Phone

This may not be helpful, but I understand that Verizon will rent phones to overseas travelers. Not being a customer, you might not be able to take advantage of that, but it might be worth a try, or maybe Tmobile might do the same thing, even if they don't provide the service for your regular account. My experience with Verizon has been that the first person I talk to rarely knows what's available, so that could be the case for Tmobile, too.

Janie, Were you planning to use your T-Mobile phone with a EuroBuzz (or other) travel SIM? If so your phone will need to be a quad-band model and will have to be unlocked. If your phone is a Smartphone (ie: iPhone, Android), you'll have to be VERY careful with data, as the roaming charges can be HUGE! What do you expect to be using the phone for - short voice calls either in-country or back to the U.S., texts or web browsing and E-mail? As you're travelling in 10-days, you'll need to get this sorted quickly. You could also look at travel SIM's from Roam Simple, Cellular Abroad, Telestial, Mobal, One SIM or Max Roam (there are others). Using a travel SIM is probably the easiest and quickest solution. That will provide you with a working phone as soon as you step off the plane, and since many of the services use post-paid billing, there will be no worries about topping-up. If you're taking your home Cellphone, be sure to check the Charger to ensure it's designed for multi-voltage operation. You will of course need Plug Adaptors to connect the Charger (with the countries you're visiting, the Euro two-pin model will be the one to use). Happy travels!