Verizon iPhone Owners: No International Calling for You
Brighthand: Best to stick with the AT&T edition of the iPhone if you want to make phone calls in Europe and much of the rest of the world.
"Verizon's cellular network uses the CDMA standard, while most countries only have networks using a rival standard: GSM. This means that a majority of Verizon's phones can't make calls outside of the U.S."
"This carrier does offer a few phones that support both CDMA and GSM. Included in the list of worldphones is the Motorola Droid Pro and the BlackBerry Bold 9650 -- but not the iPhone 4."
"This means that outside of the U.S., most travelers with Verizon's iPhone 4 will be unable to cellular-wireless networks to make voice calls. Their only option will be connection to Wi-Fi networks to use VoIP software like Skype."
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Verizon, AT&T, international, GSM, CDMA
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