Ask Slashdot: Do 4G World Phones Exist?

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 3, 2014 @04:24AM from the multi-sim-multi-carrier dept.

First time accepted submitter Viv Savage (3679171) writes "I live in the U.S. but my daughter will be attending college overseas next year (Scotland specifically). I need to purchase a new phone for her and I'm curious what the Slashdot community would recommend. I understand that a GSM world phone supporting 850/900/1800/1900 MHz frequencies would give her the best voice support. There doesn't appear to be a solution for getting high-speed data (i.e., 4G) here and abroad with one phone. Have any worldly Slashdotters figured this out?"

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SIM card by erp_consultant · 2014-06-03 04:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Get an unlocked phone with a removable SIM card (which excludes anything Verizon sells). Once she gets to Scotland have her buy a local SIM card and pop it in the phone. That way she will avoid costly international roaming charges. When she gets back to the US just pop the original SIM back in and you're good to go. The other option is to simply buy a phone in the UK.