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Registering for 3G Service

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ID: 1891 Upper Intermediate
With the popularization of smartphones, 3G service has become more and more common. For a businessman on the go or anyone else who's exceptionally attached to their email (or youtube, or facebook, or twitter...), 3G is absolutely essential. Tune in to today's ChinesePod lesson as we explore a typical conversation about purchasing a 3G plan. Get your smartphone in China set up today!
Fri Mar 16 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
办理 bànlǐ to handle
申请 shēnqǐng to apply
覆盖面 fùgàimiàn coverage
飞来飞去 fēiláifēiqù to fly back and forth
你好，要办理什么业务？
nǐhǎo ，yào bànlǐ shénme yèwù ？
Hello. What can I do for you?
我要申请3G服务。
wǒ yào shēnqǐng sān G fúwù 。
I want to apply for 3G service.
你原来用的是什么号码？
nǐ yuánlái yòng de shì shénme hàomǎ ？
What number have you been using?
我用的是移动的。听说联通的3G比较好，所以想试试。
wǒ yòng de shì Yídòng de 。tīngshuō Liántōng de sān G bǐjiào hǎo ，suǒyǐ xiǎng shìshi 。
I've been using China Mobile. I've heard Unicom's 3G service is better so I'd like to try it out.
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