Any tips for USA roaming?

[Guest mike-oh]

Hi, does anyone have any tips for roaming in the USA (i'm off to the west coast)?

Specifically;

What will I have to do with my phone when i arrive?

What are the costs for; a) recieving texts/mms

:) sending text/mms

c) gprs

d) phoning a landline in the USA from my mobile

What's the reception like when outside of cities?

Thanks for any info

(PS; I have tried searching for this info)

[Guest ashley.flynn]

hey there, make sure you call orange BEFORE you go and get international roaming unblocked!

when you get there change your band setting to PCS

I think, although im not sure, txt msgs are cheaper, calls are moe expensive. I wouldnt expect GPRS to work

im staying on the east coast and outside of a city and i cannot get any signal whatsoever :)

For info on charging the battery see this thread;

http://smartphone.modaco.com/viewtopic.php...7380&highlight=

You may also want to PM a user called 'encece'. He seems like a nice guy and lives in the US.

Hope this all helps

[Guest nobznss]

I think it all depends on who your cell provider is. Prices of text messages differ from one carrier to another. T-Mobile in the states is by far the cheapest... well at least for my area.

[Guest nickcornaglia]

I would love to help but know nothing about international roaming. T-Mobile has a service if you're based in the US and traveling, but not vice-versa short of a 1-yr contract. No PAYG service.