Not true. In some countries(like Korea and Japan) they use CDMA exclusively, so your GSM worldphone won't do a bit of good. You can however, rent out a special CDMA phone at the airport that accepts your GSM SIM card.
But you pay out your ass in roaming charges.
I use Cingular, and I'm in Korea. My Ericsson t616 worldphone is rotting away.:(
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No, he's a moron. There are many civilizations that were great which lasted much more than 200 years.
Not true. In some countries(like Korea and Japan) they use CDMA exclusively, so your GSM worldphone won't do a bit of good. You can however, rent out a special CDMA phone at the airport that accepts your GSM SIM card. But you pay out your ass in roaming charges. I use Cingular, and I'm in Korea. My Ericsson t616 worldphone is rotting away. :(