Re: [NTLK] too Quiet on the List(Pippin)

Jon:
What you need is a triband or a quad band unlocked phone. When you go
someplace just purchase a SIM card at the location. It is much cheaper
than roaming charges. Here in the states, you could purchase a ATT SIM
card for $25 to get you started. ATT seems the best to use for SMS.
When I was in Uganda and Kenya, I used Uganda Telecom or Celtel to
text back to the states. Of course the problem with SIM cards is that
your phone number keeps changing every time you put a new SIM card in.
The numbers also expire if you don't use them for 6 months (watch the
fine print).
Personally I like the Nokia 6126. Typical Nokia and you don't stand
out in a crowd when you use one.

Sprint is doesn't use SIM cards, so there service is limited to the US.
Paul Zenk

On Jan 12, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Jon Glass wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:38 PM, <Reilly001os@aol.com> wrote:
>> I don't have anyone international to SMS so I wasn't aware of that
>> problem with tmobile (not wanting to forward international SMS). I
>> also am not aware of available carriers in Poland (I did see your
>> signature) so I assumed by your talk of sprint you were using them
>> (and I assumed they had operations in Poland).
>>
> Unfortunately, Sprint only works in the US--at least their PCS, or
> whatever they call it. When we flew over last time, I accidently
> brought my Sprint phone with me, instead of with my parents, whom I
> had given it, together with a contract for them. Trust me, I _tried_
> to use it. ;-) But never a signal, despite the fact it had a SIM card
> slot, and the card would be recognized. (It was a Nokia phone.) Of
> course, I never really expected it to work at all, but was curious to
> see if maybe it had a GSM radio.... no dice. I don't even know if
> Sprint has any kind of world-wide roaming agreement--don't see how
> they could.
>
>
> --
> -Jon Glass
> Krakow, Poland
> <jonglass@usa.net>
>
> "I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals." --Jack
> Nicklaus
>
>
>
>

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