Semester Abroad in Milan
- Depends whether you want data or not. Through VZW the rates per minute are what they are. YOu can have the device unlocked and buy a local SIM and get a better rate for phone calls, but research the cost of data, very expensive. Though VZW they remove your domestic data plan and add a global data plan at about $70 per month.
You start by looking at VZW GLOBAL for rates on data and phone calls.
Rate per minute from Italy is $1.29, if you add in the value plan at $4.99 per month, this drops the rate to .99 per minute.Last edited by lastraid; 01-08-10 at 09:26 PM.
01-08-10 09:23 PMLike 0 - Well, for voice/calls the cheapest thing to do would be to buy a SIM card from one of the net sellers all over the place.
Other than that, it depends because it seems that a lot of those SIM cards do not include data, so that would mean no email, bbm, etc. But some of those do include data service, you just have to do your research.
One of the more popular sellers is International Cell Phones, World Phones, SIM Cards, Satellite Phones
Nevermind the pre-paid 'phones,' just look under Prepaid SIM Cards01-08-10 09:25 PMLike 0 - 01-08-10 09:39 PMLike 0
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If the device is unlocked, I still think it would not work. Vodaphone is more likely on the SIM card more for advertising. This is my guess.01-08-10 10:19 PMLike 0 - I believe that the phone would still have to be unlocked. I will research it more when I have other resources available to me. It may say Vodaphone on it, but if it is not provisioned in the VZW systems it will not work over there as if it were bought locally.
If the device is unlocked, I still think it would not work. Vodaphone is more likely on the SIM card more for advertising. This is my guess.
Also, using the Vodafone SIM installed in the Tour activated with Verizon's global plan would automatically include email, data, and BBM access, etc. Some have said that plan is about $70/month pro-rated over the course of your stay, Europe, South America, etc..01-08-10 10:42 PMLike 0 - Another issue would be in using the Verizon sim card, your phone number would still be US (I guess) and so if you gave it to locals, they would have to make international calls to call your phone. Then there is the 99 cents per minute charge for incoming/outgoing, although that same cost applies to calling to/from the US from Italy.01-08-10 11:13 PMLike 0
- Another issue would be in using the Verizon sim card, your phone number would still be US (I guess) and so if you gave it to locals, they would have to make international calls to call your phone. Then there is the 99 cents per minute charge for incoming/outgoing, although that same cost applies to calling to/from the US from Italy.01-09-10 10:40 AMLike 0
- I think I meant: Italians calling the user would be calling the US number and therefore, Italians (other Europeans) would be making International calls.01-09-10 11:43 AMLike 0
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