Global SIM card for round the world travel

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xyzzy.dude@gmail.com - 05 Sep 2006 21:32 GMT

I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
Africa. I'd like to be able to do full research, including rates for
each country and also what country my phone number would be in. Any
recommendations or referrals to good comparison sites would be
appreciated.

Thanks!

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matt weber - 05 Sep 2006 22:18 GMT

>I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
>hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
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>
>Thanks!

Japan is likely to be a problem. A Virgin Mobile sim will take care of
the rest I believe. Japan uses a unique system, called PDC, which is
a Time Division multiple access technology, but does not have
interoperability with IS-136, GSM or D-AMPS. PDC also has spectrum in
little bits widely scattered, I have never heard of a phone that is
both GSM and PDC, but I suppose it is possible.

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Me - 05 Sep 2006 23:12 GMT

>>I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
>>hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
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> little bits widely scattered, I have never heard of a phone that is
> both GSM and PDC, but I suppose it is possible.

A GSM operator that has roaming with Docomo and a dual mode GSM-UTMS phone
should be fine for Japan and the rest of the world (assuming appropriate
roaming agreements world wide).

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Donald Newcomb - 05 Sep 2006 23:44 GMT

> I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
> hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
> Africa. I'd like to be able to do full research, including rates for
> each country and also what country my phone number would be in. Any
> recommendations or referrals to good comparison sites would be
> appreciated.

Check out www.prepaidgsm.net. The international SIM section should have some
information you can use. You may want to look for a phone with UMTS
(WCDMA-2100) in addition to GSM 900 & 1800. Japan does not have GSM but does
have WCDMA-2100. The Motorola A980 (or A975) is a good choice, but there are
others as well.

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Stanley Naimon - 06 Sep 2006 01:13 GMT

> I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
> hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Thanks!

See www.prepaidgsm.net --look for international cards -- a link is on
the front page.

Stan

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www.goldno.com - 06 Sep 2006 13:34 GMT

>I need a SIM card for round the world travel. Primarily southern
> hemisphere (Brazil, Austrailia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Thanks!

Hi i can do you local sim cards for Brazil , Austrailia , South Africa.

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