WHERE in Europe are you going? Last year when I was in the UK, I bought a cheap 900/1800 MHz GSM phone on eBay before leaving the US. Then, arriving at Gatwick, I bought a Virgin Mobile prepaid starter kit for 20 pounds at one of the electronics stores at the airport (Dixon's, I think). That included about 10 pounds of air time and a SIM card for the phone. - ESJ "Vivino, David" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:Fx-dnW-RRapcndOiXTWJiA@fidnet.com... > Question for European collegues: I have a need to be in Europe for extended > periods of time. Rather than "rent" a cell phone here in the U.S. and pay > up to $1.49 per minute while in Europe, there must be a better alternative. > What options do I have if I were to enroll in a plan in Europe? Here in the > states, the subscriber receives a certain number of free minutes each month > by paying a fixed monthly fee. It would also be advantageous to make calls > to the U.S. using the same phone if possible. Can someone point me to some > resources on this subject and/or provide some personal input? > Thanks! > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *