a good phone to backpack europe with?

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I have an apple laptop.. dont want to take it too heavy... but I need internet and a phone... i have a blackberry with unlimited internet.. so i could bring that... but then i also need to get sim cards for every country... is there a phone that can access the internet and be used to make cheap local calls in any European country...?
 
You need a GSM phone, which can be used all over the world. Most US phones don't have that, except maybe T-Mobile.
I strongly suggest not taking one, there are internet cafes everywhere, and you can make a phone call to N.America for about 3 cents/minute. When you use a cell phone, you end up paying a lot more per minute plus roaming fees. It's not worth it.
 
You need a GSM phone, which can be used all over the world. Most US phones don't have that, except maybe T-Mobile.
I strongly suggest not taking one, there are internet cafes everywhere, and you can make a phone call to N.America for about 3 cents/minute. When you use a cell phone, you end up paying a lot more per minute plus roaming fees. It's not worth it.
 
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