On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 06:44:48 -0500, you wrote:

>In the US, the largest operator with international compatibility (GSM
>technology) is probably T-Mobile. If you have a T-mobile US subscription
>with international roaming enabled, and if your phone is a tri-band =
model,
>you can roam in more than 100 countries. I've used my T-Mobile Motorola
>"TimePort" World Phone in many European countries. Australia is a GSM
>standardized country, so roaming there is not an issue.
>
>There a couple issues, though. First, you have to make sure the phone =
you
>purchase has multi-band capabilities. Second, you have to make sure your
>subscription has international roaming activated. Many cellular carriers=
 are
>reluctant to enable international roaming for a brand new subscriber =
because
>of the risk of fraud. There are ways to verify that you are not a =
fraudster,
>however, so don't take "no roaming for 90-days" for an answer.
>
>Jack

remember though that buying a phone locally may be cheaper than expensive=
 roaming charges...

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