If someone from the states takes a US cell phone to Europe, and I call them from the states........do I pay international charges of any kind? It is a Verizon cell that I will be calling. I can call from either my ATT cell or use a calling card for long distance calls from my land line. (I have no LD service on land line) Thanks
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9363 posts
No, you will be calling their regular US number. But unless they borrow an international phone for their trip, their Verizon phone is not likely to work in Europe.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23301 posts
Not sure I completely understand your question. The average Verizon phone does not work in Europe. Verizon does have one quad band phone so you need to know if the Verizon phone will work. ASSUMING the Verizon works you would pay no extra fees since the Verizon is a local number. However, the incoming rate for the Verizon phone in Europe could be as much as $1/minute or more.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32219 posts
Gillie, As the others have mentioned, most Verizon phones will NOT work in Europe, as these use CDMA technology rather than the "world standard" GSM. If your contact was travelling with an AT&T or T-Mobile unlocked quad-band GSM phone, the answer would depend on whether they were travelling with their home cell number or a European number (either purchased "in country" or from one of the "travel phone" firms here). If they were travelling with their home number, you would pay local rates regardless of whether you called from a Cell, a normal phone or whatever. The owner of the phone would pay long distance for each incoming call, at about $1-2 per minute. If they were using a Euro number, you would pay long distance to Europe and the call would be treated as a normal incoming call for the user, subject to the rates of whichever calling plan they selected. Hopefully this answers your question. Cheers!