[Idyllchat] cell phones

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This "Day in Untours Idyllchat History":  Recent Cell Phone Discussion Trumps Curling Iron Chat!  Cheers, Unmobile, Joan


From: dtrees 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:42 PM
To: Barbara Palmer ; John Ruch ; idyllchat at lists.untours.com 
Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] cell phones


I don't know how expensive the Mobal phone that you guys are talking about is per minute but the last few trips my daughter or my husband and I have made to Europe, we just used our regular AT&T mobile phones.  We've used them in Ireland, Germany, England, and Austria.  Yes, it was pricey, 99 cents a minute, but we didn't use them to have long, lengthy conversations, just to check in and in case of emergency.  On my trip this summer both of my children got new jobs here at home and I loved hearing from them while they were still excited.  
And text messaging is 50 cents per text.  
My daughter spent more time in Ireland so she bought something similar to the US "go phone" that you can get at WalMart.  But just for a 2 week or so trip, I'll continue to use my regular mobile for convenience and try to keep my conversations short.  
My favorite thing about this site is people giving advice about what works best for them.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barbara Palmer 
  To: John Ruch ; idyllchat at lists.untours.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:38 PM
  Subject: RE: [Idyllchat] cell phones


  My cell phone is T Mobile.  I just called them and told them I was going to Ireland and China and to activate my phone for overseas.    I used it several times in Ireland to call locally and to the U.S.  Worked great and I don't remember the bill as being too outrageous.





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  From: jruch39 at zoominternet.net
  To: idyllchat at lists.untours.com
  Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:11:37 -0400
  Subject: [Idyllchat] cell phones


  There is one alternative that we've enjoyed for several years: Since most affordable U.S. phones can't be used elsewhere, we several years ago bought a Mobal (British, has New York office) cell phone for use when we were in Europe, then recently bought ($50) a much later model phone (Siemens) that can be used in something like 145 countries including U.S. You get a permanent U.K. phone number; calls are a bit more expensive per minute compared with other services, voice mail is available. Mobal only bills for time used (for us that means only when traveling outside U.S.) and charges go to your monthly credit card statement. No charges when you have no use. Most of us want cell phone when obverseas to be reachable from and ability to reach home in emergencies and for convenience of occasional local use while wherever we are (many Untours apartments have no phone or a cell phone rental is offered). Having the Mobal service is more convenient and much cheaper than renting a phone when overseas. Wouldn't use Mobal's service for everyday use here at home, though, since all calls are going through U.K. (although service here is excellent also). Thus far we've found service to be very good while in U.K., France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy.  More info: Mobal.com. This mon-techie with no interest in compamny whatsoever recommends Mobal highly.  

  John Ruch


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