Just to bring you up to date; I have finally figured out how these phones work. I can now make calls on them. I'm not at all happy with the phones themselves - I have to do all of those awkward phone book entries (*137*xxx--#), but they at least work.

My plan now is to use the phones and the UM SIM time in Europe next month, and then dump them when we get back. As soon as my Verizon contract runs out, I will change to a GSM phone that I can use both here and in Europe.

Thank you for all of your help to a newbie. I could not have gotten this far without you.

:-)