Using your cell phone in another country

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I have a fairly new Sony-Ericsson cell phone with a SIM chip, which is unlocked. i'm going to europe in june and heard i can easily buy a prepaid SIM chip and pop it in my phone....but then I also heard that wireless companies have gotten hip to this and have created extra security measures (what exactly, i don't know).

has anyone done this before?

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it a tri-band phone?

― Kris (aqueduct), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

When I want to Prague my phone personally welcomed me to the Czech Republic.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

wow!

― GET TO THA' (PRICE) CHOPPA!!!!!!!! ROFFLE!!!!!!!! (ex machina), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not sure if it's tri-band. i have a sony-ericsson T616...i didn't see anything in the web spec about whether or not it's tri-band.
here's the weblink for it on the sony-ericsson page http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10076&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10076

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

assuming your phone is a tri-band, you shouldn't have a problem getting your sim card swapped.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost

that's a tri-band.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

sweet!

so generally, are european cellular companies cool with selling prepaid SIM chips for phones that aren't purchased through them, or are they as uptight about this as american companies?

in other words, should i try and go to those slightly dogdy indpendent cell phone shops, as opposed to a france telecom or alcatel store?

thanks so much, by the way

― waxyjax (waxyjax), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

i've never switched a chip in france, so i can't offer you country-specific information. offhand, i'd say you should go to a reputable-looking shop that's not affiliated with any one brand. someone will be able to advise you as to which service will be the best for you.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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