Texting in China

Live report from Beijing:

Problem:

I received a Text Message from China Unicom Help, my mobile phone company. It reads:

流量短信提醒默认按周发送,您将在每周一和每月第一天收到短信提醒。您可直接 
回复ATTX更改为按天提醒,或回复QXTX取消短信提醒功能。

Action Taken:

I dialed 10010 Ext. 2, China Unicom's English Help Desk

Response:

Customer Service Representative #332: "How may I assist you?"

Me: "Hi! I keep receiving text messages from you guys in Chinese and I cannot understand them. Can you tell me what they say?"

Representative: "Certainly. Please read me the text message and I will tell you."

Result:

Me: dumb-founded

With love!

Kimbeijingerly