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  1. #1
    mrcamp
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    Since it's a very short trip and you mentioned you do not plan on using
    it much, you might as well just roam with your cingular sim. You have
    to make sure roaming is enabled on your account though. "Very Low"
    usage obviously varies from one person to another. Be warned though,
    roaming charges do add up quickly! I believe cingular charges
    $1.39/min. Not only that, calls that roam to VM while you are roaming
    will be charged twice.




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  2. #2
    John
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    Re: european use

    Be very, very, very careful!! I roamed in Germany, Porutgal, Romania,
    Greece and the Middle East(never drunken dial, while roaming overseas). I
    knew the rates and planned ahead, but was still caught off guard! After 3
    months in Europe and the Middle East, it was one doozey of a cell phone
    bill!! Too bad Cingular/ATTWS didnt award frequent flyer miles for cell
    phone use, I could probably have gotten a round the world trip!

    Be careful also because the roaming rate is sometimes based on the carrier
    handling your call. I have seen in Germany, where there are 4 carriers that
    you can chose from. Potentially you could get a better rate using different
    carriers(at least with T-Mobile). To do this you have to know how to fiddle
    with the NETWORK settings menu on your phone(it should be in the user
    manual). If you want to get coverage information you can look around
    Cingular's website or go to WWW.GSM.ORG, this site has alot of information
    on GSM.

    Enjoy trip, but above all remember the roaming charges, taxes, and
    surcharges add up quickly. Also warn people calling you from home that an
    additional charge may be added to there phone bill for calling you on your
    mobile phone.
    "mrcamp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Since it's a very short trip and you mentioned you do not plan on using
    > it much, you might as well just roam with your cingular sim. You have
    > to make sure roaming is enabled on your account though. "Very Low"
    > usage obviously varies from one person to another. Be warned though,
    > roaming charges do add up quickly! I believe cingular charges
    > $1.39/min. Not only that, calls that roam to VM while you are roaming
    > will be charged twice.
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    > mrcamp





  3. #3
    mrcamp
    Guest

    Re: european use


    Yes. Be very careful as posted above. Here are the roaming rates.

    http://tinyurl.com/2hsmcn




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  4. #4
    Michael Paris
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    Re: european use


    "mrcamp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Yes. Be very careful as posted above. Here are the roaming rates.
    >
    > http://tinyurl.com/2hsmcn
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    > mrcamp


    I agree, I have my cingy phone as well as an unlocked nokia 6270, I'd
    probably keep the cingy phone on in case my parents need to contact me in an
    emergency, my dad is 89, don't want to stress my mom out if there's a
    problem, and get a local sim for the unlocked phone. The few bux it would
    cost me to recieve a call from the states to europe would well be worth the
    headaches saved. I doubt it would be needed, but one never knows. BTW they
    are both Quad band gsm.





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