you do not bind this card to the landline, it will charge you as long as you finish pressing the IP card’s series number and password, no matter whether or not the call is connected.The 17901 IP card is used as a mobile number. It is rechargeable and costs no landline fee.
The 17995 and 197200 IP cards are China Tietong’s best sellers. The 17995 card works the same as China Telecom’s 17968ard, but remember, the number you dial after binding is 17996 + country code + number, not 17995. The 197200 card charges no landline or Xiaolingtong fee whether binding or not, but if you are not bound to a landline, your mobile phone will be charged whether or not the call gets through.
