top up was gone after I unplugged my new SIM that has RFID function.
The top up value was lost. I did a recharge last week. Well....
Once I re-insert my SIM card, I had to my iPhone back to China Mobile
to reactivate the RFID portion. O yeah, once I top up my mobile
wallet (I thought I did) I took a try. Not so fast! I had to browse
thru the SIM application to the Mobile Wallet section the to select "
top up". After selecting the value I want to "top up" I then had to
enter my security password to "Officially" top up. Who the hell
thought of that sequence of process!
This RFID functioning SIM card can only be used at designated area. I
still have to carry my original Transport card in my pocket. You see,
this new SIM card does NOT work with taxis! Yes, it does not. I
tried. At subways, I had to look for "designated" toll booth to use
it. Ummm....
Tonight, I try to get this RFID SIM for iron-wife to use on this
little Nokia 6600i. This is a second phone for her to go running in
Century Park. It would have been so convenient. One device that fits
in the palm of her hand so she can 1) text me when to get b'fast
ready! Ha! 2) use it for pay for subway and 3) MP3 player while she
runs around the park. Ideal! Not quite. For starter, this "6600i"
model is not supported. Just tried about an hour ago in China Mobile
store. 6600s and 6600 are supported just the "i" model does not! So
Nokia what the hell did u do to this model? Bummer. This phone is so
nice. Small and light. With front and back camera. The front one is
for video chat in 3G mode and the back is a 5M pixel camera. Can't
have it all I guess. Might have to look for another one! Phone that
is! I hope not; have enough of that running around. Speaking of
phone, I think the N 0ki@ engine ers are on something... I tried
purging all the contact on the same screen but with a different
option, the phone prompted me for a security code. If I were on the
same screen, selected "Mark All" and the select "Delete". I removed
all my contacts with the security code. So how secure is that?
So I am seriously looking for a second phone to travel with. My
current iPhone that has the RFID SIM in cannot be removed or else I
lose my remaining top up value. The "No K i @" "N 97" model I
bought last year was flawed with the operating system. The Symbian
one.... What a waste of $ and time. Nothing consistent. Apps that
is. Seems they were all thrown together with different people with no
standard interface options. I really hating it. It freezes up once
in a while. Still have to get an iPhone 3G S. Have to see what the
price is as it should be around HKD 4,800 from last week's pre-iPhone
4 announcement of HKD 5,300, the 16G model. Even in Shanghai here,
has not dropped as much as I had hoped. Yesterday, it was still
asking RMB 5,200 from RMB 5,300.
O where was I about the Nokia 6600, right..... The entire process of
acquiring the RFID SIM at Ch!n@ M oB!l e has changed. Now, I pay RMB
120 for the new SIM card but I get RMB 10 back every month for the
next 12 months. Then I have to call a special number which I will get
charged for to activate the SIM's RFID function and to change the
password. Then only then I can come back to the store to do the "top
up" or use the online website for the same function. Right, I don't
think I use the online website. I just looked at the URL and it was
not the same as in the printed booklet 2 months ago. Now it got
redirected to something like sh.10086.cmpay.cn ... something like
that. And the Flash portion of the page had "Undefined" written all
over it. Some web designer... Then I looked closely to the Website
registration number which every Chinese registered website must show.
Well, it was not Beijing or Shanghia. Some other province that I am
not aware of ...
Technology/convenient with this country, always have a twist or turn
to satisfy some personal power or to benefit some "friends" or
"relatives".
I still carry my Transport card for taxi rides... and have to remember
to use my phone for subway toll.
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