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Ian Q

Post subject: Cheap phone for foreign visitors to use in the UK?

Posted: 2008-05-28 08:10:16

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Some friends of mine regularly visit the UK for a fortnight
at a time and and were thinking of getting this $50 phone
for their next trip (in a month):

http://www.mobalrental.com/gsm/handsets.asp?source=0514

Advantage: cheap phone (

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Steve Terry

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Posted: 2008-05-28 15:26:20

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Ian Q wrote in message
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> Some friends of mine regularly visit the UK for a fortnight
> at a time and and were thinking of getting this $50 phone
> for their next trip (in a month):
>
> http://www.mobalrental.com/gsm/handsets.asp?source=0514
>
> Advantage: cheap phone (

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Russell Hafter News

Post subject: Cheap phone for foreign visitors to use in the UK?

Posted: 2008-05-28 16:47:08

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In article , Steve Terry
wrote:

> Whilst in CPW check out their Mobile World international
> calling Sims, they may offer the best rates back to the
> US and calling UK mobile is still only 15p per min

My California-resident brother has used Mobile World for
years for phoning home.

For within the UK he uses a CPW Fresh SIM.

AFAIK he only uses these for voice and text calls. He can
recharge online, and does not appear to have any problems
with credit expiring.

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alexd

Post subject: Cheap phone for foreign visitors to use in the UK?

Posted: 2008-05-28 18:24:43

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On Wed, 28 May 2008 08:10:16 -0600, Ian Q wrote:

> http://www.mobalrental.com/gsm/handsets.asp?source=0514
>
>
> Advantage: cheap phone (

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J B

Post subject: Cheap phone for foreign visitors to use in the UK?

Posted: 2008-05-28 20:34:36

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Ian Q wrote in message
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> I wonder if it might be more economical for me to buy a
> cheap PAYG phone and post it to them before they travel (so
> they can use it as soon as they land).

See other replies already!

> They wouldnt be able to use it back in the USA

My daughters Orange PAYG phone works in Florida

> Or would they lose the credit if the phone is
> unused for 6 to 12 months?

So, if the above *does* work, then just make a chargeable call every 5.9
months

As an aside, I cant text the usa with my Orange contract phone.
Can any network?

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Russell Hafter News

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Posted: 2008-05-28 21:40:59

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In article , J B
wrote:

> As an aside, I cant text the usa with my Orange contract
> phone. Can any network?

My brother (California) says that he has received texts I
have sent him from my Orange contract phone.

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J B

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Posted: 2008-05-28 22:43:11

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Russell Hafter News wrote in message
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> My brother (California) says that he has received texts I
> have sent him from my Orange contract phone.

Hmmm .......... well, it didnt used to work but just tried to to sister-
in-law in Florida, and got a delivery report so maybe things have altered.
There you go Steve Terry - FT Orange arent all bad ;-)

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Steve Terry

Post subject: Cheap phone for foreign visitors to use in the UK?

Posted: 2008-05-28 23:40:38

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J B wrote in message
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> Russell Hafter News wrote in message
> news:4fa6b9b8e2see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid...
>
>> My brother (California) says that he has received texts I
>> have sent him from my Orange contract phone.
>
> Hmmm .......... well, it didnt used to work but just tried to to sister-
> in-law in Florida, and got a delivery report so maybe things have
> altered.
> There you go Steve Terry - FT Orange arent all bad ;-)
> J B

To which US network?
A friend who has to text several different people in the US on different
networks keeps several different UK network Sims,
as no one single UK sim will work to all US networks.

Its a real mess

Steve Terry

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