Smartphone In Europe

I use my phone in North America (DC area) and will be travelling in Europe (London & Paris) soon. Will my phone (Verizon is the current carrier) work in London and Paris? If not, are there steps I can take to have them in service over there. Thanks!

If it's the 8330 the answer I believe is "No". The 8330 is a CDMA device like virtually all of Verizon's phones. European countries use GSM. However, I believe the Blackberry 8830 from Verizon does support GSM for overseas (hence called the "world phone")...yet, I am under the impression the cost of calls is very high.
When I travel overseas I rent a cell phone or smartphone. Let the company know what countries I'm going to and they deliver the phone to my home with charger, etc. Rates are very reasonable..in some instances pretty cheap. When I return home I put the phone in a FedEx shipping box and send it back. Simple, Easy and affordable. Just need to make sure folks have the temp cell phone number when travelling.
harry

Similar Messages

How Bing found its way to Fascinate and what to expect in the future

Per The Wall Street Journal article, Microsoft Struggles to Gain in Mobile Search market. The full article is at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704621204575488063070212340.html?mod=ITP_marketplace_3#ixzz0zUqW68Mt
One third of its way into a five-year deal to make its Internet search and advertising services the default option on Verizon Wireless cellphones, Microsoft is still struggling to make headway in a market that continues to be dominated by Google. The arrangement with Verizon was aimed at vaulting Microsoft into a competitive position on the mobile Internet. But the deal gave Verizon the right to use Google’s search engine on phones powered by Google’s Android software. So far, on seven of its eight Android phones, Verizon has opted to use Google search under deals where it gets a cut of the ad revenue. But Microsoft is pushing to get more out of its Verizon agreement.
Microsoft says seven new Android phones scheduled to come out on Verizon this fall will feature its search engine, Bing.
The first of those devices, Samsung’s Fascinate, hit stores last week and uses Microsoft software for its default search engine and mapping service.
Microsoft said the Verizon deal has helped the volume of mobile searches on Bing more than triple over the past year.
So here you have it...Bing will still be a default search of Fascinate even after 2.2 update (as many already knew that) and unfortunately more of the same crap will come from VZW in the future. It's all about money for VZW and MS and nobody give a {word filter avoidance}
about what consumer needs and/or wants. The best way to stop VZW and MS allience, is to stop purchasing those phones that carry MS software just like all of as did with Kin (those phones didn't survive even 6 months with VZW).

What I can't understand why people are defending poor judgment on the provider part and trying to find work around.
Being related to software industry for 20 years and seeing different client large and small, I know precisely that no customer would sign off on the work around if a workable solution to a problem isn't underway.
What people are offering by installing shortcut to Google on the desktop is quick and dirty way of allowing provider continue to do what they did until now.
Last time I checked, it was the United Stated of America with all the freedom that is the most famous for. How come people have freedom to do most of the things but we can't uninstall simple application from the phone.
If you have a chance, check in person or view online review of any smartphone from Europe, Asia, or Australia...you will not find that madness that US consumers have to deal with. I understand that provider subsidizes prices for phones of 1 or 2 year agreement but then they are insuring themselves with $350 ETF. And what if I am deciding to purchase the phone without contract, I am still unable to uninstall all that crap that VZW had enforced on me.
Those applications that VZW and MS forced on consumer in the Fascinate are bloatware that do nothing but consume memory, wasting battery life, and like a ghost waiting to be activated to start making money.
Removal of those applications do not present any security treats to either cellphone company or our country for that matter. Those application are rather simple money-making tricks that VZW did to present their shareholders and partners with a fatter return on their investments. I wouldn't care for someone getting richer (it is America after all) if that would be done in the clear and honest way and not the way it was.

Has anyone gone to europe with an htc one and used a prepaid SIM there?

