[jerryyyyy]

I am currently in France for a 6 week stay and can give you some info:

1. Skype works and saves me a bundle... free to 800 numbers!
2. Internal GPS does not work... lots of people have verified this... I use a Holux 1200
3. You can turn off the radio and leave WiFi on as well as BT. I use PocketAlarm and put it into Sleep Mode but turn on BT as needed. With this set up I only lost 10% battery power while away from a plug for two days with all radios shut down.
4. Nonetheless, shame this is not quadband. I have a cheap GPS phone here and use it with insertable cards.
5. Of course, you could get an iPhone..... but they get you $1 a minute. Better to buy a new phone. If you are in France you can get rates of about .3-.4 Euro/min.

Cheers