Cingular V600 in Europe?

We plan to visit Europe for 5 weeks this summer (UK, France, Italy,
Greece, Sweden etc.).
Is the phone/charger that comes with the V600 dual voltage so it can be
used to charge the phone in the UK and Europe?

What will be the best phone plan to have to use the phone for calls
within Europe and occasional calls back to the US?

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> We plan to visit Europe for 5 weeks this summer (UK, France, Italy,
> Greece, Sweden etc.).
> Is the phone/charger that comes with the V600 dual voltage so it can be
> used to charge the phone in the UK and Europe?
yes, but you will need a adaptor to fit the plug, sold at radio shack
>
> What will be the best phone plan to have to use the phone for calls
> within Europe and occasional calls back to the US?
>

Prepaid sim http://www.prepaidgsm.net/

Phone will have to be unlocked to use any other sim

I thought Cingular Motorola V600s were all unlocked?
Does anything else need to be done for the phone to work in Europe
besides swapping the SIM card? Does the European phone frequencies
need to be enabled on the V600 manually?

> I thought Cingular Motorola V600s were all unlocked?
> Does anything else need to be done for the phone to work in Europe
> besides swapping the SIM card? Does the European phone frequencies
> need to be enabled on the V600 manually?

I have a V505 that does have to set the frequencies manually.

Menu -> Settings -> Network -> Network Setup -> Band -> 900/1800

I have the choice of "Automatic", "850/1900", or "900/1800". However,
this is with an AT&T SIM. I don't remember having a "Network" option
with Cingular SIMS, but then again I didn't have world phones with
Cingular SIMS either.

I hope this helps you.

TH

I just checked and my V600 is set on "automatic," so I am going assume
that means I don't need to do anything since that has to mean that it
can automatically adjust to any frequency needed on its own.

My Uncle has the V600 that he uses here and in the UK. His phone is unlocked
and he has a sim card that he uses in London
but he has a UK charger He did say that he has to check and make sure that
its on the Euro set up when he get there
"Nick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I thought Cingular Motorola V600s were all unlocked?
> Does anything else need to be done for the phone to work in Europe
> besides swapping the SIM card? Does the European phone frequencies
> need to be enabled on the V600 manually?
>

read the words on the charger, it will tell you if it works for 220v/50hz.

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Steve
"Nick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We plan to visit Europe for 5 weeks this summer (UK, France, Italy,
> Greece, Sweden etc.).
> Is the phone/charger that comes with the V600 dual voltage so it can be
> used to charge the phone in the UK and Europe?
>
> What will be the best phone plan to have to use the phone for calls
> within Europe and occasional calls back to the US?
>

> read the words on the charger, it will tell you if it works for 220v/50hz.
Yes most travel chargers will take either 120V or 220V but the flat close
spaced plug used in the US will not fit UK or European plugs which are round
and spaced futher apart, you can use a simple adaptor or buy a charger with
the right plug. When I say adapter I don't mean a converter which will adapt
the plug as well as convert the voltage.

I've used my v600 in the Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. With automatic
mode open, you'll get a signal when you get off the plain. Check out the
riing prepaid SIM which is discussed at length on prepaidgsm.net -- free
incoming calls in France, Italy, Sweden, and UK. I think Greece is free as
well.

Here is a link to their rate calculator:

http://www.ecoworldcom.de/eco_gsm/ENG/index.php?p=2

Rates to the US and across Western Europe are $0.39 a minute for outgoing
calls. Your phone number is a Lichtenstein mobile number. Folks in the US
can call it for $0.12 a minute from onesuite.com. I use a Kall8 number
which forwards to it U.S. $0.10 a minute. If you want to buy a number
during your trip (cost US$2), you can forward your Cingular number to it and
receive calls around Europe for $0.10 a minute. Just have people in the
U.S. call you right back.

Stu

"Nick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I just checked and my V600 is set on "automatic," so I am going assume
> that means I don't need to do anything since that has to mean that it
> can automatically adjust to any frequency needed on its own.
>

I have two chargers from Motorola, both of which are 230v. I think the one
that came with my v600 even had European and British prong adapters. If
not, the adapters are cheap and easy to get. Spend a few extra bucks for
good quality adapters. The cheapies from Brookstone and Radio Shack don't
grab the plug very well and will throw sparks.

When it is your cell phone adapter it is one thing, but when your laptop, it
is quite another.

Stu

"Stanley Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> read the words on the charger, it will tell you if it works for
>> 220v/50hz.
> Yes most travel chargers will take either 120V or 220V but the flat close
> spaced plug used in the US will not fit UK or European plugs which are
> round
> and spaced futher apart, you can use a simple adaptor or buy a charger
> with
> the right plug. When I say adapter I don't mean a converter which will
> adapt
> the plug as well as convert the voltage.
>
>