Traveling with a world phone

[Rob Parker]

>On 2/19/04 4:21 PM, "Rob Parker" <Rob at ParkerDigital.net> wrote:
>
>>  If you're looking for a flip design, the Z600 is off the chart. I
>>  bought one a few months ago from GSMphonesource.com and I couldn't be
>>  happier.
>
>Not only that, the hinge design is the same as the iBooks and aluminum
>PowerBooks, so it feels like part of the Mac family!
>
>Mark

Yeah, the whole phone just reeks of coolness. Now I'm wondering how I 
can make best use of this phone when I travel overseas. I guess I can 
just buy a prepaid SIM for the region that I'm visiting and 
essentially have a local phone, no?

T-Mobile's overseas calling plan - while a bit steep when roaming 
internationally - is always an emergency option, but I think I'd 
prefer local access on another SIM if possible, since I'd probably be 
calling local numbers for reservations and information rather than 
calling back home. I'm just wondering how that would work. Anyone 
else here tried that? I know that in most parts of the world they 
have different rate structures for phone and internet usage that we 
do. Could get confusing.

Rob Parker