Originally Posted by
powerlifter
Easy elite is right you are better off with a GSM phone. I had Verizion for years while traveling to Europe and beyond. So I carried two phones, as my verizion phone was a brick in my carry on.
This is no longer the case with their BB8830, though any other device from them would be. The rates in the UK aren't particularly great, though you may be able to get a world talk plan in addition to the world data plan. But if you want the BB service using the $65/month unlimited data worldwide plan from VZW isn't terrible.
And switching a SIM out on the one phone you know and use every day is much easier than carrying two. A quad GSM is fine if you want TMobile or ATT in the USA, but if you want Verizon the 8830 unlocked is the way to go.