On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:23:44 +0100, you wrote:
Sister suppliers - that's a new one. Trading agreements are more often found .. I am on T-mobile but in Spain I get Vodaphone or one of the others France it's either T-mobile (obvious) and Vodaphone and Denmark it's Dansk Telecom mostly! >Hello TWK >I understand all GSM phones work all over the >world. The restriction as I understand it (which >applies in South Africa) depends on the supplier. >For instance if we buy a phone from Vodacom they >'lock' the phone into the Vodacom channels. These >can be used in the UK (they have Vodaphone for >instance - all part of the same big sister) >Phones can be 'unlocked' at a price.My advice is >to phone the supplier of your phone and find out >whether they have sister-suppiers where you are >going and ask their advice as to which sim >supplier to use there. If they have, then your >pay as you go will work when you buy a sim card >from them at that end. >Other than that you can set your phone to >international roving and only use it in >emergencies. It is expensive for sms and general >"the cats had kittens' type call; but is perfect >for serious contact stuff. Costs are debited to >your account whether you receive or send calls. >Far as I know - all phones can do this. > > > >Sandi Parks >Computer and Media Centre >Marist Brothers College >Durban South Africa > >"The only thing that helps me maintain my slender grip on reality is the >friendship I share with my collection of singing onions ..." > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ >Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail >http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- ---------------------------------------- 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]
