<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by obscure2k:
[B]My Nextel I2000plus is big and ugly and bulky, but It has been extremely reliable. B]</font>
I also found the I2000plus to be reliable but big and ugly. I just purchased a dual-band Motorola from Nextel that is much smaller. You just need to swap the SIM card from your US phone to the dual-band when you travel.
I'll be trying it on a trip to Paris next month and will let you know how it works.