throw away phone for Europe? 1313 Responses

Last post: 9 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Jul 26, 12, 1:31 p.m.

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• phatwrx

  Any one tried using their ATT iPhone 4S in Europe with a new SIM or just bought a throw away?

  Hitting Germany and Amsterdam for about 2 weeks in Sept/Oct...Any Suggestions?

  Jul 26, 12, 1:31 p.m. – Permalink

• beautiful

  get a pre-paid card, works fine.

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 1:44 p.m. – Permalink

• phatwrx

  That might work assuming I can just get a card and use current US iphone?

  Will GSM band work in multiple countries?

  Have read they require a new sim in order to work.

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 1:48 p.m. – Permalink

• beautiful

  hm, not familiar with specifics of US versions, or at&t

  all i know is on last berlin trip the international folk (from za + nl) who also worried about connectivity with their iphones pulled pre-paid sim cards from vending machine in hotel lobby and were good.

  • thanks for info!– phatwrx

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 2:01 p.m. – Permalink

• nb

  I think ATT iPhones are locked to the carrier, but I'm not sure. Might want to look into unlocking it before you leave, then a pre-paid sim should be fine. You might want to shut off data, though. I used Orange and it was about 4 euros each time I connected to the internet.

  • If you're with ATT, it's not locked to ATT. I was able to automatically jump onto other carriers while in Europe.– CanHasQBN1/3

    Cool. Originally they were... but that was years ago.– nb2/3

    Years ago? I did it this past Autumn.– CanHasQBN3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 2:06 p.m. – Permalink

• CanHasQBN

  I think iPhone is considered a "World" phone.

  I was Europe last Autumn and my AT&T iPhone 4 would automatically connect to whatever local service there was in that country. The person I was with had an iPhone with Verizon, and their phone was not working at all. But I was receiving and making calls from/to the USA all the time. It worked perfectly without me having to do anything. There was no fee. If there was, it was so small that I didn't even notice it in my bill.

  You should make sure with AT&T, as things change all the time.

  • I could also make calls within Europe.– CanHasQBN1/2

    I thought it was world phone too but finding misleading info online...go figure– phatwrx2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 2:14 p.m. – Permalink

• phatwrx

  Thanks CanHAsQBN!

  I was reading ATT policies and roaming fees are pretty high at nearly $1.50 a min with data is roughly $19 a MB if you can believe that!

  Will look into sim cards and possibly taking an old 3GS I have laying around instead.

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 3:31 p.m. – Permalink

• honest

  UK sim card is a different size to the US version.

  • This is nonsense.– raf1/2

    i did read they have micro but they make a slot holder or something– phatwrx2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 4:07 p.m. – Permalink

• raf

  If it is locked to AT&T it doesn't mean you won't be able to use it in Europe, only that you won't be able to get a disposable local sim card with a number, which is usually cost-effective for local calls and internet.

  You can easily get AT&T to unlock it I heard.

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 5:13 p.m. – Permalink

• Centigrade

  If it's locked to AT&T you can pick up a pay as you go phone for next to nothing. In fact you could probably ask a stranger on the street for one, everyone has about 5 phones in their bed side locker (old nokia's etc). Find a trift store (oxfam) if you can't get one. Then just pop into vodaphone and pick up a sim card for $15 (pre loaded with $15 credit or so).

  Wayyyyyyyy cheaper than roaming.

  • thanks!– phatwrx

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 7:53 p.m. – Permalink

• sublocked

  You need a burner phone holmes? Orale.

  

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  Dog-earJul 26, 12, 11:47 p.m. – Permalink

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  • OLD SKOOL PHONEZ– 23kon1/2

    +1– phatwrx2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 27, 12, 5:55 a.m. – Permalink

• 23kon

  Get any phone and fire a GiffGaff sim in it

  

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  Dog-earJul 27, 12, 6:46 a.m. – Permalink

• 23kon

  P.S. Have fun in the 'Dam ;)

  • thx! super pumped for both! OktoberFest here I com!– phatwrx

  

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  Dog-earJul 27, 12, 6:47 a.m. – Permalink