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American Traveling in Europe with T68i???? |
ShaneMcFarland
Joined: Apr 22, 2003
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From: Detroit, MI (blech!) USA
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So I'm on TMobile right now with my T68i and I'll be traveling in Europe this summer (Greece, Italy, England, Austria, Czech, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland).
What, if anything, do I need to do/can I do to use my T68i over there for email and the occasional phone call? How much wil it cost? |
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phil.n
Joined: Aug 13, 2002
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From: Sunny England!
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You will need to enable roaming by contacting your service provider. Check with your Service provider as to which countries they support and they will also be able to tell you the costs.
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Phil. |
nils7
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On 2003-04-22 16:18, ShaneMcFarland wrote:
So I'm on TMobile right now with my T68i and I'll be traveling in Europe this summer (Greece, Italy, England, Austria, Czech, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland).
What, if anything, do I need to do/can I do to use my T68i over there for email and the occasional phone call? How much wil it cost?
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So far I know T-Mobile is in the Countries: England, Austria and the Netherlands (cos I live over there in the Netherlands) and of course you can call with it and I also think you can email with it but that I don't know for sure! |
ozzie_uk
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
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From: London, UK
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You should be able to use it in all the countries listed. Look at:
http://www.t-mobile.com/international/coverage.asp
Make sure you call them to get international roaming activated. |
Vlammetje
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T mobile also has a german network and have roaming partners all over. I think email settings work as well. I'm on t mobile netherlands and they worked in USA as well. Check with t mobile before you go!
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krazykritter
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
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From: Arlington, TX
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I highly recommend that you get your phone unlocked for free by T-Mobile by emailing them @ simunlock@t-mobile.com with:
IMEI
Phone #
Name
Acct # (printed on your bill)
Int'l roaming on T-Mobile is a bit pricy so if I were going to Europe I'd plan on buying a pre-paid sim while you're there. Even if you don't plan on using a pre-paid sim, once you're there if your phone isn't unlocked you won't be able to if you change your mind.
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ShaneMcFarland
Joined: Apr 22, 2003
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From: Detroit, MI (blech!) USA
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Well I imported the phone from France before it was availble here in the US so its already unlocked... |
louierh
Joined: Apr 23, 2003
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If you have international roaming enabled, then you will definitely be able to use your phone in Germany (and in most countries in Western Europe). T-Mobile is, after all, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom which has its headquarters, but where else, in Germany! |
djchapple
Joined: Mar 04, 2003
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Remember when roaming that you pay through the nose for any calls received.
Take the advice given earlier. Get it unlocked and then buy a "local" SIm card and you will then receive calls free. |
ShaneMcFarland
Joined: Apr 22, 2003
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From: Detroit, MI (blech!) USA
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OK, So its already unlocked. These local SIMs...is there any particular place to buy them? Do I have to get them there or can I get them before I leave?
Thanks... |
Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
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In holland, u can buy them at every street corner. T Mobile and KPN are the cheapest here, I believe.
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DimGR
Joined: Mar 19, 2003
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why dont you just unlock your t68i? Tmobile will unlock it for you and then buy a prepaid sim card for each country you visit.
btw get a vodaphone sim while you are in Greece ::) |
gzumba
Joined: Feb 04, 2003
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From: New York, NY, USA
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How much do these sims cost per minute? And, did I hear right that there is no charge to receive calls? Only caller pays? C'mon america!
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ShaneMcFarland
Joined: Apr 22, 2003
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From: Detroit, MI (blech!) USA
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yeah I'd like to second that question: 1) how much per minute? and 2) Its free if people call me? Damn, I need to move out of the US. |
Vlammetje
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For holland, YES incoming calls are free (all providers) when you use a local SIM.
I'll check on rate plans, just wait a sec 
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Posted: 2003-04-22 16:18
