Verizon unveils GSM world phone

Verizon Wireless GSM world phones are now available. The beauty of the new GSM world phones is that consumers can take them with them when they travel overseas. The world phone even allows users to keep the same phone number as they travel from place to place.

The GSM world phone is a breakthrough for the American business traveler. In the past, world travel overseas meant renting cell phones and changing numbers as you moved from country to country. The world phone eliminates the need to use hotel phones or purchase calling cards in foreign countries.

The GSM phone is a Samsung SCH-a790. The quad-band handset is available with a digital camera and voice recognition technology. The phone comes equipped with both CDMA and GSM technology. CDMA, or Code Dependent Multiple Access technology has long been standard for cell phone use in the U.S. Global System of Mobile Communications, or GSM, is the standard cell phone technology used in Europe, Africa, Australia and most of Asia.

The Samsung model is priced at $350 when purchased with a two-year service contract. It will cost $1.29 per minute to use the phone in most developed countries. Using the world phone for international text messages will cost about 50 cents to send and five cents to receive.

Most of the rest of the world has had compatible cell phone technology for some time. With the introduction of the World Phone GSM, the United States is finally catching up.

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