Using Brit mobiles in Orlando

[Nostromo]

We are going to Orlando as a large group next Spring and will split-up quite often. My wife has an O2 Network mobile telephone while I am with Orange. The situation will demand us to be able to call each other's mobile often and also to make outgoing calls within the USA; these latter will be mostly in and around Orlando but a few may be to other states. Are there any special precautions we need to take to avoid sky high telephone bills?

[chrisj]

You will need Triband mobiles or they wont work in the USA. Another option is to buy some
cheap pay as you go type mobiles when you get there.

As for prices, I have no idea, but im sure others on here should be able to answer this for
you

Chris

[blott]

We've got a Tracfone in Florida http://www.tracfone.com which cost about $60 and you can purchase pay as you go units online or in stores in Florida. I think Virgin also do something similar.

[fiona]

We have vodaphone triband phones and usually have bills of about £25 - 30 above normal when we have been in US. And that includes gals using them as - Mum I'm in this shop come and have a look at this jumper etc. plus the phone calls to work back in UK etc.

[caroline]

We have O2 mobiles and use them to call each other and back to the villa and in the shops as Fiona describes[:I] and our bills are much the same as Fionas - usually around £25 - £30 more than normal.

[Nostromo]

Thanks Fiona and Caroline. Yes both of us have Tribands, and the sort of calls that we will be making to each other AND others will have a similar ring (no pun intended!) to yours. So I guess we will be all right.

[wilfy]

Don't forget unless you have one of the very latest phones, you'll have to manually change the network settings from 900/1800 to 1900.

[skippy]

when we go to the parks etc we use two way walkie talkies and as we use reuseable batteries this works out very cheap.
Sue

[Matt]

Sue,

I was just about to mention this.

If you are talking about splitting up in the parks and shopping malls then it may be advisable to get some two-way radios.

You can pick them up at Wal-Mart for a steal and they are really good (although you do tend to pick up others conversations on them too).

I keep a set in my Villa for guests to use when they visit so maybe the owner of your rental does the same. Check it out with them Nostromo.

Matt

[skippy]

quote:Originally posted by Matt

Sue,

I was just about to mention this.

If you are talking about splitting up in the parks and shopping malls then it may be advisable to get some two-way radios.

You can pick them up at Wal-Mart for a steal and they are really good (although you do tend to pick up others conversations on them too).

I keep a set in my Villa for guests to use when they visit so maybe the owner of your rental does the same. Check it out with them Nostromo.

Matt

Hi Matt
We bought ours in Aldi supermarket in the UK, you don't get many people on the same wave length. we also use them at home when we go out as a big group.
sue