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Going to Europe for a month
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| you know who maybe 2005-11-28, 5:48 pm |
| What Verizon phone should I get while I'm on Europe on business for a month?
From the Verizon website it looks like my choices are limited to the Samsung
a795 and the Motorola a840.
I current have a LG VX3200.
Thanks!
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| PTRAVEL 2005-11-28, 11:48 pm |
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"you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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> What Verizon phone should I get while I'm on Europe on business for a
> month?
>
> From the Verizon website it looks like my choices are limited to the
> Samsung a795 and the Motorola a840.
>
> I current have a LG VX3200.
>
> Thanks!
You shouldn't get a Verizon phone at all. Most of the rest of the world,
including Europe and most of Asia, is GSM, not CDMA. Pick up a cheap,
unlocked, tri-band GSM phone on eBay (I just got one, a Motorola v66, for
$65 -- I've seen others for less). Once you get to Europe, go in to any
cellphone/carrier store and buy a SIM for your phone. You'll pay pennies
for outgoing calls, nothing for incoming calls, and the SIM card cost is
nominal -- almost all of the cost is the minutes.
I travel internationally frequently, and this is how I always do it.
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| Michael 2005-11-28, 11:48 pm |
| You know who maybe,
I haven't tried either but FWIW, I have always had good luck with Motorola
and am thinking of buying the a840.
I would be cautions as to the price. The Verizon website says the a840 is
$399 with a two year contract and $499 with a one year. That's awfully high
and I suspect you can do better on eBay.
PTRAVEL,
The phones listed are dual mode - CDMA and GSM. Verizon now offers
international service and will forward you calls from the US to wherever you
are in GSM land.
"you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
L.com> wrote in message
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> What Verizon phone should I get while I'm on Europe on business for a
> month?
>
> From the Verizon website it looks like my choices are limited to the
> Samsung a795 and the Motorola a840.
>
> I current have a LG VX3200.
>
> Thanks!
>
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| Clark W. Griswold, Jr. 2005-11-28, 11:48 pm |
| "Michael" <mpmorgan(no spam)@adelphia.net> wrote:
>I would be cautions as to the price. The Verizon website says the a840 is
>$399 with a two year contract and $499 with a one year. That's awfully high
>and I suspect you can do better on eBay.
You would be far better off buying a prepaid GSM phone in the country you are
going to and tossing it when you return. Especially if you plan to be there for
a month. Would cost maybe $50 for a low end model and work just fine...
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| PTRAVEL 2005-11-29, 5:48 pm |
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"Michael" <mpmorgan(no spam)@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> You know who maybe,
>
> I haven't tried either but FWIW, I have always had good luck with Motorola
> and am thinking of buying the a840.
>
> I would be cautions as to the price. The Verizon website says the a840 is
> $399 with a two year contract and $499 with a one year. That's awfully
> high and I suspect you can do better on eBay.
>
>
> PTRAVEL,
>
> The phones listed are dual mode - CDMA and GSM. Verizon now offers
> international service and will forward you calls from the US to wherever
> you are in GSM land.
Yes, I know. What does Verizon charge per minute versus a SIM card bought
once you get there? As I said, the SIM card approach is a fraction of the
cost of Verizon's service.
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>
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> "you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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| Just did this this past summer. I borrowed Razr and obtained a T-Mobile
Debitel card in Germany. It runs about E.5 per minute. SMS is rather cheap I
recall .08 euro or such. So I did alot of SMS. I didn't dare try to make an
Intl. call as just local calling in Germany was on the high side. NO native
T-Mobile service in Italy BTW. FWIW Vodaphone (parent of VZW) seems to be
the most ubiquitos carrier there. It was really funny seeing the same VZW
adds as Vodaphone "no roaming on our network throughout Europe" etc. Sound
familiar? They even had the little guy standing in front of the crowd.
Larry
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <mpmorgan(no spam)@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Yes, I know. What does Verizon charge per minute versus a SIM card bought
> once you get there? As I said, the SIM card approach is a fraction of the
> cost of Verizon's service.
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| you know who maybe 2005-11-29, 5:48 pm |
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"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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> news:11omlhai331ma4b
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> You shouldn't get a Verizon phone at all. Most of the rest of the world,
> including Europe and most of Asia, is GSM, not CDMA. Pick up a cheap,
> unlocked, tri-band GSM phone on eBay (I just got one, a Motorola v66, for
> $65 -- I've seen others for less). Once you get to Europe, go in to any
> cellphone/carrier store and buy a SIM for your phone. You'll pay pennies
> for outgoing calls, nothing for incoming calls, and the SIM card cost is
> nominal -- almost all of the cost is the minutes.
>
> I travel internationally frequently, and this is how I always do it.
Hi, I should have mentioned we'd like to keep the same phone number. Is that
possible if we buy the sim card when we get there?
Thank you,.
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| you know who maybe 2005-11-29, 5:48 pm |
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"Clark W. Griswold, Jr." <spamtrap100@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <mpmorgan(no spam)@adelphia.net> wrote:
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>
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> You would be far better off buying a prepaid GSM phone in the country you
> are
> going to and tossing it when you return. Especially if you plan to be
> there for
> a month. Would cost maybe $50 for a low end model and work just fine...
That sounds good but I want to be able to keep my phone number. Should I set
forwarding the day I leave for Europe?
Thanks,
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| PTRAVEL 2005-11-29, 5:48 pm |
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"you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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> "PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I should have mentioned we'd like to keep the same phone number. Is
> that possible if we buy the sim card when we get there?
