[A]

When overseas, is it possible to purchase a local sim card and still send and receive email etc.

[A]

suppose not then

[John Clark]

Try this:

Europe Cell Phone Rentals - mobile phone rental Europe - International cell phones - cell phone rental, GSM phone rental

[bubbatex]

Actually, it is. I have read elsewhere that folks have done it and it works - and is cheaper. However, I don't have the time or interest in searching for those thread links - you'll need to do some Googling.....

And John's link above is a good place to start!