Phones in Europe

[ritaxis]

Okay, you seasoned travelers, you. I have a Cingular LG something-cheap phone. I do not understand the website which is supposed to explain whether my phone will work in Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands. I think this is possibly connected to the fact that what bthey really want you to do is to rent an "international" phone for $8 a day or $99 a month, or possibly buy a new phone from Cingular.

What's your experience? Can I use my phone? Emma has a fancier Nokia something-not-so-cheap.


I've been doing very little studying and planning for this trip because frankly the idea of getting into an airplane and going somewhere has me nauseous, and that's even before I start worrying about the dog and the cat. But it's less than six weeks away now so I have to get things in order.

Comments

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Unless yours is a GSM phone (with a SIM card), no.

If it is, it has to be some high multi-band number -- like 4 bands maybe? For an American GSM phone to include the frequencies used in Europe.

These things are highly unlikely in a phone you got for American use and didn't carefully select to include the features necessary for Europe.

This is all second-hand knowledge for me, I've never actually used an American phone overseas, so be prepared to decide I'm wrong if necessary :-).