leaving the contry for a few weeks, need help on any tips how to use the phone.

[dalastone]

Im heading out of the country too, and am wondering how you guys are getting these "$/day" option and "international data" plans?? i have been in contact with sprint via chat and phone, and all they tell me it's .016 cents/KB....no mention of any data "plans" while overseas. guess I'll try contacting them again.

[nrfitchett4]

gotta love sprint customer service.

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by dalastone

Im heading out of the country too, and am wondering how you guys are getting these "$/day" option and "international data" plans?? i have been in contact with sprint via chat and phone, and all they tell me it's .016 cents/KB....no mention of any data "plans" while overseas. guess I'll try contacting them again.

whoever you spoke with is bs'ing you. keep contacting them until you get a rep that actually knows what he/she is doing.

Originally Posted by nrfitchett4

gotta love sprint customer service.

lol...brings the term "world class customer service" to another level.

[hmotwr]

Stop the hassle and just buy a local simcard at the city you're at, the Sprint TP2 is factory unlocked for international GSM carriers, you get local data and calling rates, beats any international plan they might have.

[aiiee]

Originally Posted by Mojary

whoever you spoke with is bs'ing you. keep contacting them until you get a rep that actually knows what he/she is doing.



lol...brings the term "world class customer service" to another level.

I've heard similar stories about Verizon, too. The rep will deny , deny, deny, but if you look around on their website there it is: International Data Plan. The amount is different than Sprint, $65/mo vs. $40/mo, but the idea is the same. If you don't use the whole month they pro-rate the cost for the amount of time you do use. Don't give up!

[dalastone]

Originally Posted by hmotwr

Stop the hassle and just buy a local simcard at the city you're at, the Sprint TP2 is factory unlocked for international GSM carriers, you get local data and calling rates, beats any international plan they might have.

this would be great, but i need to have my regular number so people back in the states can contact me without dialing an international number.

[aiiee]

Originally Posted by dalastone

this would be great, but i need to have my regular number so people back in the states can contact me without dialing an international number.

Google Voice has very cheap rates if you can't get your skype on.

[dalastone]

Originally Posted by aiiee

Google Voice has very cheap rates if you can't get your skype on.

thanks will check it out

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by dalastone

this would be great, but i need to have my regular number so people back in the states can contact me without dialing an international number.

yeah...would not even bother doing sprint international roaming as an option. the per minute charge is expensive. your best bet is to just do skype or google voice.

[sonysw]

Originally Posted by jerryyyyy

Hate to say it but, search. We need a sticky on this topic. Anyway, the way to do this IMHO is to contact Sprint:

Inside USA: 1-888-226-7212

Outside USA (toll free): 001-817-698-4199

A get free SIM to put into the phone. They will then charge you $2 a day for data pretty much anywhere, and then you can use Skype Mobile. Regular calls run .5-1.5$, but you just look at the missed calls and call them back via Skype....

If you liked this response, please thank.

If you think we need a stickie on the topic tell me as I keep writing the same stuff....

Same of the above. They charged $40 per month (it can be prorated close to $2 per day for data plan). In addition what helps is to have google voice so you don't have to check your voice mail with skype but can read it or hear it over your email message. I set it up like this and it helps rather than checking all missed calls. Please thanks if you like the response