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Billy - 29 Sep 2003 23:11 GMT

Will a VZW CDMA phone work in Buenos Aires? I know it would be expensive but
it would only be a few minutes a month for 1 month. What networks are down
there?

Thanks
-BC

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David L - 30 Sep 2003 03:10 GMT

"Billy" <bchandler02@earthlink.net> wrote in article
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> Will a VZW CDMA phone work in Buenos Aires? I know it would be expensive but
> it would only be a few minutes a month for 1 month. What networks are down
> there?
>
> Thanks
> -BC

Don't have any direct experience. Phone rental outfits are offering
Motorola 8767's for rent in Argentina. That's 1900mhz and AMPS service,
like the network and phones Sprint uses.

I'd expect some kind of prepay service offered by a CDMA 1900 carrier.

Wouldn't count on being able to activate a Verizon handset on a foreign
carriers prepay system. Technically, an unlocked handset, that operates
at the correct cdma frequency, could work.

There appears to be GSM 900 and 1900mhz providers.
Global GSM roaming with an unlocked phone and country specific prepay
SIM is usually the easiest solution.

Verizon does not even provide reliable support where they are suppose
to offer international roaming.

Cell phones coverage map of Argentina

http://www.cellular-news.com/coverage/argentina.shtml

-
David

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