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Data and Voice Roaming from US Carriers in Western Europe
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| I need to use a BlackBerry while traveling in western Europe. I would
appreciate hearing from experienced users about their opinions as to which
American provider is better for voice and data roaming in western Europe --
T-Mobile or Cingular?
Thanks in advance.
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| None. That would be crazy and insane to roam over there. It comes out to
over $3 per minute.
Buy a sim card locally over there to use with your phone. Make sure your
phone is unlocked before you go over there.
Check out telestial.com.
"Wait" < waitfordialtone@yaho
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> I need to use a BlackBerry while traveling in western Europe. I would
> appreciate hearing from experienced users about their opinions as to which
> American provider is better for voice and data roaming in western
Europe --
> T-Mobile or Cingular?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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| Cyrus Afzali 2006-06-29, 7:34 am |
| On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:44:34 -0400, "jay" <ja@alltel.net> wrote:
>None. That would be crazy and insane to roam over there. It comes out to
>over $3 per minute.
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>Buy a sim card locally over there to use with your phone. Make sure your
>phone is unlocked before you go over there.
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>Check out telestial.com.
I'm not going to argue about the price virtue of getting a local SIM
versus roaming with your regular carrier. That said, you won't pay $3
a minute in much of Western Europe to roam. It varies by carrier and
country, but it's closer to $2. I've been in Switzerland and Ireland
all within the last 2 years and never paid more than $2 to roam.
Some people who need to roam find value in being able to get their
phone calls routed to their regular number. For them, having a
separate SIM is a headache, and they're willing to pay the price. For
a casual user, yes, it's probably overkill.
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>"Wait" < waitfordialtone@yaho
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| bruceR 2006-06-29, 7:34 am |
| TMobile is a big player there, being based in Germany. When I was there
last summer, roaming was a $1 or $2 per min but, to my pleasant surprise, I
was not charged anything for data usage.
"Wait" < waitfordialtone@yaho
o.com> wrote in message
news:U_Smg.104282$TK1.100434@fed1read06...
>I need to use a BlackBerry while traveling in western Europe. I would
> appreciate hearing from experienced users about their opinions as to which
> American provider is better for voice and data roaming in western
> Europe --
> T-Mobile or Cingular?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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