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Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 19:25

I'm on Orange Pay as U go and going to Florida in 2 days....

I wana take my phone with me so I can text people back in the good old UK but duno if it will work?

I've got a D500 if that helps, cheers in advance

Rich H

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26th Jun 06 at 19:26

Should work, but will be bloody expensive.

abdus

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26th Jun 06 at 19:27

don't bother imo...will cost more than your ticket

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 19:28

Lol well I'll be selective in who I text then

Will it work though? Will I need to set anything up? SOmeone mentioned setting up something called "roaming"?

Sooty

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26th Jun 06 at 19:30

Roaming only applies to contract

bear in mind you will be charged to recieve txt aswell as send... probably around 40-50p

JadeM

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26th Jun 06 at 19:33

Only if your phones tri-band!! Wont be cheap though

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 19:35

Is the D500 tri band??

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 19:36

Just found out it is

M2RTY

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26th Jun 06 at 20:47

cheaper to buy a sim there

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 21:18

More hassle though and my phones locked to Orange

abdus

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26th Jun 06 at 21:22

don't go to Florida then

gianluigi

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26th Jun 06 at 21:23

2 weeks with no Ryan

Andrew

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26th Jun 06 at 21:32

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
2 weeks with no Ryan

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 21:35

Oi you two I thought we were fwends

Ry_B

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26th Jun 06 at 21:35

And who said it was 2 weeks?

Andrew

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26th Jun 06 at 21:36

gianluigi did

Ry_B

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27th Jun 06 at 01:01

quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport

quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
I'm on Orange Pay as U go and going to Florida in 2 days....

I wana take my phone with me so I can text people back in the good old UK but duno if it will work?

I've got a D500 if that helps, cheers in advance

are you staying there forever? with no internet access?

Obviously not, why is that something you plan to do in the future?

Eck

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27th Jun 06 at 01:04

you two enjoy bickering dontcha

John

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27th Jun 06 at 01:05

They aren't thoughtless.
He's just an idiot.

CorsAsh

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27th Jun 06 at 01:06

Trawl his ass with a fish hook

Eck

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27th Jun 06 at 01:11

ash don't bring the anti-ry brigade in here

CorsAsh

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27th Jun 06 at 01:15

quote:
Originally posted by Eckmcmann
ash don't bring the anti-ry brigade in here

I'm not, I'm bringing the muppetsport is a north sea fisherman brigade in here.

I've seen so many threads turn into RY-aBuse that it's pretty run o t'mill now.

sukhwant

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27th Jun 06 at 08:46

quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
Roaming only applies to contract

bear in mind you will be charged to recieve txt aswell as send... probably around 40-50p

no, roaming applies to all mobile phones, payg and contract, and its free to receive a text whilst abroad

Ry_B

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Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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27th Jun 06 at 10:37

You sure Sukh?

I'll find out tomorrow anyway, cheers all.

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