This may seem like a pretty stupid question but I haven't been able to come to a conclusion on my own. I am trying to decide on the best option. I will be in Spain for about 13 months. I will probably go home maybe once or twice during the time I am there. Now my dilemma. Should I purchase a tri-band phone so I can use it when I'm in Spain and in the U.S.? or should I just buy a dual band that works in Spain and another that works in the U.S and just leave it at home? I know I know, one phone can be used everywhere. But my fear is that if I break it I'm out of luck for Spain and the U.S. I'm just trying to get feedback on everyone's experiences.
P.S. I'm hoping you guys say buy two, this way I can fulfill my enormous gadget appetite. Besides the dual bands for europe are much cooler than the tri-bands. Oh wait, maybe that comment just ruined the purpose of my post.
Thanks.
Mikey
"He who hath not a dram of folly in his mixture, hath pounds of much worse matter in his composition".
Posts: 334 | Location: New York, USA | Registered: 06 June 2003
"Besides the dual bands for europe are much cooler than the tri-bands"
Hallo Mikey, have you seen the new nokia 6610? It's a tri-band phone and not only looks cool - it is very cool.
I would (and I did) buy two. If I was in Madrid this spring my nokia 8310 phone was stolen and the same happened to other friends and you can see it every day on the street. So I buy a cheap phone with a prepaid-card for Spain. And when it is stolen - the phone was not to expensive and you dont't have much problems with your phonecard. May be you you lose some euros.
Posts: 4 | Location: Krems, austria | Registered: 05 June 2003
Mike, you already know my take on this one but I shall repeat myself.
Buy the Sony-Ericsson T68i alread for crying out loud!!!
It is a supa-doopa-cool triband phone and don't worry, if it breaks while here you can take it to the "Eurotac" tech service (Plaza de Espa�a 12) and they will fix it free of charge as long as it was not your fault it busted The phone will have a 1 year international warranty on it.
I could not imagine life without my P800 (sad huh? )
As many know, I am a MEGA gadget freak!!! I never spend any money on myself unless when it comes to techy stuff and gadgets, it is a sickness :lo:
Yes, the P800 is sweeeeeet and has been out here for a while now. A few American clients were very surprised to see I had one (I guess since I never spend money on myself, the holes in my clothes just screamed economically challanged ) although I have seen it on various webs that sell online in USA.
Saludos, jer...
p.d. DISCLAIMER: The term "economically challanged" employed above is not meant to degrade in any way shape or form those with little money or purchasing power.
Whoa whoa whoa... I think I brought out all the animal/gadget side of people. Maybe we SHOULD have that forum. Now that I think about it. I could have one GSM phone at home in the US and use it when I come home, but it could also be used by my family while I'm in Spain. I was searching the internet and the Siemens phones have caught my eye. There's a nice orange one, the M50 that's pretty nice. Maybe I'll get that one and a cheap GSM for U.S.
P.S. orange is one of my favorite color
"He who hath not a dram of folly in his mixture, hath pounds of much worse matter in his composition".
Posts: 334 | Location: New York, USA | Registered: 06 June 2003
I saw the SL55. It is a little too much $$. There is the M55 that has a little nice color scheme but does not have iR capability. It does have USB option to CPU for uploading of graphics and wavs however. I told you I like orange. There is even a newer spankin new model out there from siemens called the sxi55 or something. The number keys are on the sides and the navigation buttons are on the middle/bottom. Nice large screen, but we're talking Maj. Bucks here.
Have you seen the gameboy phone from Nokia?
Droool...
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Posts: 334 | Location: New York, USA | Registered: 06 June 2003
Oh wait, maybe that comment just ruined the purpose of my post.
The phone will have a 1 year international warranty on it.
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