Cellphone in Western Europe
Posts: n/a a cellphone. I have seen deals in the US for phones, but the seem very expensive. Can I just buy a prepaid service when I get there? Can I take a US GSM phone and just buy a prepaid SIM? Thanks for any help Bob  Responses to "Cellphone in Western Europe"
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Posts: n/a Re: Cellphone in Western Europe "matt weber" <mattheww50@cox.net> wrote in message news:lpkg10htde2li4k1ss52onocqvo1uqtgoj@4ax.com... > There are > unhlocked phones available on eBay. The Ericsson R520m isn't the > latest and greatest, but it has a lots of very happy users. Nothing > very whiz bang flash, but there isn't much it cannot or will not do. > (no Camera, No colour Screen,no Polymorphic ring tones, but otherwise > supports just about everything. It is tri bankd 900/1800/1900Mhz, at > the going rate on eBay it is a good value. I have to second this. I use an R520 and I just found a couple features I'd like to have that I can't find on the phone: 1. It only sends e-mail via SMTP and 2. You can't play audio attachments on e-mails (AFAIK). Otherwise, it has IrDA, Bluetooth, tri-band, Class 8 GPRS, WAP. Lots of features for a low-cost phone. Donald Newcomb DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
Posts: n/a Re: Cellphone in Western Europe Donald Newcomb wrote:> > I use an R520 and I just found a couple features I'd > like to have that I can't find on the phone: > 1. It only sends e-mail via SMTP and Which other possibility should be implemented? SMTP is THE way to send E-Mail. But you also can send E-Mail via SMS using a "SMS-to-E-Mail" Gateway. > 2. You can't play audio attachments on e-mails (AFAIK). Whow. Never thought about THIS possibility. I think only VERY few people will miss this. > > Otherwise, it has IrDA, Bluetooth, tri-band, Class 8 GPRS, > WAP. Lots of features for a low-cost phone. I REALLY like it. Used it more than a year myself. Wolfgang
Posts: n/a Re: Cellphone in Western Europe "Wolfgang Barth" <barthwo@spamfence.net> wrote in message news:bvb9mi$ph8$05$1@news.t-online.com... > Donald Newcomb wrote: > > > > I use an R520 and I just found a couple features I'd > > like to have that I can't find on the phone: > > 1. It only sends e-mail via SMTP and > Which other possibility should be implemented? > SMTP is THE way to send E-Mail. > But you also can send E-Mail via SMS using a > "SMS-to-E-Mail" Gateway. IMAP or SMTP with Authentication (ASMTP). The R520 can't authenticate a SMTP connection and sends *before* receiving. This makes it hard if your carrier does not provide a SMTP server, since most ISPs prevent off-net access to their servers unless you can authenticate. > > 2. You can't play audio attachments on e-mails (AFAIK). > Whow. Never thought about THIS possibility. > I think only VERY few people will miss this. True, but I have a way to use something like this. Same as reading FAXes attached to e-mails. Or having the phone receive and display FAXes, sans PC. One of those functions you'd see on a top-end PDA/Phone. > > Otherwise, it has IrDA, Bluetooth, tri-band, Class 8 GPRS, > > WAP. Lots of features for a low-cost phone. > I REALLY like it. Used it more than a year myself. Well, they are out of favor and cheap right now. Yesterday's news. But I'll be happy with mine until I can find a GSM/WCDMA phone that does what I need, cheap. Donald Newcomb DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
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