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hey everyone!!
my family is planning on spending our vacation in the states, for about a month. I have several questions to ask:
1. what fones work there? I am currently using a K700. . .could i use it there? could i use the fones that work here in the philippines? or do i need to borrow one from one from globe?
2. Would it be better to avail of the roaming services of Globe or would it better to get a prepaid sim card there??
3. and lastly, what is the best service provider in the states? We would probably visit the california area and LV.
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Posted: 2007-02-15 13:07:25
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Your K700i should work in the US as it's tri-band. Just make sure roaming's activated on your account before going if you decide to go down that route.
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Posted: 2007-02-15 13:31:09
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Just so you are aware, in the USA, standard tariffs charge for both sending and receiving of texts and mins, therefore i would check out how much more on top you would be paying by having international roaming.
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Posted: 2007-02-15 14:28:19
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your K700 will work here in the US.
it’s better to have the Roaming service activated so you can received and able to send text messaging, I believe Globe works on voice (not relay sure). I don’t know about Globe roaming charges but I have a Smart roaming, receiving text is free, about 18 Pesos for sending text back to the Philippines and no Voice.
Another option too is buy a prepaid (SIM card) service like Cingular or T-mobile. Cingular is not always guarantied to deliver your international text messaging but connection is great (that’s for my personal experience).
Prepaid T-Mobile is great on both voice & text messaging, rates for voice are $1.50 a minute to the Philippines plus air time and 42 cents a minute for local, and Text messaging is .10 cents per 160 characters (international), .25 cents / MMS, and .05 cents receiving text.
enjoy your vacation
[ This Message was edited by: Marino on 2007-02-20 22:05 ]
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Posted: 2007-02-20 22:59:51
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