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Default 14-12-2006, 23:03

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Originally Posted by dem
Two more pieces of info. to add to my prior post. He will likely use the phone to make calls, but I will undoubtedly use the phone to call him.
OK. BTW, what was (roughly) average per minute rate which he paid when calling from hotels? I wonder if the example rates I have told you would mean any significant savings...

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Most of his calls will be to and from the US. I don't think he will be a heavy user (outgoing or incoming). I am buying the phone for him primarilly as a convenience -- so that he doesn't have to hunt for phone cards and does not go broke calling from hotel phones. (Ouch!) I also think it is a nice safety feature.
As to incoming calls it doesn't matter from where they come - the only thing that matters is the country in which the phones is working.

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Neither one of us even knows how to text message, so that isn't a big thing for us. However, having the option to do so is nice. (I plan to learn one of these days.)
Text messages are not available in 09 and Hop anyway :P. Moreover, international SMS interchange may not be very reliable. However, it's a good feature since receiving SMS with international SIM is free worldwide (the GSM phone maybe considered as a global pager). Travelsim even has a WWW gateway for SMS sending so it's free even for the sending party (however daily limits may apply).
   
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