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UK Mobile in America by Chris4 on 06-30-2006 at 01:13 AM
I live in England and I'm going to America in a few weeks.
What I want to know is, will my mobile phone work in America and will I be able t use it to phone/text back to England?
I have a Motorola E1000 on o2.
Just to save a trip to the o2 shop, but i'll probely go there anyway 
RE: UK Mobile in America by kittymew on 06-30-2006 at 01:30 AM
Before leaving the country on your trip, you must call your Mobile Phone Access providers Customer Service to activate your international long distance calling service.
They should be able to do it no problems..and all your calls will be forwarded to your cell ..but make sure you tell everyone they are going to be paying international phone rates when they call you...
http://www.o2.co.uk/international/travellingabroad
RE: UK Mobile in America by Voldemort on 06-30-2006 at 01:38 AM
I would tell everyone to email whatever they want to tell you, belive me when i say that that is going to be expensive....
RE: UK Mobile in America by Chris4 on 06-30-2006 at 07:14 PM
Ok I will do and thanks alot for the link ~Bkitty~.
quote:
To a fixed line UK number or O2 mobile phone - 99p/min
To other UK mobile phones - £1.49/min
Receiving a call - 99p/min
You have to pay to receive a call
What a bummerGrr, stupid prices. Surely there's a cheaper way.
It's the same price for someone to call me from the UK to USA, but I get charged for recieving. Is it the same for texts, because it doesn't say? How much is it for someone to text me from UK to USA?
RE: UK Mobile in America by RaceProUK on 06-30-2006 at 08:32 PM
quote:Is it a tri-band phone? In Europe, you only need a dual-band phone, but in the US, it has to be tri-band. I remember this from 2001, when I went to Florida: couldn't take my phone, as it wasn't tri-band.
Originally posted by Chris4
will my mobile phone work in America
RE: UK Mobile in America by Chris4 on 06-30-2006 at 09:02 PM
quote:I'm not sure, unless I read the manual etc. which I don't have here with me. Searching google for 'Motorola E1000 tri-band' comes up with Motorola E1000 tri-band phone, or something. So I presume it does?
Originally posted by RaceProUK
quote:Is it a tri-band phone? In Europe, you only need a dual-band phone, but in the US, it has to be tri-band. I remember this from 2001, when I went to Florida: couldn't take my phone, as it wasn't tri-band.
Originally posted by Chris4
will my mobile phone work in America
RE: UK Mobile in America by Jhrono on 06-30-2006 at 09:28 PM
Triband means support for the 850(or)900/1800/1900 Mhz. Yes, E1000 supports those (except 850). So you're safe
RE: UK Mobile in America by saralk on 07-01-2006 at 09:19 AM
On O2, you can subscribe to some extra services to give you some cheaper roaming, I tihnk its £3/month and you get 40% off. Pay Monthly only.
If your SIM card is not locked onto the network, then it would definatly be cheaper to buy a SIM card from America.
Also, MMS and GPRS are charged at your regular rate back home, so its the same cost to send an SMS as it is to send a MMS.