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Newbie ??'s on phones and travel

fishintheobx

Jun 7, 2005, 11:13 PM
Okay...just moved to an area where my only choice is US Cellular. I really wanted Verizon, but they won't sell to me in my area (far Eastern North Carolina). And I'm 35 miles past where most carriers stop. So whatever...the USCC phones seem okay, and the plans they are touting in my town are quite reasonable (if there is such a thing in the business!).

My Questions:

1. I am looking at travel a few times a year to Europe. Any USCC phone in particular I should look at that I can make work over there? I am not beyond picking up a phone, going through the unlock game, and all that stuff. I am just no expert on all the frequencies and the phones on the market.

2. How satisfied are you with USCC's nationwide service? I spend ~1...
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alejandro

Jun 8, 2005, 6:17 PM
If you spend a great deal of your time out of the liscensed market none of our promotions apply to you outside the red area on one of our maps. The free incoming, nights and weekends, that is something to consider. Our phones do work in europe(I know of a few countries in particular, you just have to check for european cdma carriers), the coverage you get there is something none of us know, and how much you will be charged while there is also unknown as it depends what that company will charge us cellular. Almost all of our phones will work the same there though.

There is no resource to locate all towers, at least, not that i know of.

If you need nationwide nights and weekends, verizon is your best bet. Traveling to the southmost part ...
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