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To: limtex who wrote (5808)	12/30/2000 11:52:07 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196798

L, << This GSM business is the Worlds greatest ever robbery. >> Robbery? Although I am Verizon in US, I make half a dozen trips to Europe and EMEA a year, averaging about 5 days per visit. I purchased a Bosch World Phone about 3 years ago from Omnipoint (about $200) and am a current Voicestream subscriber for trips over seas. This is what I pay when "across the pond". In the UK using Cellnet: Calls To US - Peak: $1.94 per Minute Calls To US - Off-Peak: $1.10 per Minute In the UK using Vodafone: Calls To US - Peak: $1.56 per Minute Calls To US - Off-Peak: $1.16 per Minute In France using France Telecom Calls To US - Peak: $1.28 per Minute Calls To US - Off-Peak: $0.73 per Minute In Germamy using DT (D1) Calls To US - Peak: $1.48 per Minute Calls To US - Off-Peak: $0.88 per Minute Good for me. Good for Voicestream. Good for Vodafone Compare this to AT&T long distance from/to over there. A bargain. Convenience? My customers reach me on a US number, and if I don't tell em I'm there, they think I am here. if my secretary needs me to call her, or a client she sends me a detailed SMS message from the web. Add data roaming and you have a win-win - Eric -