I will be going to Europe (france and spain thus far) in september and would like to be able to use our smartphones. I hear that outside of the USA, if you purchase a prepaid SIM (they run like 10euro for 1000/1000/2gb) it will work just fine. Can anyone verify this?
Thanks!

jltravels,
It sounds like you are going to be visiting some beautiful places! We would love to make sure you are able to use your device while traveling. To find out all the information regarding traveling and using your device while outside the USA reach out to our Global Department http://vz.to/1eyPfPp
LindseyT_VZW
Follow us on Twitter @VZWSupport

Using a new Palm Pre or Pixi in Europe - CDMA vs. GSM

I am hoping to upgrade from the old Palm TX that I currently have to one of the Palm smartphones. The problem I have is the available carriers. Right now, it seems that my only choice is Sprint. The problem I have with Sprint is that their network is not compatable with European networks. Verizon is going to be offering the the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, however, I believe that those are CDMA phones which would not work in Europe. The Pre and Pixi apparently are dual band GSM phones, but the only carrier that seems to offer them is Sprint. The only good thing I can say about AT&T is that my old Motorola phone works everywhere I have gone recently in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia. Anyone have a workaround for me - other than continuing to carry around two different devices?
Post relates to: Palm TX

Sprint is also a CDMA carrier here in the US.
There is an unlocked Pre sold in Germany at the moment.
It is rumored that webOS devices will shortly arrive at AT&T, so that might be the best bet - a little patience!
WyreNut
I am a Volunteer here, not employed by HP.
You too can become an HP Expert! Details HERE!
If my post has helped you, click the Kudos Thumbs up!
If it solved your issue, Click the "Accept as Solution" button so others can benefit from the question you asked!

Any chance of roaming charges in Europe if using wi-fi?

can i safely use my S4 in Europe in wi-fi mode with no chance it'll roam since they're GSM and my phone is CDMA? is there ANY chance it could roam, or should i buy an unlocked GSM smartphone? I'll buy the unlocked smartphone (as opposed to just unlocked feature phone) if the chance of roaming charges is >0. I'm interested in apps like Google Maps, transit, etc.

lkj2340j2,
We want you to travel having a peace of mind. If you were to turn off data. Settings>Connections>Data Usage>Uncheck mobile data. This will turn off your data. You can still have the chance of incurring voice and texting charges. The way to avoid that is by putting the device in Airplane mode. You still will be able to have wifi on.
Safe Travels,
RobinD_VZW
Follow us on twitter @VZWSupport

ITune Does not recognize my iPhone (Europe 4G-4S)

iTune Does not recognize my iPhone (Europe 4G-4S). The iOS (ver 4.xx)on the phone does not have the "update the software now" option. WinXp identifies it as "Europe 4G-4S Android Phone and Keeps asking for the following file/driver: ST65xx which I can not find.
Thanks for your help!

A google search for "Europe 4G-4S Android Phone" turns up device drivers as FelipeV noted, as well as this product page (in Italian) http://lucazatti.blogspot.com/2013/01/android-40-smartphone-4g-4s-cellulari_11.h tml
These fakes used to be pretty common and some were actually almost indistinguishable from the real thing until you tried to use them with iTunes...
http://lucazatti.blogspot.com/2013/01/android-40-smartphone-4g-4s-cellulari_11.h tml

What is smartphone?

Can anybody tell me what smartphone is an what symbian is.
I will like to make a debat on this.
It is very importent!
And:
Please also let me know about how much free memory you symbian phone use when you are recording with the camera.
N95 is only a "half" Symbian phone. The n95 is now called: "N95 Beta" by heavy symbian users.
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=smartphones&message.id=56819

It doesn't need a debate.
A smartphone is a mobile phone which can be expanded by the installation of various additional software applications. It is effectively the merging of mobile phone and handheld computer technologies.
Symbian is a mobile device operating system developed by a consortium of companies for use in smartphones.
I'm sure somebody will come along and expand on that, but that's it in a nutshell.
As for your memory question, there will not be one fixed answer - it will depend on the individual phone's software, what recording mode is being used, et cetera.Message Edited by mccbleue on 27-Sep-200708:10 PM

