Do all of the custom ROMs retain the "global capability" of Imagio?

[cslawren]

Here's the deal. I travel abroad a lot. The ONLY ROM that worked out of the box for me was Drellisdee's. NRG and the others that were out in March did not have the account setup to work with GSM roaming data on the Verizon SIM. So while I'm sure most if not all are "global capable", Drellisdee's is the only one that has everything configured out of the box and just works when you get off the plane, and really that's what counts. Brave though I may be for doing so, I found this out while flashing over in GSM land. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, however you look at it, I was in Paris when the HSPL came out, and I just had to try it.

[bigboy292000]

Originally Posted by cslawren

Here's the deal. I travel abroad a lot. The ONLY ROM that worked out of the box for me was Drellisdee's. NRG and the others that were out in March did not have the account setup to work with GSM roaming data on the Verizon SIM. So while I'm sure most if not all are "global capable", Drellisdee's is the only one that has everything configured out of the box and just works when you get off the plane, and really that's what counts. Brave though I may be for doing so, I found this out while flashing over in GSM land. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, however you look at it, I was in Paris when the HSPL came out, and I just had to try it.

Ah, that is interesting! So you used the built-in Verizon SIM then... rather than getting a local SIM?

Thanks for everyone's replies!!

[cslawren]

Originally Posted by bigboy292000

Ah, that is interesting! So you used the built-in Verizon SIM then... rather than getting a local SIM?

Thanks for everyone's replies!!

Absolutely. It's not too expensive to get a global data package from Verizon. It amounts to about $2 a day, so if you're out of town for say, a week, you're looking at $14. It's a lot less hassle than having to get a local SIM, etc etc. The only downside to Verizon overseas is that while you can get everything from voice and data at a reduced rate, SMS is not covered. You're looking at 50 cents to send (yes, 50 CENTS a piece) and 5 cents to receive, but you can easily get around that with unlimited e-mails through the data package. Also, the data for $2 a day is unlimited, so you can't really argue with that rate.

[devlspawn]

Originally Posted by cslawren

Absolutely. It's not too expensive to get a global data package from Verizon. It amounts to about $2 a day, so if you're out of town for say, a week, you're looking at $14. It's a lot less hassle than having to get a local SIM, etc etc. The only downside to Verizon overseas is that while you can get everything from voice and data at a reduced rate, SMS is not covered. You're looking at 50 cents to send (yes, 50 CENTS a piece) and 5 cents to receive, but you can easily get around that with unlimited e-mails through the data package. Also, the data for $2 a day is unlimited, so you can't really argue with that rate.

Ya verizon global data is a great deal. When I was in Brazil I used the verizon sim for data and bought an Oi sim for calls.

[bigboy292000]

Originally Posted by cslawren

Absolutely. It's not too expensive to get a global data package from Verizon. It amounts to about $2 a day, so if you're out of town for say, a week, you're looking at $14. It's a lot less hassle than having to get a local SIM, etc etc. The only downside to Verizon overseas is that while you can get everything from voice and data at a reduced rate, SMS is not covered. You're looking at 50 cents to send (yes, 50 CENTS a piece) and 5 cents to receive, but you can easily get around that with unlimited e-mails through the data package. Also, the data for $2 a day is unlimited, so you can't really argue with that rate.

Huh!

You say this is called "global data" and it is $2 a day for unlimited calls and data???

Where do I find this?

I am looking at the VZW site and I see few "global" things but they all list $1.99 PER MINUTE, like:

http://b2b.vzw.com/international/Glo...fic/China.html

The only thing that approaches the $2 a day is their "Global email" which is basically $64 / month and it seems to also include calls?

http://b2b.vzw.com/international/Glo...fic/China.html

Is this what you are talking about? Do you pay this monthly or can you just take 2 weeks?

Thanks - I know this is kind of getting away from original question... but I too would much rather not mess with foreign SIMs...

[cslawren]

Originally Posted by bigboy292000

Huh!

You say this is called "global data" and it is $2 a day for unlimited calls and data???

Where do I find this?

I am looking at the VZW site and I see few "global" things but they all list $1.99 PER MINUTE, like:

http://b2b.vzw.com/international/Glo...fic/China.html

The only thing that approaches the $2 a day is their "Global email" which is basically $64 / month and it seems to also include calls?

http://b2b.vzw.com/international/Glo...fic/China.html

Is this what you are talking about? Do you pay this monthly or can you just take 2 weeks?

Thanks - I know this is kind of getting away from original question... but I too would much rather not mess with foreign SIMs...

No, not for data AND calls, just data. You can get a reduced rate for calls, but I don't call anyone since I can just e-mail them using the data. The global e-mail package is what I think it was called, but your best bet is to dial *611 and talk to somebody. If you tell them you are interested in the global data package, the one that's $2 a day, they'll know what you're talking about.