Do you mean, keep the same phone number throughout Europe? If so, then
yes -- you'll have a single number and it will function in virtually all
European countries (though you didn't mention where you're going). If you
mean you want to keep the same number you have in the U.S., that isn't
possible unless you call-forward it to the European cell phone number.
There are a number of schemes for doing this.
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> Thank you,.
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| you know who maybe 2005-11-29, 5:48 pm |
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"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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> news:11op2f3i012n39e
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> Do you mean, keep the same phone number throughout Europe? If so, then
> yes -- you'll have a single number and it will function in virtually all
> European countries (though you didn't mention where you're going). If you
> mean you want to keep the same number you have in the U.S., that isn't
> possible unless you call-forward it to the European cell phone number.
> There are a number of schemes for doing this.
>
>
Hi , yes I need to keep my same USA number. I guess I could forward to
another phone but that's got to add up. Don't they charge you minutes for
every minute the phone is on forward, or only when calls actually are
received? This all seems like a lot of work just to save a few bucks. If the
a840 works OK I can sell it when I get back. It is critical when the plane
lands in Europe I can continue making and receiving calls on the same phone
via USA phone number. Is this not possible?
I really appreciate all your knowledge.
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| Clark W. Griswold, Jr. 2005-11-29, 11:48 pm |
| "you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
L.com> wrote:
>That sounds good but I want to be able to keep my phone number.
no, you would get a local number in the country you are visiting.
>Should I set forwarding the day I leave for Europe?
If your current account can be set that way, by all means,
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| PTravel 2005-11-30, 5:48 pm |
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"you know who maybe" < kilbyfan@spammenotAO
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> "PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi , yes I need to keep my same USA number. I guess I could forward to
> another phone but that's got to add up. Don't they charge you minutes for
> every minute the phone is on forward, or only when calls actually are
> received? This all seems like a lot of work just to save a few bucks. If
the
> a840 works OK I can sell it when I get back. It is critical when the
plane
> lands in Europe I can continue making and receiving calls on the same
phone
> via USA phone number. Is this not possible?
I don't know Verizon's policies with respect to forwarding. There are
services that will forward a phone number to Europe for a small fee. This
was a topic of discussion recently at www.flyertalk.com, in the technology
forum. I'd recommend that you take a look over there, as there were
specific recommendations made for various services. I don't recall them
because, when I travel, I don't care if I have a different phone number --
my secretary has it, and I give it to select clients.
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> I really appreciate all your knowledge.
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| Raymond Arritt 2005-12-02, 11:48 pm |
| you know who maybe wrote:
> What Verizon phone should I get while I'm on Europe on business for a month?
None.
Buy a cheap unlocked tri-band GSM phone. Get a Riiing SIM. Outgoing
calls from Europe to US are EUR 0.39/min. Costs of incoming calls are
borne by the calling party -- anywhere from about $0.20 to $0.80 per
minute depending on your LD carrier.
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| eatoranges 2006-01-02, 5:48 pm |
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PTRAVEL Wrote:
> "you know who maybe" kilbyfan@spammenotAO
L.com wrote in message
> news:11omlhai331ma4b
@news.supernews.com...
> What Verizon phone should I get while I'm on Europe on business for a
> month?
>
> From the Verizon website it looks like my choices are limited to the
> Samsung a795 and the Motorola a840.
>
> I current have a LG VX3200.
>
> Thanks!
>
> You shouldn't get a Verizon phone at all. Most of the rest of the
> world,
> including Europe and most of Asia, is GSM, not CDMA. Pick up a cheap,
> unlocked, tri-band GSM phone on eBay (I just got one, a Motorola v66,
> for
> $65 -- I've seen others for less). Once you get to Europe, go in to
> any
> cellphone/carrier store and buy a SIM for your phone. You'll pay
> pennies
> for outgoing calls, nothing for incoming calls, and the SIM card cost
> is
> nominal -- almost all of the cost is the minutes.
>
> I travel internationally frequently, and this is how I always do it.
>
>
>
cheers on this solution..
--
eatoranges
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| Carl Price 2006-01-02, 11:48 pm |
| In article <eatoranges.210vt9@cellbanter.com>,
eatoranges <eatoranges.210vt9@cellbanter.com> wrote:
> PTRAVEL Wrote:
>
> cheers on this solution..
You should leave your Verizon phone at home with someone that you call
back to. Once you get your SIM card (and phone number) in Europe, you
can call back to this person and have them set up call forwarding. This
way people in the US can call your local number and it will bounce to
you in Europe. Be advised though, the forwarded calls are about $1 per
minute.
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| Steve Johnson 2006-01-03, 5:48 pm |
| This ( the quoted text below ) is all good -- I do similar in the
Dominican Republic ( even though they have CDMA coverage where I go ).
On the forwarding of the phone, if you are going to do this often --
you might want to look at Telcan http://www.telcan.com/ and their
toll-free 800 service
I use it as a means to call the office in DR at a reduced rate -- when
I am in DR, I forward my US phone to the toll free number, then
re-direct the toll free number to the Dominican Republic cell phone ;
rates go from $0.70 with Verizon roaming in DR to $0.07 a minute.
I'm in DR at least once a month
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:32:46 -0500, Carl Price
<carl.price@comcast.REMOVETHIS.net> wrote:
>In article <eatoranges.210vt9@cellbanter.com>,
> eatoranges <eatoranges.210vt9@cellbanter.com> wrote:
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>
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>You should leave your Verizon phone at home with someone that you call
>back to. Once you get your SIM card (and phone number) in Europe, you
>can call back to this person and have them set up call forwarding. This
>way people in the US can call your local number and it will bounce to
>you in Europe. Be advised though, the forwarded calls are about $1 per
>minute.
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