Verizon Wireless in Europe?

Question

I am planning on going to France and Italy in about a month.
I have a Verizon Wireless cell phone.
Would VZW cell phones be able to work in France and Italy?

Answer 1

Yes - provided the phone can support the frequency used. Verizon will have an agreement with European carriers, allowing their customers to use the roaming service. Contact Verizon before you go to check that your phone is compatible and to have your phone enabled for roaming. It will however cost more than usual - even to recieve a call; also check prices before you leave - you don't want any nasty surprises when you get back.

Apart from that, Verizon are bidding for a take-over of one of Europe's largest cell networks, Vodafone.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your VZW CDMA phone will not work in Italy or France since neither country has a mobile operator that runs a CDMA system that VZW recognizes.

If you really need to be contacted via your phone number, you can rent one of those world phones and use them over GSM carriers, but that will cost you.

The other option is to either rent or buy a GSM phone over there and get a prepaid SIM to make and receive calls. It won't be associated w/ your VZW phone number, but at least you're connected.

Answer 4

Most VZW phones do not have the neccesary frequency bands to operate in other regions. There are 3 (or 4) phones that have GSM 900 for European use. The Samsung i830 PDA phone, Samsung A790/A795, and Motorola V840 ( ithink).

Answer 5

You need to contact Verizon because they have special phones for this purpose.

Answer 6

depends on where u go in europe and what kind of service u can get there!!