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Mariastefnyc Jul 14th, 2004 03:16 PM

Cell Phone Italy???
 
If I buy a cell phone in Italy, will I be able to use it in other european countries??
USA to??
MS

Mariastefnyc Jul 14th, 2004 03:47 PM

tpp

Alec Jul 14th, 2004 03:52 PM

Generally yes, either by CAMEL (instant debiting) or call-back system. Either way, it will be expensive. Around 1 euro/min to call within EU, 2 euro to call US. Also you need to top up with enough credit before leaving Italy.

Mariastefnyc Jul 15th, 2004 08:10 PM

topp

amelia_101 Jul 16th, 2004 07:31 AM

The phone will work in the US only if it is three-band.

Cronen Jul 16th, 2004 08:46 AM

Hi Mariastefnyc:

Am I correct in assuming you live in the USA? I'm wondering why not get a phone here. I have T Mobile and am on an international plan (no extra charge and can be added anytime). I think all cell phones companies have something similar. With that, you can make phone calls at fairly reasonable rates. ($1.99 a minute from London). You'll need a tri-band phone for Italy. The only thing T Mobile didn't tell me was that when in a different country you have to change your phone setting network to manual instead of automatic (at least on my phone) otherwise you don't get signal.


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