Espada III
16th Aug 2013, 04:13
Not sure if this in the right section but....
I spend up to 8-10 weeks a year in Israel. For mobile telephony I have relied upon a local PAYG provider using a basic cheap unlocked phone from the UK. For internet/e-mail on the move I have used a very good and surprisingly cheap overseas data roaming package from T-Mobile UK with my Blackberry; but it only works with older style Blackberrys; not the new Z10 or Q10.
In Israel now is a new mobile telecom company with very attractive rates for a whole bundle of stuff but I need an unlocked smart phone. It would make sense to have a regular contract for telephone and internet/e-mail on one local device than to have two devices with two lots of costs.
The catch of course is the cost of an unlocked smart phone. How easy are these to buy in the UK? What is the likely cost? Can you unlock a smart phone?
The likely annual saving if the new phone was free would be about £200 plus reduced hassle.
Advice please??
I spend up to 8-10 weeks a year in Israel. For mobile telephony I have relied upon a local PAYG provider using a basic cheap unlocked phone from the UK. For internet/e-mail on the move I have used a very good and surprisingly cheap overseas data roaming package from T-Mobile UK with my Blackberry; but it only works with older style Blackberrys; not the new Z10 or Q10.
In Israel now is a new mobile telecom company with very attractive rates for a whole bundle of stuff but I need an unlocked smart phone. It would make sense to have a regular contract for telephone and internet/e-mail on one local device than to have two devices with two lots of costs.
The catch of course is the cost of an unlocked smart phone. How easy are these to buy in the UK? What is the likely cost? Can you unlock a smart phone?
The likely annual saving if the new phone was free would be about £200 plus reduced hassle.
Advice please??