Originally Posted by
RobertS975
The whole idea behind a "world" phone, be it from Verizon or ATT, is to have the same phone number wherever you are. So that your family etc. can simply dial your cell phone without having to even know or care which continent you are on.
That said, if you plan on making a lot of long phone calls from overseas, use Skype!
I forward my US cell phone to my Skype in number, I forward Skype in to my prepaid SIM number. People call my cell and it rings on the prepaid. I pay Skype calling rates, usually about 20 cents per minute to a European cell phone plus $3 a month for the account. There may be a small charge for the Skype in number too, I forget, but it is trivial compared to the roaming rates. The incoming calls are free on a lot (but not all so be careful) of prepaid SIMS. I had been using country specific SIMs but have been more and more pleased with United Mobile. I carry a separate phone though, and just use my US world phone for texts. The calls to it are routed through Skype to the United Mobile or UK specific SIM.
And I almost forgot, charlottenchh, welcome to Flyertalk.