E71 is quad EDGE, tri 3G. Jim, if you don't need voice directions, I believe Nokia Maps, which you can download to the phone ahead of time, is free.
Also, you can get a cheap copy of Copilot, Garmin or similar, that way you won't have to worry about data for GPS. It comes especially handy if you are on a track, where there is no data coverage. On 27/02/09 4:27 AM, "Duane at e164 dot org" <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim Van Meggelen wrote: >> First of all, thanks to all for the helpful responses. >> >> I'm going to be in Iceland, Denmark and Germany. Basically 2 days in >> each place. I will want data for sure, and I don't have to worry about >> forwarding my cell because I front end my calls with my Asterisk system. >> If people call my Fido cell number it will go straight to my Asterisk >> voicemail (I use GSM codes to forward my cell to a DID that goes to my >> Asterisk mailbox). People can leave me voicemail and I'll get those by >> email. > > You might want to forward your calls to your handset, a number of > countries, not sure about the ones you listed, all do free inbound > calls, and pushing calls over voip to most countries is pretty cheap, > then you don't have to worry about collecting emails :) > >> Mostly I want data to stay current with email, and so I can use my GPS >> with google maps. > > You might want to look into something like TrekBuddy (not sure if it > works on nokia's) it allows you to pre-do maps and store them on the > handset so you don't need network connectivity. > >> The phone is unlocked because I bought it that way (check on Amazon for >> the Nokia E71. I can't say enough good about this phone), so I would >> expect it'll take any SIM card I install in it. > > I don't recall specs of the phone, but is it quad band GSM/triband 3G? > if not you might have issues, although nearly all GSM based handsets are > quad band these days. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
