Cell Phone for Germany
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There mauy already be threads on this subject in the Europe forum, which is probably where you need to post this. You may be able to buy a cheap one there.
or just not keep in touch, which is what I do on vacations. I am sure you could find a place to email
or just not keep in touch, which is what I do on vacations. I am sure you could find a place to email
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You can buy a cheap phone in Germany. It's very easy to do. I bought one from Vodofone. The phone was a very basic one... no added features, which was fine with me. You purchase time and can replenish your minutes easily.
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What service do you have at home? We have AT&T, and usually just use that to make the very infrequent calls we make to home. Even at $1.29 a minute, if you only talk for 10 or 20 minutes throughout your trip, it's the easiest way to do it, and not expensive. Of course, if you don't have international roaming (Verizon), or if you plan to make a lot of calls, that won't work.
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have you looked into Skype?
computer to computer calls are free - I've even had video calls to Europe for free
computer to phones come at a low rate (as low as 1.2 cents a minute):
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/supp...es/callphones/
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/
Look into Skype to see if one of their programs fits your needs.
computer to computer calls are free - I've even had video calls to Europe for free
computer to phones come at a low rate (as low as 1.2 cents a minute):
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/supp...es/callphones/
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/
Look into Skype to see if one of their programs fits your needs.
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We have Verizon service and rented a blackberry phone (we both don't have Blackberry's) from them for our recent trip to Europe. They put my phone number on the phone and we received and made calls easily. We didn't talk lots but were able to call home every few days and also received calls from customers and family. We also had internet access on the phone and got our e-mail, etc. The roaming charge changed from country to country but it was not terrible. We were happy with this option.
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I honestly didn't want to take the risk of using my AT&T phone in Germany because of roaming- I have heard a lot of bad stories.
I went online and I found a European company which provides a cell phone solution for Europe- I found Call in Europe.
I just need to make sure to call them when I am back to the US to disconnect the service then I am done and I don’t have to worry about my AT&T bill.
I am leaving tomorrow so I will let you know about my experience with Call in Europe.
I went online and I found a European company which provides a cell phone solution for Europe- I found Call in Europe.
I just need to make sure to call them when I am back to the US to disconnect the service then I am done and I don’t have to worry about my AT&T bill.
I am leaving tomorrow so I will let you know about my experience with Call in Europe.
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I actually tried Call in Europe when i went to France, back then they didnt have German sim so i dont know how that goes. It was very usefull though when i went to Europe, i came back and just canceled the account with no fuss. Best of luck on your trip.
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