[aleckb]

Hey, I am contractor working in Iraq and travel through Europe quite a bit. Mostly through England and Germany on my way through to the Middle East. Call Verizon and have them switch you to Global, get the unlock code for your phone/sim card and then when you get to Europe go to a cell phone shop (you won't have any trouble finding one) and get a local SIM that is prepaid. If you buy one on the internet they are going to RAPE you. Much cheaper just to get a prepaid while you are in that country. Then, when you are done with it just swap out your SIM with the original one while you're in the states. If you plan on going back then hang on to it. If not, sell it. You can get more than you paid for it if you sell it back here. Good luck and don't forget to update your roaming when you get off the plane. Also, Verizon has an OUTSTANDING 24/7 Global Customer Support phone number that you can call from any country you are in while you're there. Verizon is great overseas...