"Enable Swipe" don't work and Tablet Layout on a Smartphone

Hi there,
I have two big problems with my own site www.mhgrafikdesign.de:
1. I have different slideshows in my tablet version of my site. I created the slideshow before one of the updates with the feature "Enable swipe" came out. However, it worked well on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1n. Now I have a Microsoft Surface and it's not working anymore although "Enable Swipe" is enabled. I don't know if the Microsoft Surface has problems with the slideshow or one of the updates has "damaged" my slideshow. Please help me! Any ideas?
2. I have a HTC 8S smartphone and if I type www.mhgrafikdesign.de my smartphone always show me the tablet version. Any idea why? P.S. Swiping there is also not possible.
Many thanks for quick help. My website is my flagship in the web and it's a little bit embarrassing if my slideshow on the tab don't work... = /

This is now a slideshow created with Muse: Homepage
The slideshow uses fullscreen mode and was build with the latest version of Muse. On my Win8-Tablet, it is not working. I tested this with the IE11 in desktop- and in modern-ui-mode.
Next to this problem, I also run into these things:
1. Using the buttons to go forward and backward in the slideshow will select the text-arrow inside the button when touched.
2. Clicking the forward- and backward-button behaves different. Windows Desktop -> slideshow does not roll back, so you can click forever in one direction, no feedback that you reached the end. On iOS -> slideshow will be rolled back and you get the visual feedback to start over again.
3. Zoom into the fullscreen-slideshow will result in strange and not really controllabel behaviour. Zooming in does not allow to pan.
But I am not talking only about the phones. It is more about windows tablets in general. So, content can be viewed in the InternetExplorer11 in desktop-mode and also in modern-UI-mode (touch does work in both modes). But it is also possible, that people use other browsers like Firefox and Chrome. I think, it would be a quite a good idea to translate the movement of the mousepointer into gestures. This javascript library shows what I think is a good aproach: Hammer.JS - Hammer.js

A problem with hyperlinks in my Interactive PDF on smartphones...

I hope someone can help... I exported both an interactive and for print PDF from inDesign. When I view the PDFs on my pc the hyperlinks that I've made in the document work perfectly fine. When I view the PDFs on my smartphone, the hyperlinks don't work. I've gone through many forums to make sure all my settings were correct and have tried many different things to try to get them to work, but still no luck. Has anyone come across this issue? Is there any way to get these hyperlinks to work on a smartphone?

Interactive PDFs on mobile devices are nothing short of a crapshoot.
The readers are hit or miss and the better ones require payment.
I wish I had better news for you but right now, that’s the way it is.
Bob

Envy 100 eAll-in-One D410a (US) doesn't work with cartridge HP300 (Europe)

Hi all,
I bought a HP Envy 100 eAll-in-One (CN517A) D410A in 2011 when I was living in the US. I always used HP60 cartridges without any problems while in the US.
In 2013 I was relocated to Europe (Luxembourg), and recently my last supply of US-bought HP60 cartridges run out, so I went out to buy new ones. HP60 is not available where I live, so I bought HP300 which explicitly says on the box that it is suited for "HP ENVY ENVY100 D410a". However, when I put them in the printer I get a "The cartridges listed above are not intended for use in this printer as it is currently configured." error on the printer.
I tried the eight solutions as explained here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02436437&tmp_task=solveCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&la...
None worked. I put back in my old HP60 cartridges and did no longer get the error message and I can print (but poorly because these cartridges are almost empty).
Could it be that the HP300, by design, does not work with the US-built printer that I have even though the HP300 packaging box clearly says it should? Is there a way to make it work (firmware update?), or do I need to either buy HP60s from the US or get a new printer here in Europe?
Any clues or pointers to a possible solution would be greatly appreciated!
Kind regards,
Paul

Hello pvgelder76, and welcome to the HP Forums.
I understand you are having ink compatibility issues. To have your printer regionalized, I would suggest contacting HP directly. You can utilize this website to learn how to contact HP appropriately, based on your region: Contact HP Worldwide.
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
Please click “Accept as Solution " if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click the “Kudos, Thumbs Up" on the right to say “Thanks" for helping!
Jamieson
I work on behalf of HP
"Remember, I'm pulling for you, we're all in this together!" - Red Green.

Using my US purchased printer in Europe ... ?

