Advice On Best Option In Usa?

[snaimon]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

OK, I thought about it. One issue is that Cingular in central Mississippi is both 850 MHz and 1900 MHz. I believe that a 1900 MHz phone will work OK but I'm not 100% sure. The CX65 has only 1900 MHz for the US.

Suggestions:
1) Go to Pharos International and buy the "O2" prepaid. This SIM has a flat 14c/min rate which includes international calls to UK. It comes with 50 mins, so you might want to add a top-up to the order.

2) Buy a T-Mobile SIM on eBay and set up a dial-thru account with either GorillaMobile.com or VoiceStick.com (Jackson is in the 601 area code) for the long distance.

3) Walk in any Walmart in the Mississippi and buy a Simple Freedom phone and use an international long distance calling card.

I looked at BeyondWirelessGSM.com but they didn't seem to understand that anything existed beyond the borders of the US. Has anyone tried to get the to ship international?

DR, I think your answers may overwhelm the man. Can you be more specific -- like with prices or pricing -- what is an estimated price for each suggestion? Are all 3 needed or are those 3 separate suggestions? Or do they somehow work together?

A calling card (sure it's cheap, but DON'T support uncle Wally if you can avoid it) MCI or ATT will give you rates of 10 - 15 cents a minute to UK land lines. A $10 international card will give you 70 - 100 minutes. I bet you can find UK calling cards with rates just as good if not better. Perhaps the "better half" will be able to use a calling card, too, either from land line or her mobile.

There might be T-MO TOGO prepaid SIMS on Ebay.uk if he does that. Otherwise he should be able to pick one up in MS, no? Price? Perhaps $30 for 60 minutes? I haven't priced one lately retail. Sure, more expensive than Ebay, but if he does't want to use Ebay.....?

Stan