BS: Cell Phones In Ireland

Subject: RE: BS: Cell Phones In Ireland
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 May 08 - 08:13 PM

Rap - I think Dave has the best schemme - Pay as you go - And then you can either throw the phone away or drop it into a Charity shop when you go home

Subject: RE: BS: Cell Phones In Ireland
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 May 08 - 06:44 PM

Buy a multi-band phone. Used to be tri-band. Now quad-band is the thing. Don't think they sell such things in the US of A coz they don't expect anyone to go abroad!

Next best thing - Go to the local cheap dept. store (Do they have Woolworths in Eire?) when you get there. Spend about 20 euros on a pay as you go phone with a sim and put about 5 euros on it.

Final one. Buy one off a bloke in a bar. Doesn't matter who he mugged...:-(

Cheers

D.

Subject: RE: BS: Cell Phones In Ireland
From: open mike
Date: 02 May 08 - 05:13 PM

what service do you use?
When i went to canada a while back my ATT phone was able to connect thru
a company in canada..Robinson or Roberts?
some phones have chips that allow international usage.
You want to find a GSM phone or provider.
with a SIM card which matches your phone. Here is AT&T site:
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/index.jsp?WT.srch=1
and a CNET review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/at-38-t-formerly/4505-6454_7-32137726.html
I do not know about this business, but here is some info:
http://www.cellularabroad.com/

good luck and let us know what you find out!

Subject: RE: BS: Cell Phones In Ireland
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 02 May 08 - 01:59 PM

See: http://www.studyinbritain.com/info/mobile-ireland.asp

The information is there. A nuisance, but you can rent one that handles GSM service.

Subject: BS: Cell Phones In Ireland
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 May 08 - 12:15 PM

How doth a tourist from the US of A, whose cell phone doth not worketh in Eire, get one that doth? 'Twould be nice if said phone also wortkethed in the rest of the EU. Said tourist will arriveth on May 18th.

Gracias.