On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 17:15:02 -0700, you wrote:
I have some unlocking software for the Nokia range but GSM is supposed to work everywhere. Hugh >On 5 Jun 2005 at 13:01, Wayne Johnson wrote: > >> Here is an Unlocked Nokia 3620 on eBay which is a GSM only phone [does NOT >> work in the USA] for only $77 right this minute with only an hour to go on >> the > >Nonsense, depends on who your provider is. There ARE GSM providers in the >USA. AT&T used to be one, but IIRC they sold their network to someone else >last year. Here in Canada, 1 of the top 3 is GSM (Rogers/Fido), Telus uses >CDMA as does Bell. > > >> f he were to get one of these maybe he can get a pay as you go contract >> from a provider in Europe the next time he goes there. > >What you need is an unlocked phone (tri band GSM for best results) and a simm >card for the pay as you go provider in Europe. I was just talking with a >Gentleman who travels to England and Germany a lot and he was saying you can >buy pay as you go cards for very cheap in Germany and unlike in North >America, the minutes are usable for up to 15 months. Most North American >providers give you a max of 3 months, if that. At the end of 3 months, if you >don't use the minutes, you lose them. >-- >Harondel J. Sibble >Sibble Computer Consulting >Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com >(604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000(TM) machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV(R) software. To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have questions about the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
