US Citizen Travelling To Europe?
Are you Travelling To Europe from the US?
Did you know that in the U.S. the majority of carriers such as Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and U.S. Cellular operate on a CDMA network? This means if you’re planning a vacation, or going to Europe on pallet pooling business, such as a that your current cell phone won’t work as you expect, if at all.
Whether you’re a US Citizen travelling to France, Spain, Italy, or backpacking through all of Europe you’ll want to buy a cell phone which is flexible enough to allow you to stay in touch with everyone while keeping your call costs down.
You may have a GSM cell phone believing it will work in Europe, but remember that there are 2 frequency bands used in the US for GSM networks, and 2 different frequency bands by GSM services every where else in the world. When traveling internationally you’ll require another cell phone because the cell phones that are designed for use within the US often don’t work outside the country.
With most US cell phone services they’ll make you rent a cell phone that will work on European GSM networks – this is around $3 a day on average. But for example, Verizons international cell service will allow you to keep your US cell phone number, but you’ll be paying between $1.49-$2.49 per minute for any call you make or receive and then paying a rental charge on top of this.
For only $19 (less than a weeks rental cost with Verizon) you can buy a GSM SIM card that will work over ALL of Europe and you’ll only have to pay 79 cents a minute for calls. So before you’ve even made any calls you’ve saved more than renting from your US cell provider. Buy a EuroBuzz European Cell Phone or SIM card now and make your vacation an enjoyable one.