Cell phones
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Sheryl, Thanks for the suggestions. I learned a lot today. I now have to decide if I want to rent a phone for $200 a month, or buy one outright for about $300. It sounds like the European SIM card is better than the $2.00 per minute charge too. I'll keep on researching. Thanks again.
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Karen <BR> <BR>You dont mention where 'home' is but I assume it's North America, yes? Your mobile phone , in that case, would probably be single band ie for use only in USA and Canada. <BR> <BR>Many mobiles in Europe use dual band, compatible in the UK and mainland Europe. Some, like one or two of the Motorolas are tri-band (I've got one) and thats has worldwide coverage. They are still fairly rare, though.
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Last year, I rented a phone in the US from Omnipoint (www.omnipoint.com) for use in Italy. It cost $49/month, plus the cost of calls. They sent it to me Fedex, including 2 batteries & a charger with several European plugs. They also provided a pre-addressed & prepaid Fedex envelope for the return. <BR> <BR>I received the same phone last year for Christmas. It's an Ericsson I-888 World Phone. It uses the GSM frequencies (900 Mhz in the US, 1800 Mhz in Europe), and is a dual-band phone, so that I can just take it with me to Italy this year. This is why you can't take your US-based phone to Europe - different frequencies. In addition, many US phones do not use the GSM system. <BR>