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Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

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LaPetiteSirène
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Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

Anyone do this? Does it cost a fortune? Can you use your regular phone? I have Verizon.

ETA: I just looked on Verizon's website and International texts are 50 cents a piece.

Message edited 5/20/2008 9:23:40 PM.

Posted 5/16/08 10:13 PM
 
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MrsO
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

It depends on your carrier. Most verizon phones are not tri or quad band phones so you usually can't do it. The other carriers like T-mobile and at&t worked when we were in Europe

Posted 5/16/08 10:52 PM
 

bicosi
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

It'll cost you!

Posted 5/19/08 11:50 AM
 

LIMOMx2
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

While on our cruise, DH had to text for work and it cost a fortune. We have Cingular.

Posted 5/19/08 12:48 PM
 

ODonnell
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

If you are travelling in Europe or the Far East you can only use a tri-band phone and then you have to get approval before you travel (or I did when I first used it with T-Mobile). A Blackberry works worldwide in most cases.

Posted 5/19/08 1:33 PM
 

donegal419
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

i send text messages back and forth from Ireland all the time. it's 50 cents per international text. i have ATT

Posted 5/19/08 6:46 PM
 

Irishlass
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

I texted in Croatia & I think it was 50 cent a text & I forget how much incoming but it was great as there where alot of us there for my sisters wedding so we all able to keep in touch.

donegal419 - I added to my AT&T package for text. Its $9.99 a month for 100 texts. I am not sure if its worth it yet or not but I text my Mom, sisters and brother all the time.

Posted 5/19/08 7:14 PM
 

donegal419
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Re: Sending Text Messages While Out of Country

Posted by Irishbride

I texted in Croatia & I think it was 50 cent a text & I forget how much incoming but it was great as there where alot of us there for my sisters wedding so we all able to keep in touch.

donegal419 - I added to my AT&T package for text. Its $9.99 a month for 100 texts. I am not sure if its worth it yet or not but I text my Mom, sisters and brother all the time.



this is great to know! THANX! we're always texing back and forth, just cause it's handy, particularly since we've had a lot of people in hospital, etc. lately, and it's just easier to catch them that way. thanks for the tip! :)

Posted 5/20/08 8:48 PM
 
 

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