--- Ramon Kolb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, I have, extensively in (Western) Europe and
> Latin America (Peru,
> Venezuela, Brazil). These are my experiences:
>
> - Make sure your phone works in the country you go
> to. Triband /
> Quadband (so-called "world phones") are needed
> anywhere except for
> North America.
> - Service and coverage is generally good in Europe.
> Coverage in Latin
> America varies from excellent in major cities to
> very
> spotty/non-existent in the boonies.
> - Make sure you know the cost of voice-calls for TMO
> WorldClass
> roaming as to avoid surprises on your bill. Most of
> Western Europe is
> $0.99/minute, which is a more or less "standard"
> rate for most US
> operators. Other places, like LatAm, Eastern Europe,
> the Middle East
> (I am not sure about Asia) can become prohibitively
> expensive. I was a
> week in Brazil in November, and racked up $800 in
> roaming charges in a
> week (at $3.99 per minute for calls back to the
> US... rip-off!)
> - If you want to roam abroad, make sure that you
> activate roaming
> (call customer service!) several days to a week
> before traveling. They
> can't/don't want to do it when you are abroad!
> - When you are roaming abroad, make sure that you
> switch off / wisely
> use your data services. Regardless of your package
> with TMO, you
> *will* be charged for data traffic (GPRS/Picture
> Msgs/Mobile Internet)
> and for receiving and sending SMS messages. Rates
> vary depending on
> the country and operator you roam on. SMS costs vary
> from $0.15 to
> $0.55 per message.
> - If you decide that you need a local SIM, make sure
> your TMO phone is
> unlocked. In order to unlock your phone, TMO will
> help you (through
> CS) if they can, but you need to have been a
> customer with them for at
> least 90 days.
> - Local SIMs can be cheap or expensive: I bought a
> SIM at TIM Peru for
> $15, which included a lot of airtime and TIM-to-TIM
> calls. Calls to
> international numbers were quite expensive, so
> figure out what you
> want to use it for.
>
> Good luck, happy travels,
>
> --Ramon
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:14:39 -0000, laluz021
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Anyone had experience using their T-Mobile service
> using the World
> > Class option? Did you use it in Europe, Asia,
> Canada, Mexico? How
> > did the service and cost seem to you? Has anyone
> gone the other
> > route and switched SIM cards to the local one?
> How does a person
> > figure out if it's worth the extra cost for a
> different SIM? Did you
> > buy your SIM in the country or off a website here
> in the US?
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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