Greetings Kids,
Would anyone have some insight/input/recommendations, on what type of Intl. cellphones they are using? I'm looking for service in major cities in Europe, Caribbean. Does anyone have a GSM phone yet, and using it in the states? any comments?
Thanks..G-man...
We use T-Mobile (formerly Voicestream) with Motorola v60g (GSM) phones... Works great... covers pretty much everywhere in the world except Japan... US GSM coverage is increasing rapidly... For the best coverage in the US only, go with a CDMA service such as Verizon... The v60 phones have been really reliable and the batteries last a long time...
I'll second Falcon Captains comments. I just switched to T-Mobile, and while I haven't used it in Europe yet, I'm looking forward to giving it a try. Rates vary from $1.99-4.99/minute in Europe (not sure in the rest of the world).
Also, rather than switching or getting an international cell, you might try whichever FBO/Handler you're using abroad. There are many now that rent phones during your stay. Don't have any idea what they charge however.
Thanks guys...I unfortunatley just switched to ATT wireless domestic from Sprint, and adding the Intl feature, and finding some surprises. I thank you both for the quickie responses....G-man..
The major problem was dealing w/inept salespeople at the local phone stores. I've gotten better and more reliable info from the 800 help center. There was alot of confusion on where certain brands of phone based on their Mghz. would or would not work.
As one guy put it... the best in the US is Verizon (CDMA) system... As usual, the US is behind on the technology as the rest of the world, especially in Europe and Asia are on GSM. Cingular has GSM but limited.... However, you can go into these countries, say... Hong Kong or even Manila, and change the GSM chip on your phone to a much stronger GSM phone chip allowing you to receive and communicate with a much stronger signal at places not normally received by the likes of Voicestream or Cingular. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but there are very few places in the Asian communities here in the States that do this.. if I find them, I'll let you know. Nevertheless, GSM is the way to go with a minimum of a tri-band phone so you would be able to use it in most countries with a weaker signal. I know that in say, Belize, for example, my Verizon phone works because they're predominantly a TDMA/CDMA system. So, it depends on what system your destination is under.
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