Hello all-
I have a HP Color Laserjet CP2025n that I bought a while back, and it works great. So much so that I elected to take it with me when I moved to Spain this past summer. Before moving, I checked on the HP website and noticed that the specs claim this model will work with both 110 and 220v power sources. (See specs here: http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/LaserJet/1/storefronts/CB494A%2523ABA - Select the "Specs" tab and then scroll down the page and select "PDF Version of all Specs".)
However, I am here now trying to hook up the printer and getting nowhere. Won't even power up, and the back of the printer itself only says that it will handle 120-127v of power. Did I just get hoodwinked? Is there some kind of switch I need to flip to make this work?
Welcome any responses...

Bumping this thread up and hoping that one of the HP Experts will take a look.
After a bunch more investigation, I discovered that HP printers like my LJ CP2025n are not 110 - 240v compatible. Instead, there is a US model that runs on the 110 - 120v range, and a seperate Europen model that runs on the 200 -240v. So for someone like myself that has just moved from the States to Europe, it's frustrating that I have to buy either a voltage converter or a new printer.
As a technologist, I would be interested to know why HP can't just make their printers 110 - 240v compatible to buffer for this problem, or at least provide a physical switch to alter the voltage handling like a lot of desktop computers (Dell) have. I mean, if Apple can make their smallest iPod adapters 110 - 240v compatible, then what is the technological barrier to making a printer work the same way?

Bug 769476 - sync from Mobile Firefox (smartphone or tablet) will disorganize the order of bookmarks on desktop

Hello,
Normally, I've been using Firefox sync on desktops (home and at work, all running on Arch Linux and one Windows desktop) until now only, without any bigger problems.
I've bought an tablet last week (Nexus 7, with Android 4.2 after update).
After I installed the Mobile Firefox (version 18 was just fresh) onto the tablet, have linked via my account to the sync.
After initial sync finished, I noticed first disorder of my bookmarks on my desktop, without knowing more about the source of the problem at first.
Have been observing and performing various tests the last days, and have come to an conclusion, that the source of this is the Mobile Firefox on my tablet.
Every time I had to restore (fortunatelly I'm performing backups of these) my bookmarks on my desktop to regain the order I want.
I have to disable the sync on the Mobile Firefox in order to stop this bookmarks disorganization.
Afterwards, the problem of bookmarks disorder on my desktops is gone, just until I reenable the sync on Mobile Firefox, then it gets broken again.
By disorder/disorganization of bookmarks I mean this:
1. normal working status as desired when Mobile Firefox ain't synchronizing:
A
B
C
D
E
F
2. broken status after Mobile Firefox sync. enabled (the order may change randomly):
A
C
E
F
D
B
-- but on the tablet's Mobile Firefox, the bookmarks order is being held as far as I've noticed.
I've already tried to clear my entire Mobile Firefox profile, in order to get rid of all Mobile Firefox settings and bookmars, to start on the tablet with a clean shield. Haven't helped, it always breaks the bookmarks order on the desktops again once newly reconnected via sync.
Unfortunatelly, I don't have no other tablet device at hand to test in elsewhere, thus to confirm or deny, whether this is lonely problem on my table only, or a globale Mobile Firefox problem.
Is this some sort of Mobile Firefox bug?
Any other ideas about what to check/change in order to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance for any help.
---- update 20130115 ---
Have just tried to enable the sync even on my smartphone (HTC Desire S, Android 2.3.6), where I used the Mobile Firefox sync before, but have disabled the sync few weeks ago (that time using ver. 17), as the Mobile Firefox started to trigger the sync very often with these new versions, and with one core CPU smarphone, it always took quite long to finish.
Since then, I was forced to perform Factory Reset due to some another unrelated problem.
Afterwards, new version 18 was released, I still wansn't using the sync on the smartphone.
But after I opened this question, just to test it I've reenabled the sync on the smartphone (having already ver.18 installed), waited for the sync to finish on both, smartphone first, following on the desktop, and what a surprise, the bookmarks order did screw up again.
Thus, it's not just my tablet affected, but smartphone is as well.
Now just to differentiate, whether perhaps my sync account with my data is broken somehow, or if the Mobile Firefox sync is indeed the the reason even globaly, not just with me?
But how to differentiate it?
Shall I perhaps open an bug at the bugzilla.mozilla.org ?
have just discovered, that bug already reported https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769476

Windows 7, Linux, and Android each sort Alpha-Numeric strings differently.
Linux ignores beginning spaces and symbols.

