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Cheaper yet ( depending on where you are going) buy the European SIM before
leaving the US from a discounter such as http
/www.directdeals999.com/.
Air mailing a SIM from Europe to the US takes about a week.
But, again, you need to get your worldphone unlocked or get on ebay some
such and buy a 900-1800 MHz unlocked phone.
The Ericsson R520m is one such phone. It's discontinued but there are quite
a few still in the pipeline. It is an excellent full-featured (i.e.,
Bluetooth, GPRS, but mono display) It also has the 1900 US GSM band in
addition to the two European ones.
If there is a reason to buy a locked world phone from Cingular -- or anyone
else -- it sure eludes me..
-- Cary
..
"BklynKnight" <Bklyn1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:AIGxc.171610$WA4.78985@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> The best way that I"ve found when I'm oversea's is to just but a sim
> chip when I"m over there. Its alot cheaper then using cingular. Of
> course you need to have your phone unlocked, but this is the best way to
go
>
>
> Røbert M. wrote:
> > In article <TRDvc.18681$eH1.8455695@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>,
> > "Stuart Friedman" <stu@nospam.na> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>http
/www.cingular.com/roaming/intl_roaming
> >
> >
> > OUCH !! That may be more Convenient, but it WILL BE FAR AND AWAY THE
> > MOST EXPENSIVE solution.
> >
> > Again, ask your travel agent.
> >
> >
> >>Stu
> >>
> >>"geotek" <y@y.com> wrote in message
> >>news:ANuvc.2444$701.1186@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
> >>
> >>>Travel agent?????
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Røbert M." <rmarkoff@faq.city> wrote in message
> >>>news:rmarkoff-67F1A9.18390802062004@news1.west.earthlink.net...
> >>>
> >>>>In article <krtvc.4028$CQ1.2146@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com>,
> >>>> "geotek" <y@y.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I have a Nokia 3100 (world phone), and my wife is traveling to Europe
> >>>
> >>>next
> >>>
> >>>>>week. How are these calls billed? Let's do a cost/benefit analysis!
> >>
> >>I
> >>
> >>>>>suspect that a phone card would be the best bet, but I can't find out
> >>>
> >>>(don't
> >>>
> >>>>>want to spend hours w/ cust serv, info not online) from Cingular.
> >>>>>Can a traveller tell me how this gets billed? Is it worthwhile?
> >>>>>She'll only make a couple of calls, it's not like we're newlyweds,
> >>
> >>after
> >>
> >>>>>all.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>geotek
> >>>>
> >>>>Ask your travel agent.
> >>>
> >>>
>
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