Tri-band Without 900 Useless?

traveldad · 13-06-2006, 21:44

i have followed this forum for a few months, but this is my first time posting. many thanks to all who have posted. i've learned a lot.

my daughter travels to western europe later this summer for about a month. she has an unlocked tri-band sony-ericsson z500a (850/1800/1900). i'm wondering if we need to buy a cheap 900/1800 phone instead of relying on her se. i've looked at the coverage maps on the http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml site, but i must be a little color-blind because i have trouble telling whether the maps show light (1800) or dark (900) red. she plans to visit london then eurail to paris, south of france, rome, florence, possibly venice, switzerland, berlin and amsterdam. probably additional stops in nurenburg and den haug where we have friends. any advice from those who have gone before?

by the way, we're planning on using a um type sim with callbackworld (to be purchased).

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traveldad (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 8 Join Date: 23 Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas USA Country:	13-06-2006, 21:44 i have followed this forum for a few months, but this is my first time posting. many thanks to all who have posted. i've learned a lot. my daughter travels to western europe later this summer for about a month. she has an unlocked tri-band sony-ericsson z500a (850/1800/1900). i'm wondering if we need to buy a cheap 900/1800 phone instead of relying on her se. i've looked at the coverage maps on the http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml site, but i must be a little color-blind because i have trouble telling whether the maps show light (1800) or dark (900) red. she plans to visit london then eurail to paris, south of france, rome, florence, possibly venice, switzerland, berlin and amsterdam. probably additional stops in nurenburg and den haug where we have friends. any advice from those who have gone before? by the way, we're planning on using a um type sim with callbackworld (to be purchased).