Droid Phone From The Us

[livwire68]

I would like to have a phone and texting while in Thailand, this is my first trip and just need it to communicate with the Girlfriend and some businesses around the country. I currently have a second droid phone that is on verizon, but do not use it for anything. Am I able to just get a new sim card while in thailand, will I have to get it unlocked or should I just buy a prepaid type of phone. I have tried to search a little but am still a little clueless. Is it as easy as going to 7-11 for a prepaid sim? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

[lomatopo]

In order for a handset to work (GSM voice, text, 2G data) here it must be:

1.) Unlocked.

2.) Capable of accepting a SIM card.

3.) Support GSM 900 and/or GSM 1800.

Then yes, you can buy a SIM anywhere/everywhere, install and activate it and value/validity, choose a calling plan.

Without more details on your handset it is not possible to answer your question, but I suspect your handset is locked to Verizon, and that it does not support GSM900/1800. I'm not even sure it can accept a SIM? There may be some similar CDMA network here, perhaps from Hutch, which might operate on the same frequency, but I'm not sure.

You can buy an inexpensive handset here, or in the U.S.

[livwire68]

After much research (my head is going to explode) I think it will be best just to get something there and a prepaid sim card

[jackbox]

Verizon droids are CDMA and don't use a SIM. They cannot be used here except to ROAM on Hutch and pay exhorbitant roaming rates.