World capability verified

**LowFire** · 05-06-2011, 09:48 AM

FINALLY got mine in the mail today!

I am in Qatar, slipped my Verizon SIM out of my old Blackberry Storm2 and put it into my brand new DInc2....powered on....and I am connected 3G to voice and data!

I am in love with this....buh bye Blackberry

**thebizz** · 05-06-2011, 01:03 PM

Good stuff congtats and welcome to the fam

**Sugrat** · 05-06-2011, 04:51 PM

Cool, i'm calling VZW today to get my global turned on, i'll be travelling to the UK next week and what to get it set up before I go.

**johnnyshinta** · 05-06-2011, 05:39 PM

low fire. what is the overseas plan like? i'm planning on traveling to Germany in the next few years

**LowFire** · 05-06-2011, 06:26 PM

Don't ask, lol....from what I have read the International plans have changed...for the worse

I have been on the international plan since August of last year, so I have been grandfathered in on the old rate

Here is what to expect:

And always get the lowest voice plan possible before going, because you will never burn them up if you are smart because ~$1.99/min will eat a big hole in your pocket. Do NOT text, as it is ~$.50 to send and ~$.05 to recieve

Hope that helps

**Sugrat** · 05-06-2011, 11:39 PM

Agree, it will cost me $100 for 70mb worth of data while on my trip to the UK, which is the same price for France and Germany.

I can't believe their plans are so sucky, if it wasn't for the fact that I need my US number in europe, i would just get it unlocked and use a local sim card.

**johnnyshinta** · 05-07-2011, 12:24 AM

Really. I'm 4 days into my cycle and I'm at 90mb. That sucks

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**Sugrat** · 05-07-2011, 01:12 AM

Yup, I'll probably set my email just to down headers so that I don't burn through the data in a few days.

**Limjelo** · 05-07-2011, 01:24 AM

I traveled a ton last year. Data in Europe was $69.99 per month, prorated for the time I was actually there. Calls were .99$ to $1.29 per minute depending on the country. pay the extra one-time $2.99 fee to get $.30 off or so per minute. Texts are like the other guy said, $.50 out, $.05 in. I didn't notice any cap on data.

**ScottPV** · 05-07-2011, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Limjelo

I traveled a ton last year. Data in Europe was $69.99 per month, prorated for the time I was actually there. Calls were .99$ to $1.29 per minute depending on the country. pay the extra one-time $2.99 fee to get $.30 off or so per minute. Texts are like the other guy said, $.50 out, $.05 in. I didn't notice any cap on data.

This is what I just signed up for as well. I also got it unlocked for a local sim. I can forward my US number to the local sim number which has free incoming calls.

Scott

**jaythagod** · 05-08-2011, 04:45 PM

Did you have your phone activated in the states before they mailed it to you? I bought one and got it in the mail today but it wasn't activated in the store and now it wont activate.

**LowFire** · 05-08-2011, 04:59 PM

Nope, no need to "activate" it since the SIM card is what is activated for GSM use. When I get back to the states I will have to activate it though

**jaythagod** · 05-08-2011, 05:03 PM

Wow. So I wonder whats wrong with mine. My phone wont get past the activation screen. It shows that its roaming and I even missed a call and got a few texts. Couldnt check it though . WTF. Any advice?

**LowFire** · 05-08-2011, 05:20 PM

Where are you at? What does your activation screen look like?

**jaythagod** · 05-08-2011, 05:38 PM

Im in afghan right now. Its the typical verizon dial *228.

**LowFire** · 05-08-2011, 05:53 PM

Odd, I never had to do the *228, I just popped my old SIM in and started using it. Did you have international service activated in your account for the SIM card number in it?

**jaythagod** · 05-08-2011, 06:14 PM

i pretty much did the same as you did. I pulled the sim out of my droid 2 global and thought it would be fine. I even call the global department and they couldnt help. They said it looked like i would have to wait until i got home.

**LowFire** · 05-08-2011, 06:28 PM

PM Sent

**vitomins** · 05-09-2011, 12:20 PM

Better off just unlocking the SIM and throwing in a local SIM card wherever you travel. The International rates for Verizon are crazyyyyyy!

**jaythagod** · 05-10-2011, 06:02 AM

You are right. But since the phone is stuck at activation screen I cant even have it unlocked.

**LowFire** · 05-10-2011, 07:24 AM

I am still curious as to what screen you are exactly seeing, because as you know I never saw it on mine

**jaythagod** · 05-10-2011, 07:28 AM

ill post a pic later. I left the phone in my room.

**jaythagod** · 05-10-2011, 07:34 AM

this is where i get stuck. Found it on google images

[IMG]http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.droidxplaza.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ACTIVATE.png&imgrefurl=http://www.droidxplaza.com/category/uncategorized/&usg=__g-HPsvLmoL_q36_H75Y0_g3i8t8=&h=854&w=480&sz=60&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=kzO96cFL-AEWkM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=81&ei=QzDJTdXlKIu8-Qawq4mFBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dverizon%2Bdial%2B*228%2Bto%2Bactivate%2Bscreen%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DIf7%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D636%26tbm%3Disch0%2C123&itbs=1&biw=1126&bih=636[/IMG]