Originally Posted by
plunet
As far as I understand things it's in part due to the fact that mobile numbers in China are issued as linked to a state or province - which seems similar if not as obvious as North America where your mobile numbers look like any landline number.
I generally don't reveal private info on the Internet, but I have a Massachusetts number and I don't live there anymore. I'm not going to change my number to the area that I'm living n just because it's not necessary. The area code doesn't necessarily reveal a lot about the individual.
Originally Posted by
moondog
Again, I can only speak for Unicom customer service, but I rate it as 5 stars. My calls always seem to be routed to the same lady (assuming she is on duty), and she typically picks up within one minute. I think I mentioned up thread that my balance was delinquent when I arrived in PVG after my long US stay, and Wifi wasn't working, so I couldn't just use AP to top up. I called her, and she reinstated me for free so I could get back home (I paid immediately afterward). She can switch me to any plan on offer (these are all nationwide, tmk). The new plans seem to kick in on the first day of the next month (previously, it was based on my billing cycle, which was day 15).
I thought you were going to call Unicom and report back.