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himomer
Joined: May 02, 2005
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From: Mississippi, U.S.
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Thanks for the info miss uk. It'd be great if you could just send one to the US for me 
And...I was awake, just buried in a textbook. Don't get to use my computer much Mon-Wed, school keeps me pretty busy. BTW if you can get mobiles for less than some folks sell them on eBay I'd be glad to do business with you. |
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Residentevil
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From: Raccoon City, USA
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Looks like chocolate goes a long way in England 
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Miss UK
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
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@ Himowner,
I'll let you know when I get sometime to post 1 over to you 
don't cellphone operators give out free sims in usa? I really could do with one again in a few weeks so I can use www.upoc.com again
*Hint someone sort it for me lmao*
btw what phone you after?
Theres like phone shops in every direction over here and some do have sales including the expensive ones like Carphonewarehouse 
@ Resident,
Yeh I love chocolate,
German chocolate is my favourite as you know lol
never tried chocolate from America funnily enough 
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Residentevil
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miss uk. You did not miss anything. American Chocolate is awful.
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Miss UK
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Really? my mates mum went to NYC last yr and brought back these Muffins the were choc chip they were nice but I thought the cho tasted a bit odd on emm as there were healthy eating enns...
I need to sample a totally Chocolate choccy bar from the usa
to judge lol
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himomer
Joined: May 02, 2005
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From: Mississippi, U.S.
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Haha, free sim? I wish! I think T-mobile charges $15, but I'm not sure.
I want a P990i but my guess is that I will be in London when it is released. Hopefully I will get to try one out while I'm there. Don't plan on getting one though until I return to the states.
We don't have phone shops in my area. There was a store on Canal Street in New Orleans that had a few phones but nothing special.
The best chocolate I've had is either flown in from Europe or made by Europeans living here. Res is right, our chocolate is awful. However I have had truffles from a place in my hometown that were very good. |
Miss UK
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T-Mobile America are thick as planks lol
I asked them 1 simple question once and they couldn't even give me a answer re-directed me back to the UK enn !
Btw if American sims work outta da country can they be topped up in other countries to? I would like some advice regarding this, UK PAYG sims work abroad so do US enns 
My fav chocc's are RITTER SPORT from Germany,
im glad Tesco have them oh and MILKA
Int keen on Cadburys (Brits choccys) that much, but will eat it if I gotta
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Marino
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
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From: North Bay CA
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@ miss uk
do you mean ROAMING? |
Marino
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High tech avenue… Here comes Blu-ray. |
Miss UK
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Yes
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Marino
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
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My experience with my carrier of Roaming outside the country, what I did was I notify them one week before my departure. I give them the date & time to the country of my destination, some few questions, asking you if your cell phone is tri-band, then 24 hrs before my flight I got a confirmation. Sure enough, as soon as I arrive to the airport of destination my roaming connection is up and running. I’m able make & received calls, its just the roaming charge is too much, if I remember correctly it’s $2.50/minute.
I end-up buying a SIM card (in the country of destination) much cheaper than using your roaming connection.
Some country (like Philippines) you don’t need an operator assistance to activate your Roaming, just a matter of several keystrokes, then turn OFF your cell phone. When you arrive to the country of destination just simply turn ON the unit, wait for the Roaming logo and you’re connected!
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Miss UK
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lol after reading all that you've freeked me owt 
I wonder how much o2 are gunna charge me when I go to Germany then!
I don't make international calls on my mobile to blooming much I think networks over ere need to get the call charges down abit £1 per min is to much, texts are 16p which int bad tho,
Im thinking of changing my tariff one ive been on for the 6 yrs, is ok free 100mins calls, 600 free texts and unlim wap..
but I cant send/recieve MMS nor ave GPRS nor will 3g work which is crap,
I wish networks could do tariffs to suit us tbh! lols
I want everything ive mentioned for £20 pm hehe
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himomer
Joined: May 02, 2005
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From: Mississippi, U.S.
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@ miss uk
I think a UK PAYG sim will work here. If you manage your account online you should be able to enable international roaming or just give o2 a call. I met a lady last year that was using an o2 PAYG sim, she used my computer to get the phone number to top up outside of UK. Whether or not it worked I don't know but my guess is that it did.
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Residentevil
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I recommend the same. A sim you would buy in the country you are vacationing. You get a local number and most of your calls are local anyway.
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Miss UK
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the prob is I need it just to use upoc
with o2 PAYG you can top it up using a out of the UK no. it tells you that on the website, I don't know if you can top it online tho
btw with my MOBILE WORLD sim (cheap international calls abroad) it can be top't up online
I think I may take this one on hol with me im not liking the fact that im getting chrged for ppl to call me with my o2 enn when I go on hols 
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