World capability verified

[LowFire]

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]

Good stuff congtats and welcome to the fam

 

[Sugrat]

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]

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

 

[LowFire]

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: Global Data

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]

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]

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

Sent from my Incredible 2 using Tapatalk

 

[Sugrat]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[jaythagod]

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

 

[LowFire]

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]

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]

PM Sent

 

[vitomins]

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

 

[jaythagod]

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