Palm Pre Roaming in china

hon · 07/04/2009, 09:47 PM

Here in Shanghai on my pre...

Cystal clear
Clock is a world clock, change time zone automatically
Touchstone chrages on air and hotel, a char

Then, 2.25 per min_corrected, 2.29/min

No SMS currently avail

storino03 · 07/04/2009, 09:53 PM

that's cool. at least it works if the need arises.

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Nhyde · 07/04/2009, 09:58 PM

Glad it works but DANG that'll be an expensive bill...

sambao21 · 07/04/2009, 11:06 PM

do you have to arrange anything with sprint or does it just work? going to china in a couple of months, and was wondering if the phone would work (for emergencies of course)

Kedar · 07/04/2009, 11:15 PM

Make sure to check and make sure your alarm works along with the timezone change.
Some guy here went abroad and the alarm didn't sync like the clock did. He had to do a reset, so I would do one if I were you.

@ Nyhde: How will it be expensive if he's roaming? Roaming's free.

Darknight · 07/05/2009, 12:17 AM

Wait, since when is there CDMA in China?

palandri · 07/05/2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darknight

Wait, since when is there CDMA in China?

China has CDMA & GSM, but they also have CDMA phones in China with a SIMS type card, like GSM phones. It's different over there.

storino03 · 07/05/2009, 12:28 AM

It's free roaming only in the US. In other countries that have CDMA, you have to pay an international fee as well as a per minute charge which is usually over $2 a minute.

Darknight · 07/05/2009, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palandri

China has CDMA & GSM, but they also have CDMA phones in China with a SIMS type card, like GSM phones. It's different over there.

Had no idea. I always thought CDMA was North-America only. Learned something new today!

palandri · 07/05/2009, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darknight

Had no idea. I always thought CDMA was North-America only. Learned something new today!

+80% of cell phone users are GSM. I did think the CDMA phones in Asia with the SIMS type chip were interesting. They won't sell them in the states because each CDMA carrier wants you to buy their phone.

sambao21 · 07/05/2009, 01:15 AM

sorry to repeat my self, but does the phone just work with the international roaming fee? or is there anything you need to do?

hon · 07/07/2009, 12:48 AM

I turned the pre on, it just works!

Sprint send me sms instantly, let me know with a plan, it will be cheaper.

On the aspect of battery, I can play 6 soduku before kills my ipodtouch. But I can play 40 soduku on my pre with a single charge.

My pre takes more pictures much faster than my old coolpix 430 with a single charge. That's over 200 pics.

Free wifi spots are few though paid wifi spots everywhere.

Eguy · 07/07/2009, 12:52 AM

It should work in China, they were using it in the commercial

maxima2k53 · 07/07/2009, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darknight

Wait, since when is there CDMA in China?

verizon works in china so sprint would roam on verizon

Yankees368 · 07/07/2009, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxima2k53

verizon works in china so sprint would roam on verizon

Totally false. Verizon does not have a network anywhere outside of the US. They probably both roam on the same network over there.

maxima2k53 · 07/07/2009, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankees368

Totally false. Verizon does not have a network anywhere outside of the US. They probably both roam on the same network over there.

oh alright my bad...bc ive seen commercials that verizon works in china so i thought they have towers over there but i guess its roaming

hon · 07/07/2009, 01:56 AM

"@ Nyhde: How will it be expensive if he's roaming? Roaming's free.[/quote]"

No way it will be free. International roaming is very expensive for all carriers.

Sprint's free roaming is limited within US, I think.

horadin · 07/07/2009, 02:10 AM

Just don't end up like Adam Savage from Mythbusters with an $11,000 bill for using 750 megabytes of data transfer while he was in Canada...

MythBuster uses Twitter to fight $11,000 phone bill

Thats $0.015 per kilobyte for roaming in Canada on AT&T, not sure what Sprint is.

suse · 07/07/2009, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hon

Here in Shanghai on my pre...

Cystal clear
Clock is a world clock, change time zone automatically
Touchstone chrages on air and hotel, a char

Then, 2.25 per min
No SMS currently avail

can you get on local EVDO network?

oooocoooo · 07/07/2009, 02:57 AM

Does your pre works in EVDO?

07/04/2009, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
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storino03 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 467 Thanks: 43 Thanked 44 Times in 15 Posts	that's cool. at least it works if the need arises. --

07/04/2009, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
sambao21 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 258 Thanks: 3 Thanked 88 Times in 13 Posts	do you have to arrange anything with sprint or does it just work? going to china in a couple of months, and was wondering if the phone would work (for emergencies of course)

07/04/2009, 11:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kedar Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 617 Thanks: 157 Thanked 42 Times in 29 Posts	Make sure to check and make sure your alarm works along with the timezone change. Some guy here went abroad and the alarm didn't sync like the clock did. He had to do a reset, so I would do one if I were you. @ Nyhde: How will it be expensive if he's roaming? Roaming's free.

07/05/2009, 12:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
Darknight Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 106 Thanks: 60 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Wait, since when is there CDMA in China?

07/05/2009, 12:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
storino03 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 467 Thanks: 43 Thanked 44 Times in 15 Posts	It's free roaming only in the US. In other countries that have CDMA, you have to pay an international fee as well as a per minute charge which is usually over $2 a minute.

07/05/2009, 01:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
sambao21 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 258 Thanks: 3 Thanked 88 Times in 13 Posts	sorry to repeat my self, but does the phone just work with the international roaming fee? or is there anything you need to do?

07/07/2009, 12:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
hon Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	I turned the pre on, it just works! Sprint send me sms instantly, let me know with a plan, it will be cheaper. On the aspect of battery, I can play 6 soduku before kills my ipodtouch. But I can play 40 soduku on my pre with a single charge. My pre takes more pictures much faster than my old coolpix 430 with a single charge. That's over 200 pics. Free wifi spots are few though paid wifi spots everywhere.

07/07/2009, 01:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
hon Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	"@ Nyhde: How will it be expensive if he's roaming? Roaming's free.[/quote]" No way it will be free. International roaming is very expensive for all carriers. Sprint's free roaming is limited within US, I think.

07/07/2009, 02:10 AM	#18 (permalink)
horadin Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 62 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Just don't end up like Adam Savage from Mythbusters with an $11,000 bill for using 750 megabytes of data transfer while he was in Canada... MythBuster uses Twitter to fight $11,000 phone bill Thats $0.015 per kilobyte for roaming in Canada on AT&T, not sure what Sprint is.

07/07/2009, 02:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
oooocoooo Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Does your pre works in EVDO?