I am travelling next week to the Philippines for Business. I have a xt912 Razr. Im not planning on using my phone much so could i just roam on a gsm network there and use my verizon plan or would it be a better idea to buy a sim here. I have heard gsm sims will only work once overseas?
Business Travel and GSM Network
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, Aug 28 2013 05:26 AM
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 06:01 AM
I think you can do one of two things. You can check to see if VZW services the Philippines. If it does, then you can have them enable Global service on your phone (I also heard rumor that this was not necessary, but it cant hurt to call).
The other choice is wait till you get to the Philippines and buy the GSM SIM from a local carrier and swap out your US SIM for the foreign one. This will definitely be a cheaper route.
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 06:08 AM
^^ This ^^ - Be sure to call VZW if you want to use their services, it isn't always automatic. Unless you need connection to your US # I would buy a sim there. International service from VZW can be very expensive- especially if you are going to use data. I travel to a country in Africa yearly and I decided to try VZW while there and in travel through Europe - I won't be doing that again. The best way is to get a sim there then have your US # forwarded to your new temporary # .
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 06:09 AM
Not sure if you might need this patch....
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 06:09 AM
When I went to Asia a year or two ago, the data was $20 per MB. Can you say OUCH! .gif)
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 07:23 AM
It was $25 Mb in Sierra Leone. I ended up buying a phone there and sending my pictures.
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 04:36 PM
I have the international plan already to make and recieve calls. once i arrive should my phone automatically connect to the network or will i need to manually switch it to the gsm network?
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Posted 11 January 2014 - 05:16 AM
Related question - do I need to have my Verizon Razr (XT912) phone unlocked by Verizon first? or just, after I reach the foreign country, buy a local sim card for their GSM service and pop it in my xt912?
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Posted 11 January 2014 - 07:49 AM
Just buy the sim card and you should be good. The locked thing is only a problem if you try to use it on a GSM network here in the US. GSM networks in other countries are fine.
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