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Old February 6th, 2006, 09:27 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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hi guys
I am in germany for a business visit.
planning to buy a prepaid cellphone service.
any suggestions on whom should i go with??
is there a service provider which has cheap price for calling to US?

i m planning to buy windows mobile cellphone. any tips on getting a
good deal on the handy? can i get a better price while buyin the
prepaid service?

thanks for the help

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Old February 7th, 2006, 05:57 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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thanks Joseph for the info
i was tryin to buy the smart phone here (europe) since i have heard
these phones are cheaper in europe than in US. its not just for the
trip.

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Old February 7th, 2006, 11:06 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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E'mail worked great for me to keep in touch... A *lot* cheaper too...
You may also place telephone calls over the net, though I have ignored
this option personally as to not worry about 'scheduling' calls across
time zones and personal itineraries on both ends...

Tim K

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thanks Joseph for the info
i was tryin to buy the smart phone here (europe) since i have heard
these phones are cheaper in europe than in US. its not just for the
trip.


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Old February 8th, 2006, 08:28 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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a écrit :

hi guys
I am in germany for a business visit.
planning to buy a prepaid cellphone service.
any suggestions on whom should i go with??
is there a service provider which has cheap price for calling to US?

i m planning to buy windows mobile cellphone. any tips on getting a
good deal on the handy? can i get a better price while buyin the
prepaid service?

Prices and conditions are changing frequently, for close
to all contracts and phones

http://shop.handy.de/ is the link I usually start for
Germany: good for a first overview on prices for both
phones and contracts (including prepaid).

Just be aware that calls with prepaid SIM-cards are
usually expensive, international roaming extremely
expensive (when available). Low-priced phones sold
with prepaid SIM-cards are most of time SIM-locked.
Dont expect major discounts on non-SIM-locked
phones with prepaid SIM-cards. Lowest prices (even
zero) for not-SIM-locked phones are usually bound
to most expensive regular contracts.(longest duration
and highest basic fee but lowest prices for calls)

Have fun!

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Old February 8th, 2006, 10:11 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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In article 36,
Joseph Coulter wrote:

IF you are buying a cell phone just for the trip a smart phone would
seem a tad extravagent. a calling card and a land line is going to be a
lot cheaper for calls unless you call home and have them call you as
incoming calls on European services are free.


I used to get calling cards in Germany, but last time I did that, I
discovered card phones were getting harder to find 8-(

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Too few bookshelves can, however, be a problem.

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