Bakou wrote:My experience is ctually that unicom 3G is the worst. Spotty coverage, unstable, 800 ms ping and never more than 20kb sec. Telecom and mobile 3G are both more solid, but they won't work on your phone. You basically have to buy the phone from their store. Ive raced unicom and telecom in the shanghai metro, unicom is like 5 times slower
That's weird, my experience has been opposite. Have been using China Unicom 3G card now for about a year and it has been fantastic. Use it when I need to access the internet from my laptop when I am out of office, or simply as backup when there are issues with the office internet. Worked fine in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and various cities in Jiangsu/Zhejiang. Worked even in the high speed train when I tried it between Shanghai and Beijing. I also have a separate 3G SIM card (Using Lenovo Lephone) and it is stable as well as fast.
China Telecom has been the worst bought the card in Shenzhen was never been able to use it even once although they say access is free for until the end of the year if within Guangdong province. The provided access details simply do not work and their CS seems staffed by incompetents. Have just canceled it earlier this month when I was in Shenzhen they still say I am liable for two months will need to return in July when the invoices are out.
Haven't tried China Mobile so can't give a review here.
