Actually, I have a Cingular service with international
service turned on and my phone worked fine on Roatan
(expensive). Your real issue may be the GSM bands in
your actual cell phone--not related to your carrier.
I have a quad band phone so it covers the GSM band
anywhere in the world.
Very good series of articles on international cell
service.
http://www.thetravelinsider.info/2002/0308.htm
Bottom line, the sim card approach is great for local
service in foreign companies--I use it everywhere, but
only if your basic phone equipment has the proper GSM
brand.
I actually use two phones, one with my international
Cingular service so that my US-based phone number
works and people in the US know how to reach me. I
take their call and tell them I will call them right
back and call them back on the other phone with the
local-pay-as-you-go SIM card. When you put the sim
card in your everyday phone, it changes your phone
number for as long as it is in there.
--- "Jeffrey S. Levine"
wrote:
> Edward,
>
> As far as roaming, T-Mobile shows Megatel as
> providing roaming service.
> However...just because the website shows it, it
> doesn't mean it works! I
> can tell you that I put a SIM card from Megatel into
> my unlocked phone and
> had no problems. You can buy these in Roatan and in
> other locations. The
> coverage in Roatan as of last November was very good
> in West Bay, West End,
> and Coxen Hole. You can change the voice prompts to
> English. They are "pay
> as you go." Roaming is another matter. Megatel
> does have a coverage map on
> their site.
>
> Regards,
>
> jsl
>
> _____
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> From: travel-to-honduras.....com
> [mailto:travel-to-honduras.....com] On
> Behalf Of Edward Campbell
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:28 PM
> To: travel-to-honduras.....com
> Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Cell phone and pay
> phones in Honduras
>
>
> How, and where do you get a cell phone for Honduras?
> New Zealand's two providers don't support Honduras
> roaming, and neither do the American AT&T, Cingular
> Wireless, Nextel, Sprint PCS, Verizone Wireless, and
> VoiceStream.
>
> So all American's on this e-group must have this
> problem too.
>
> Thanks
>
> Edward
>
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