Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, We go Europe about once a year and I go to China for a week or 2 a few times a year. I bought an unlocked iPhone from Apple Canada. If your iPhone is not unlocked, which it probably isn't, you should either ask AT&T to unlock it or jailbreak+unlock it so you can use a local SIM card in Europe. Alternatively, buy a cheap unlocked cell phone once you get there. All the roaming plans from North American carriers are basically highway robbery. Unless you really need mobile data every minute, I would disable data roaming and mobile data. Use the hotel wifi (or McDonald's Wifi) when available. The cheap hotels usually have free wifi. McDonalds in France had free Wifi last year. Have a look here for prepaid local SIM cards. Some local carriers have cheap data but as you are visiting 3 countries, it get complicated depending on how long you are staying in each one. <http://www.prepaidgsm.net/> Contact me off list if you like more details. Regards, Spencer On Aug 25, 2011, at 15:22, Kenneth Frazier wrote: > Listers, > > I'm getting my plans ready for my trip to Europe in October and need to > know about the best (least expensive) cell phone plan. > > Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris > > Tips or hints on using my iPhone 4 (AT&T) would be appreciated.