Hello! So, I'm moving to the UK in just over a week (London to start with) and as I'll be arriving jobless and without a flat, the first thing I wanna do after I land is buy a mobile. I haven't owned a mobile in ages and can't see myself using more than £10-15 a month for calls. I think I'll stay in the UK for a few years but don't want to be ( Read more... )

Can an iPhone bought in the US be used in the UK?

I just got back from an intense yet rewarding school trip to London and Paris with about 20 other journalism students, and since my job was essentially cat-herding, I knew everyone needed a cell phone. I went through a pile of web sites, including this community, for information on the simplest way everyone could get phones. I got some good leads, ( Read more... )

Okay, first, thank you everybody for your help with my last post about the Blackberry. Basically the 8830 World Edition was my dad's, but he got a new phone for Christmas, so I knew I'd be getting his old one. Now, this is what I think I should do, but this might be stupid so tell me if there are any kinks in my plan--that you know of. (If this is ( Read more... )

Okay, I have a question about cell phones, kind of specific. I’m going to be in London for about three months starting in January and I have a Verizon Blackberry 8830 World Edition (CDMA/GSM). I would like to unlock the phone and buy a local SIM card when I arrive in order to avoid buying an international plan, but from what I’ve been reading, it ( Read more... )

Hi! I'm an American who's been planning and saving for a trip to the UK for ages, and just had a perfect storm of an open schedule, a favorable exchange rate, and a sudden unbelievably low airfare that is making it possible. I'm scrambling at the moment trying to sew up loose ends in time to pull the lever on that airfare before it goes away ( Read more... )

Hello, all...

I was referred to this community by my friend Tyler (chuckdarwin), who emigrated to the United Kingdom a few years ago from America ( Read more... )

Sorry, these questions are probably pretty stupid but I thought I'd check. I am English, and, obviously, have an english mobile phone! However, in June I'll be heading out to America for three months and will be taking my phone with me. I'm probably going to get an international calling card etc anyway, but I had a few questions ( Read more... )

I'm having problems getting my deposit back for the London flat I rented up until December last year. It's probably because I've moved to the US, so I haven't chased them as forcefully as I would normally do. Hopefully you guys can help me with some answers, so I can get my money back.

Letting AgentThe letting agents hold the deposit. The last ( Read more... )

Hello!

Let's talk about international cell phones.

I'm hoping to attend grad school in the UK and possibly travel around Europe before then. I'm interested to know what kind of international phone plans people have or hat the best plan would be for calling between the US & the UK. (Phone cards can get pricey after a while)

Thanks!