I live half the year in Slovenia on the Italian border and half the year in the US. I have a great pay as you go cell phone in Slovenia, but my choices seem to be more limited in the US due to contracts. Either I pay a high monthly fee when I am not using the phone or if I have a pay as you go I loose my number due to inactivity. Does anyone know how I can have a US phone and use it in Slovenia without high costs?
Posted by
Camarillo, California
3149 posts
Buy an unlocked GSM quadband cell phone which accepts 2 sim cards that you can use with your service provider in the US and when you get to Europe buy a local SIM card for use wherever you are. They're cheap and easy to activate. This way you can make and receive calls wherever you are.
Posted by
Westport, Connecticut
4 posts
In the US, you can use T-mobile pay as you go. If you buy over $100 worth of minutes at one time, they don't expire for at least a year. Even if you don't use them all, $100 per year is certainly cheaper than a plan and worth it to keep the same number.