Use sim card

Three kinds of card will be served: China Mobile SIM card, China Telecom SIM card and China Unicom SIM card. They are operated by different companies. The charge of your call varies, based on the different SIM cards. Basically, the local call is about 0.2 CNY per minute. The long distance call is about 0.3 CNY per minute. Upon arrival in Beijing, you can choose any kind of sim card as you like, then, you will be given a list of numbers started with 1. The one you chose will be your cell phone number. You can use it.