World Phones

[ed1564]

Could someone please explain world phones to me? I could be completley wrong, but from what I have heard these phones use satellites so you never are out of service? correct?

Thanks
Eddie

 

[tkim]

will work on any network as long as that network supports the frequency...i think.

 

[ed1564]

Anyone know how much and where to get them?

 

[tkim]

nokia 8890 and there's also an ericson...cant remember the model...there are more but those are the only ones i know of.

 

[ed1564]

?

 

[tkim]

duh....cingular has them....i am pretty sure that everyone else has a version too. call them up.

 

[beat mania]

EXPENSIVE to use though ...
Ericsson world phone is T28 btw. The new T29 is a world phone too? I'm not sure.

 

[RaDragon]

Ericsson has the T28 world. There's a lite version which is the T28z -- it looks exactly like the T28w but does not have the slim battery or the 'world-roaming' capability. I love my T28w but can't wait when the prices for the Bluetooth headset become affordable!

I believe (at least with my current provider), you have to call-in to make sure they "turn-on" your long-distance/overseas feature -- this way, it gets billed "properly". I'm unsure if there's actual roaming when you get to a different country -- I suppose you'd have to make sure they have a affiliate/partner there. I do know that my provider is a member of the GSM network