But you're the Skype expert!
Hah! ...no, I'm the "using wifi on your phone in foreign countries" expert! ...I've actually never used skype.
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
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meara - Aug 18, 2011 10:57:21 am PDT #17556 of 25501
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 10:58:01 am PDT #17557 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
.I've actually never used skype
I feel misled and betrayed.
...it's kinda tingly.
le nubian - Aug 18, 2011 12:34:32 pm PDT #17558 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sj,
There also is a new service that will allow you to rent a phone in the UK for the duration. I have not checked prices so it may be really expensive. Later I will find the website.
sj - Aug 18, 2011 1:32:06 pm PDT #17559 of 25501
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There also is a new service that will allow you to rent a phone in the UK for the duration. I have not checked prices so it may be really expensive. Later I will find the website.
Thanks. I'll check it out when you find the link.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I guess I could just go without a cell and use the hotel phones for local calls, but I can't really imagine not having one on me. I will have my computer although I don't know if the hotels will all have wifi.
Dana - Aug 18, 2011 2:46:24 pm PDT #17560 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was talking to someone who'd gone recently and said it was really affordable to just buy a phone over there and buy a little bit of airtime.
sj - Aug 18, 2011 2:59:44 pm PDT #17561 of 25501
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Dana. We're going to be in London first so I am sure we could find a place easily enough.
Ginger - Aug 18, 2011 3:11:56 pm PDT #17562 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Clark Howard suggests buying a phone when you get there, particularly if you're only going to be in one country. He mentioned this place [link]
Vortex - Aug 18, 2011 7:35:21 pm PDT #17563 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
sj, you can also see if one of your friends has an old AT&T phone that they've upgraded from that you can borrow. I kept my old RAZR to use in Europe, all I need to do is buy a sim card and top up the minutes.
Maria - Aug 18, 2011 7:46:31 pm PDT #17564 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I kept my old RAZR to use in Europe, all I need to do is buy a sim card and top up the minutes.
Would you get the hell out of my head? That's exactly what I did. The SIM cards live in the same travel wallet that hold my passports.
Vortex - Aug 18, 2011 10:13:39 pm PDT #17565 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Um, sorella, we are damn near the same person. Basically, I'm just taller.