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List:       kvm-interest
Subject:    Re: Java phones in Europe
From:       Hathway Richard <RHathway () SENDO ! COM>
Date:       2002-04-29 16:05:30
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Hi,

If you want to use a US SIM in a European phone, just make sure that you buy
a phone which
is NOT locked ["SIMlocked"] to a specific network ... otherwise your SIM
swap trick may not work.
Note however that unlocked handsets are unsubsidised and are therefore
expensive. Your call costs
using you US SIM might also be high.

It might be better & overall cheaper to buy a European J2ME phone complete
with matching pay-as-you go SIM card.
You can always sell the handset to a colleague/friend when you leave Europe
...

Richard


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Panton [mailto:tpanton@ATTGLOBAL.NET]
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:34 PM
To: KVM-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM
Subject: Re: Java phones in Europe


You could also sign up with one of the GSM based US networks, and
get them to enable international roaming. You then buy (outright)
a phone in Europe - or borrow one from the Maker/network provider
and swap your american GSM sim into the new phone, and it
should just work.

Ian Kiigan wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I haven't been to Italy but assuming it is not
>too dissimilar to Ireland or the UK when it comes
>to its mobile networks ..
>
>If you just want to get a handset, you can buy one
>anywhere. If you are buying off-the-shelf in a high
>street store your choice is limited to the Motorola
>Accompli 008 currently.
>
>The Siemens SL45i is available on mail-order from the
>Siemens Early Bird programme (http://www.my-siemens.com/mobile/btob).
>Or you could always get yourself a Bluetooth-enabled Palm
>and connect to your ISP using dialup profile over Bluetooth
>to one of the Bluetooth handsets available such as the
>Ericsson T68.
>
>If you are looking to get a sim card (i.e. a network subscription)
>if Italy is like the rest of Europe, chances are that you'll
>find it impossible to find a billed-monthly deal which they'll
>sell to a foreigner without a permanent address in Italy etc.
>So you're best bet is probably to get a pay-as-you-go
>type of tariff. Just make sure that the pay-as-you-go deal
>doesn't hinder use of data services such as GPRS if that is
>important to you.
>
>Hope that helps. Hopefully someone from Italy can advise you
>further.
>
>Ian
>
>Ian Kiigan
>ian@kiigan.com
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: A mailing list for KVM discussion
>>[mailto:KVM-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM]On Behalf Of Bill Swaney
>>Sent: 11 April 2002 21:38
>>To: KVM-INTEREST@JAVA.SUN.COM
>>Subject: Java phones in Europe
>>
>>
>>Hello and thanks in advance to anyone who can offer some advice.
>>
>>My company is demonstrating in a few months an application in
>>Europe (Nice,
>>France) and part of the demo is a networked application on a mobile phone.
>>We currently have an engineer travelling to Italy and he will be
>>testing the
>>application on a J2ME phone there.
>>
>>My question is this:  What is the easiest/best way to get a J2ME phone?
>>This would mean what carriers, what phones, are there special requirements
>>for getting data on the account, plus what phones are easiest to load an
>>application on.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated... I can pay you back with advice on Java phones
>>here in N. America!:)
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>William Swaney
>>
>>
>>
>>
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