| Cingular Wireless - all quad-band phones | | | | purchase are around $300.00. Costs for a |
| purchased from Cingular work in Greece (and | | | | 1-minute call while in Greece are $1.29 per |
| all other countries using GSM, which is the | | | | minute. International text messaging is $.50 |
| vast majority). For example, you could | | | | for sent text messages and $0.05 for received |
| purchase a Motorola Razor V3 (currently | | | | text messages. If you rent a Global phone, |
| available with a new agreement on-line for | | | | the rate is $3.99 per day and $1.49 for |
| $29.99) and it will work in Greece. Cingular | | | | minute for usage. |
| has three roaming partners in Greece - | | | | |
| Cosmote, Vodafone and TIM. | | | | With Sprint/Nextel, you would need a Nextel |
| | | | phone capable of working on the GSM network |
| Voice and Data and 2-way text messaging | | | | in Greece. There are about 4 models available |
| throughout the country. If she will be in | | | | including the i930 and V180 from Motorola. |
| Athens, for example, there is very solid | | | | Calls are $1.29 per minute. International |
| coverage. Cingular also offers Go-Phone | | | | rentals are available for $45 per week (or |
| international, which allows you to purchase | | | | $67 for a month and other rates for different |
| international minutes without commitment. | | | | periods of time). Calls are the same as |
| Rates for international minutes used in | | | | above, $1.29 per minute. International text |
| Greece are $2.29 per minute. You would need a | | | | messages are $0.15 per message sent or |
| Cingular Go-Phone (prices range from $29.99 | | | | received. Coverage is very similar to all |
| to $99.99). | | | | three of the providers listed above. |
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| The cost of a 1-minute call (whether made or | | | | If you don't currently have a cell phone plan |
| received) is $1.29. A text message sent is | | | | for your daughter and only want the service |
| $0.50. You will, of course, also have to have | | | | while she is in Greece, you may want to |
| a standard rate plan with Cingular ($39.99 | | | | consider Cingular's International Go-Phone or |
| for 450 minutes - these are minutes that only | | | | Verizon or Sprint's rental program. If you |
| count within the US, all the minutes used | | | | currently have a phone for her on the |
| outside the US are charged, as mentioned | | | | T-Mobile or Cingular network, then you may |
| above). Be sure to request international | | | | want to verify that it is a quad-band phone |
| roaming is added to the account. Also, there | | | | and if so, then just add international |
| is a 90-day waiting period, typically, so be | | | | roaming and/or text messaging and know that |
| sure to get your service soon. | | | | it will cost you the per minute charge while |
| | | | she is in Greece. |
| T-Mobile offers international roaming in | | | | |
| Greece also and any quad-band T-Mobile phone | | | | I'm a big believer in not messing with cell |
| will work there, as well. The cost per minute | | | | phones, as it relates to trying to fix them. |
| with T-Mobile is $1.49. T-Mobile has very | | | | If the dial pad is not working, it sounds |
| similar coverage in Athens. They also have | | | | like something is connecting properly and it |
| international text messaging at a lower cost | | | | needs to be fixed. If you bought your phone |
| than Cingular - $0.35 to send and $0.10 to | | | | through a wireless provider like Sprint, |
| receive. You can also have it pull from a | | | | Verizon, Cingular or T-Mobile, you can send |
| bucket of messages (separate messaging | | | | it in for a warranty/exchange if you bought |
| plans). As with Cingular, you will need a | | | | the phone less than 12 months ago. |
| standard rate plan from T-Mobile (similar | | | | |
| costs). | | | | If you have had it longer than 12 months, but |
| | | | less than 24 months, you may want to try to |
| Verizon Wireless also has roaming in Greece. | | | | get it repaired by Motorola. If it is over 24 |
| You must purchase or rent one of their Global | | | | months, I would suggest replacing it, since |
| Phones since Greece only has GSM coverage | | | | you would be eligible for a replacement after |
| (versus CDMA). There is one Motorola phone | | | | 24 months. |
| and two Samsung phones available. Prices for | | | | |