BlessyPooh

I have a Nextel and a Cingular phones. Can anybody tell me what I need to do to be able to use these phones in Manila? Is it just a matter of buying a sim card? If so, where can i buy these and what's the price range that I should expect? I intend to leave the phone itself to relatives in Manila, or is it cheaper to just buy the phones there?

WeiLong

Assuming your phones are usable in the Philippines (I used a Nokia, no probs) getting a Sim card is pretty simple and very cheap. You can robably get a sim with limited air time for around P200.

Actually I got a P15 discount because I bought a recharge card at the same time.

very cheap.

http://www.travelsinasia.com/Philipp...hilippines.htm

BlessyPooh

Thanks for the response. Nextel told me that as long as the phones are internet ready, there should be no problems.

BTW, I checked out your website. I, too, am going to Palawan. I was born there but left in 1963 at the age of 6. After seeing pix of the lizards, I will definitely go to Sabang as well as island hopping at Honday Bay. My hubby has never been out of the USA and he'll be in for one heck of a culture shock!!!

RKsuzuki

Currently, if you puchased your phone in the USA, the phone needs to be a GSM quad/tri band and UNLOCKED. You can tell if your phone is locked just by swapping a SIM card from another phone...and unlocked phone will simply recognize the new SIM and the phone number associated with that new SIM.

oregon_wanderer

How about Verizon? I have a LG 8300 but it has no removeable SIM card....

connectmj

oregon, if there's no place for a SIM card, no way you will be able to use it locally unless you'll take roaming for Verizon.