International roaming in London, England with Verizon?

[MitzEclipse]

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Hi all,

I have a friend visiting me in London, England in Nov - she has a verizon wireless cell phone - can she roam internationally?

I am not familiar with Verizon so I would appreciate some guidence.

Are there any options Verizon provides, given the fact there is only gsm in the UK?

Thanks

[ydvzw]

No, unless you have one of those global phones.

[PeterB]

buy a cheap GSM phone on ebay, buy a prepaid sim when you get to europe. Its a heck of a lot cheaper.

Even with a GSM phone, international roaming rates are insane, on any carrier.

[Donkey]

Yep, since she is your friend, if there is any unused minutes left, she could just leave it for you to use or use it again when she visit you again.