[maltrap]

This is my first attempt on this site so apologies for all the mistakes i make. i've recently seen a motorola F3 in tescos for £14.95. including £10 of call time (pay as you go) i was thinking of buying it for when i go on holiday to tenerife i understand the phone is dual band, do i just switch it on when i get there, do i need a special sim card? thanks in anticipation of any help

[tomd84]

From experance as long as you tell the network at least a week before you go abroad it should be fine! Anyway i would avoid the F3 like the plauge, its the worse phone i have ever ever used, cut down functionality, crap display. You can get a very cheap nokia on virgin mobile (though there website) with £10 credit and romaing for just £20 i would recommend going down that route.

[maltrap]

Thanks for that. I'll have a look at the virgin site.

[tomd84]

cool i really would avoid buying that phone i brough it and was a big mistake
it screen has 8 letters that it can show that look like a caluclator numbers. To do anything in the menu you have to enter "code" and follow the instruction manual. Text messages is a joke because you can only see 8 letter at the time
and that just some of its faults!

[maltrap]

Tescos also do a Nokia 1208, similair deal bit more expensive, what do you think about this phone? They have 3 pay as you go tariffs which would be best for use in Tenerife? Thanks again.

[Sy1441]

You'll get a Samsung C107 with £10 of credit on it in a T-Mobile store for £19.99 at the moment. Its a mile better than the F3 and will work automatically in Tenerife without you having to change any settings or call to set it up.