[Idyllchat] Mobile phones in Paris

[Jay Cloidt]

Unfortunately, unless you bought one of these "dual" phones that Verizon
sells (they have both CDMA for the US and GSM for Europe) at very expensive
prices, your Verizon phone will never work in Europe. It has to do with the
cellular technology, and, unfortunately, in the US we have 2 competing
standards. The one Verizon and Sprint use, CDMA, is only used in the US and
parts of Central and South America. Europe and most of the rest of the world
use GSM which is used by AT&T and T-Mobile. You need a GSM phone before you
can buy a SIM card to put in it. A Verizon phone would not understand the
cellular signal used in Europe.

  - Jay

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Bill Kover <ShutterbugBill at verizon.net>
wrote:

>  After 27 years of handing problems at work via a phone, I hate phones.
> If our phone rings, Eleanor answers it.  As a result, I am not familiar with
> the current technology regarding the use of mobile phones in Europe, Paris
> in particular.  We have a mobile phone through Verizon which is different
> from that used in Europe.  I understand there is something called a "SIM"
> card that can be put in the mobile phone that converts it to the system used
> in Europe.  The Untours booklet recommends purchasing a "Telecarte" as soon
> as possible after arrival in Paris.  But in the event of our late arrival I
> would need to be able to call the Untours local rep, Joanna.  Since I can'y
> buy a "Telecarte" until I am in Paris, I have a potential communication
> problem.
>
> My questions are : Where do you buy this "SIM" card?  How much does it
> cost?
>                             Will our mobile phone work in Paris with a
> phone card we purchase in the States?
>
> Bill Kover
>
>
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