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Huge savings for mobile users - made in China

Ever returned from a business trip to China and found that the cost of using your mobile phone was more than your flight tickets? Now a new solution from the company that introduced foreign pay-as-you-go SIM cards to the UK, 0044 Ltd, means that you no longer need to pay extortionate mobile roaming rates with the introduction of Chinese pay-monthly mobile contracts available in the UK.

0044.co.uk has introduced a new Pay-monthly contract plan that means it is possible to have a Chinese SIM and phone number all set up and managed from the UK. 0044 provide a China Mobile SIM card which offers call rates as low as 15 p/min, English voice mail, data facilities and means that you never have to 'top up' the phone at a store or risk the Chinese number expiring. The contracts are available on convenient 12 month deals and can be adopted by anyone using their mobile in China to avoid roaming charges. Compared to standard UK network roaming charges of up to £1.80 per minute to make, and £1.20 p/min to receive calls, savings can be as much as 80%.

Angus MacLeod, Director of 0044 commented, "Over the years we've managed to help thousands of people avoid mobile roaming charges by providing simple and easy to use pay-as-you-go foreign SIMs. However, with a growing number of businesses expanding into China, there has been an increasing demand for a more permanent and convenient solution to using your mobile phone there. The 0044 China Pay-monthly service means users can set up a contract in the UK for as little as £9.99 per month and be confident that they'll save a fortune compared to UK roaming charges. Similar solutions are available for other SE Asian destinations and many countries worldwide.

For further information contact 0044 Ltd

Notes to editors:

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  • Recent EU roaming caps have helped reduce the cost to call when in Europe but all UK networks still charge a premium to use a mobile in long haul destinations.
  • Despite the EU reductions UK networks still can charge up to £1.80 p/min to make a call, £1.20 p/min to receive a call and 50 p to send a text message.
  • Using a China Mobile SIM means adopting a Chinese mobile number and this enables not only lower rate calls in China (from 15 p/min to make and receive), but cheaper international calls to the UK.
  • It also makes communicating locally with Chinese contacts more efficient and personal with a Chinese number.
  • UK based friends, family and colleagues can call a user on their China mobile for as little as 3p/min.
  • 0044 contracts can be set up in the UK inside 5-7 days and are easily managed based on minimum contracts of only 12 month periods.
  • A foreign SIM card from 0044 can be used in any handset providing it is unlocked - further unlocking information is available at www.0044.co.uk
  • 0044 provide pay-as-you-go and pay-monthly solutions for 100+ destinations around the world.
  • Pay-monthly contracts and pay-as-you-go SIM cards can be bought through the web site at www.0044.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)1926 332153