[Idyllchat] Re: Cell phones

[Jay Cloidt]

Verizon (and Sprint for that matter) uses a technology called CDMS which is
incompatible with Europe. CDMS is used in the US, parts of South America and
parts of Asia. The majority of the world uses a technology called GSM which
is used by Cingular and T-Mobile. Europe also uses different carrier
frequencies than we do in the US, so unless you have a "quad-band" GSM
phone, you can't use it in Europe.

There is nothing, however, stopping you from snapping pictures with your
Verizon phone even if you don't have service. You just won't be able to
share them until you get back to the States.

On 3/12/07, Laura Locklin <lauralocklin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> What cell phones are you using in Europe? The kind you
> rent there? I have a Motorola with Verizon service and
> a battery charger designed for American electrical
> service. I usually keep my cell phone turned off once
> I leave the U.S. and don't turn it on again until I
> land back here. I think I'd like to use it to snap a
> few photos while in Provence in June. (I'm pretty
> notorious for being incommunicado once I leave home
> and never send postcards or take pictures.)
> My late husband actually received a surprise call
> asking for his daughter's hand in marriage while we
> were on an Untour in Umbria.....nicely arranged by our
> Untours representative whose name I can't recall but
> whose phone was the link.
> Laura
>
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