iTalkBB's new China phone number

Last month, I described the alternative China DID number in one of the posts. Now an inside news says this will replace the existing iTalkBB number (17971001....) for good. In this month, the new dial-in number: "4007128899" will replace the old one. You shall tell your family or friends in China about this change so that they won't have any trouble in reaching you. Or it may be a good time to cut someone off by not telling them your new number :-)

Anyway, to use the new dial-in number, simply dial "4007128899" from a phone in China, either a land line or a cellphone. Following the voice prompt, dial in the ten-digits iTalkBB number "899xxxxxxx", then the "#" key. The 179 number and the 400 number will be both active for a short peroid time (a couple of weeks maybe), and after that the 179 number will only be playing an announcement recording notifying the replacement number. The final cut-off of the 179 number will be really soon too (in a month or so).

The "4007128899" number is expected to provide better coverage and better quality, which is good. But personally, I think iTalkBB should allow a longer time for the transition to happen.

In case the "400" number doesn't work, here are a couple of backup solutions:

(a) 4 dial-in number in Beijing: 13439377355,13439377356,13439377357,13439377358 (dial 0 first if from a land line outside Beijing); wait for it to ring and disconnect automatically; within a few seconds you will receive an incoming call (so that you don't have to pay a long distance cost) asking for the destination iTalkBB number; enter the "899xxxxxxx" number followed by the "#" key to connect.
(b) send text message "HH" to the above 4 dial-in number; within a few seconds you will receive an incoming call; the rest are the same.

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