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atomicneon
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 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:56 am Post subject: How do I call home? |
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| How do I call home? Do I have to get a new cell phone? What's the internet like? |
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MrMrLuckyKhan
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:17 am Post subject: Re: How do I call home? |
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| atomicneon wrote: |
| How do I call home? Do I have to get a new cell phone? What's the internet like? |
What is this??? I would suggest giving a lil more info if you expect an answer to whatever those questions mean... good luck!  |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| Telephones where you can use your credit card to call are often found at railway stations and airports. Is this what you mean? |
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atomicneon
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:56 am Post subject: cell phone signal |
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Will I be able to use my verizon cell phone. Will there be cell phone
signals in China? Will I be able to send e-mail back to my family in the US? |
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BenE
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:11 am Post subject: |
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Is this a joke?
If not I strongly recommend you take some time before you consider leaving the USA. Maybe take a holiday to South America or China with a reputable tour agency.
Telephones still work in China and they even have mobile phone signal in most areas.
I don't live there but I think I can guess that they do. |
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denise
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Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! I winced when I read the OP's question, imagining the flames that would surely follow... I'd say you got off lucky, atomicneon! 
If you have a phone from the US, no, it will not work in China--I think that with phones from many other countries you simply get a new SIM card, but American phones don't work that way. (I'm not an expert here, so if I'm wrong, somebody please correct me.) You will likely need a new phone, and then you look around and find a good deal on international calls--calling cards, etc. Or use skype, or simply go to an internet cafe and use a webcam and chat online. And, until you get these technological issues sorted out, be prepared not to connect with family & friends as often as you're used to. It just goes with the job & lifestyle, unfortunately.
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Justin Trullinger
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry you got slightly flamed- I think what did it was that you posted in a general forum without specifying a country. And the answers vary so much from place to place.
I've been in Ecuador for years- internet here is slow and crappy, but I've got good cell phone coverage, a land line in my apartment, and sometimes, when velocity will handle it, use skype.
I was in Korea last fall, and the internet, simply put, was the fastest, most efficient, over the top easy to connect to that I have EVER seen.
CHina, I don't know. But there will be a way. Mostly, you're better off getting a cell phone in your destination country. Even if your US phone happens to roam in a given place, it would be far too expensive for regular use. Buy one when you get there.
Best,
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MrMrLuckyKhan
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: cell phone signal |
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| atomicneon wrote: |
Will I be able to use my verizon cell phone. Will there be cell phone
signals in China? Will I be able to send e-mail back to my family in the US? |
Verizon? No, that will not work there.
What you need is an unlocked (meaning AT&T, T-Mobile, or any other carrier hasn't locked it to prevent you from using it with other carriers), GSM (thats the technology type. Verizon uses CDMA and locks their phones, so its pretty much worthless outside of the usa), QUAD-BAND (meaning it works on 4 different frequences, 800, 900, 1800, and 1900 Mhz, i think i have those right. some countries/companies use different frequences.) phone. If you have one like Ive just described you can buy a simcard from any company (that uses GSM technology, which almost all of them in Asia, that I know of. Some do use CDMA, but just not as popular.) and just put it in your phone and thats it. Also, it makes it easy to have different phone numbers with different companies at the same time. In Indonesia I used one simcard as my main/local number because it was cheap for local calls. But, if I wanted to 'call home' I would pop in another simcard that would allow me to call the USA for about 5 cents per minute.
Also, I have had very good luck in many different countries finding a sales rep that spoke fair english. If you find someone that you can communicate with, inform them what country you want to call. They might have a certain carrier, or a certain 'code' you type before you dial, and it will be cheaper than the normal rates.
good luck!! |
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MrMrLuckyKhan
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| denise wrote: |
Wow! I winced when I read the OP's question, imagining the flames that would surely follow... I'd say you got off lucky, atomicneon!
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haha, yes, he did got off lucky! Thankfully, most people on this board are friendlier than most others. Try posting that on khmer440 and they might hunt u down and rough you up, lol, jk!
P.S. If you want to find a good deal on cheap phones that work everywhere, do an ebay search for "unlocked gsm quad-band" and that should pull up enough to keep you occupied for 3 days.... |
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atomicneon
Joined: 02 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: satellite |
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| Do you get satellite radio (Howard Stern) in China? |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully NOT!
Ok, now even I strongly suspect a troll  |
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Mexicobound
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
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Location: In Texas but ready to roam again
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
| Hopefully NOT! |
Priceless.
Great response. |
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Justin Trullinger
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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You can get Howard Stern on the internet, wherever you want.
(If you want to.)
Hopefully.
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MrMrLuckyKhan
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: satellite |
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| atomicneon wrote: |
| Do you get satellite radio in China? |
nope. |
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