Cannot send emails from my corporate account with Smartphone Lenovo K920 (Vibe Z2 Pro)

Hi All,
I bought a Smartphone Lenovo K920 (Vibe Z2 Pro).
I have configured my hotmail account and everything is working perfectly.
But for my corporate email account (with IMAP Settings), incoming emails are ok but when I try to send emails, I get the message "email failed to send".
For information, I have used the same settings on my Android tablet and everyting is fine from this side.
Does someone has the same issue?
Thanks.

How to sync contacts and calendar with CloudMagic?
....Security must be blocking CloudMagic from accessing contacts&calendar.You're using contacts from the Gmail account I suppose.
Go to the Security app>Privacy Guard and set CloudMagic as ''Trusted'' or grant CloudMagic access to Personal information.
Then go to Settings>scroll down to Accounts and resync the Google and CloudMagic accounts.
Let me know how it goes.
Cheers
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as ''ACCEPT AS SOLUTION"!
Unsolicited PM's will not be answered! ....Please post your question/s in the appropriate forum board.
English Community Deutsche Community Comunidad en Español Русскоязычное Сообщество

Returning old smartphone for Samsung 6

I recently took advantage of the exchanging my old smartphone for the Samsung 6. I'm just realizing now that I did not get any paperwork as to what to send along with the old phone and battery. I have the packaging, the pre-paid postage label but I do not have any paperwork to send along to identify it was my phone or such. Does anyone know what is supposed to be sent along with this exchanged phone? Thanks!

KrisNH, that is definitely some important information to be missing! I would like to clarify some information to ensure we provide correct information. Did you participate in our Early Edge program and need to return your previous device? Or are you completing a trade-in for a gift card? If you are completing a trade-in, you would need to request shipping materials to be sent to you, as the materials you currently have may be for a Worry Free Guarantee return or for Early Edge. For Trade-ins, you can click here: http://spr.ly/6580fxWK
If you are unsure if you participated in Early Edge, please contact our Customer Service at 800-922-0204.
AndreaS_VZW
Follow us on Twitter @VZWSupport
If my response answered your question please click the "Correct Answer" button under my response. This ensures others can benefit from our conversation. Thanks in advance for your help with this!!

How to find a lost BlackBerry 10 smartphone using BlackBerry Protect

Posted originally on the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog
It’s a scenario no one wants to encounter but here’s a quick overview how you can help locate your BlackBerry 10 smartphone using BlackBerry Protect if you can’t find it.
Tip: Using a BlackBerry OS device? Check out this post for help locating your device using BlackBerry Protect.
Step 1 – Enable BlackBerry Protect and turn on Location Services
To locate your smartphone you must enable BlackBerry Protect and turn on Location Services.
After you turn on Location Services, your smartphone only sends its location information when you request it through the BlackBerry Protect website, or when your battery power is low.
Swipe down from the top of the screen
Tap  Settings > BlackBerry Protect
Set the BlackBerry Protect switch to On
Tap Location Services
Set the Location Services switch to On
Tap  Back to save your change
Step 2 – Log in to the BlackBerry Protect website
After you enable BlackBerry Protect and turn on Location Services, complete the following steps to view the location of your smartphone on a map.
Log in to the BlackBerry Protect website located at http://protect.blackberry.com
Click View Location
BlackBerry Protect will attempt to locate your smartphone
If your smartphone can be located, a map appears similar to the following showing the approximate location:
If you still can’t find your smartphone at the reported location, use the Play Sound option within the BlackBerry Protect website. This option makes your smartphone ring loudly for one minute as well as activating the Loud profile.
Help! BlackBerry Protect can’t locate my smartphone!
To locate your device it must be turned on and connected to the wireless network.
Because BlackBerry Protect also uses GPS, you may not locate your smartphone if it is inside a building, underground, or otherwise blocked from receiving a satellite signal.
Did someone help you? Click Like! Did a post solve your issue? Click Accept as Solution!
Follow me on Twitter or Google+ and subscribe to the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog

TyW....... Great post...!

Smartphone In Europe

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for