Originally Posted by Catweazle

I've had a look around, but it's a little confusing for someone like me who doesn't know much about all the mobile phone jargon these days, and exactly how they work. So perhaps you might be able to set me on the right track....

Later this year I'll be going to Europe, and I was wondering if I could buy a SIM card over there for my Nokia 6300, which would work in England, Poland, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal (the countries I'm visiting).

I won't be using my phone too much, except for texting and the odd phonecall within Europe (but mostly texts). To keep in touch with home sweet home, I'll stick to emails and internet cafés and not the phone.

The only phone company outside of Australia I know of is Orange. If I bought an Orange SIM thing in England, would it be too expensive to use in these other countries of Western Europe as well or is there some sort of group-thing, being EU countries?

What would be the best option for me? In fact, I've heard certain stories about Orange, and I'm sure there might be an even better company?