Mobile Phones.

[milomummy]

Sorry to ask a question that has undoubtably been done to death on here, but I'm gonna ask anyway!

I live in Germany, I have a Vodafone 'Call-ya' mobile which I believe is the same as the 'Pay as You Go' in the UK.

My phone doesn't sing or dance, it doesn't do anything fancy other than phone or text. I know it won't work in the US, nor will hubby's which is essentially the same.

We went and looked at SIM free tri band phones but they want around €100 for one. I don't see the point in paying this as both of our phones are perfectly functionable for our needs.

BUT! We want to be contactable whilst we're away, with the dog in kennels and family etc, and as we're staying in 3 different places it may be difficult to keep track of us.

Is it worth us spending €100 on a SIM free phone here and buying a US SIM there? Or, should we just buy a cheap and cheerful Pay as you go phone when we get there?

This leads to my next question....I know in UK you can just pick up a PAYG mobile and start using it right away (or that's how it worked when I was last there!), but here in Germany you have to take proof of address and register it all properly and officially. What is the case in the USA?

Sorry to ask so many questions

 

[Netty]

you can pick up a pay as you go mobile in the usa for as little as $15-$20 you don't need any proof of i.d. you can go to walmart or anywhere else and buy one.
this will be the best option for you I think!
hope this helps you!

http://www.walmart.com/browse/Cell-...0&path=0:3944:542371:133261&ref=125875.365087

 

[islandmum]

we went into a store (cant remember if it was a walmart or a phone store) and bought 2 prepaid phones with free calling between them and 60 minutes airtime for $40. I didnt find

we actually took out the sim cards and put them in our phones as we have quad-band unlocked phones and used them that way. We talked for free for the vacation between those 2 phones - much better than using our regualr sim cards and paying huge roaming fees!

 

[DjdBrit]

Walmart has track phones for under $10 which are pay as you go phones. My Dad brought a quad band phone (in England) for our trip in April which was great but since I live here I couldn't call him (on my cell phone) as I don't have international mobile as part of my plan. Hope that makes sense.