Cell phone options in Poland?

Quoting: Guest

Ive found this very discussion very interesting. I am living with my Polish boyfriend and have found that he is incredibly possessive and distrustful, to the extent that I hardly see my friends any more as he hates me going out without him. He says that this is a cultural difference and that when you are married or living with someone you dont go out alone, but you invite friends to your house or go out as a couple. He also said that Polish people are generally distrustful because of what they have been through in the past (i.e. communism). Do other people find this generally to be true of Polish men or is he just trying to justify his behaviour with this excuse?

m33073	Feb 27, 07, 16:36 / #
thank you so much Marchewka. I really appreciate your response. I will definitely check it out.

espana	Feb 27, 07, 19:04 / #
didnt know they use cell phones .................they always can do a fire !!!!!!! ... like always

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Feb 27, 07, 19:19 / #
Quoting: espana didnt know they use cell phones Just because no Polish girl wanted to give you her telephone number doesn't mean that we don't use them, you know.

espana	Feb 27, 07, 19:25 / #
20 pound and they will give me mor than the telephone number

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Edited by: sledz Feb 27, 07, 19:28 / #
like a kick in the bollocks!

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Feb 27, 07, 19:28 / #
Quoting: espana 20 pound and they will give me mor than the telephone number A slap in the face and a kick in the crotch!

zion	Feb 28, 07, 03:18 / #
what baout international calls I try two cards they are **** one is call tele pin the other telecard also internet service called smile phone any ideas for cheap international phone calls from Poland

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Mar 6, 07, 13:18 / #
Quoting: krysia he cannot send text messages to the US hmmm... whys that then?

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Mar 6, 07, 13:22 / #
Cell phone companies in Poland can't send to the US because different wave frequencies. He does try, but they come decoded and the message ends up somewhere in India on somebody else's cell phone. You can also get software and send through the internet to your phone.

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Mar 8, 07, 10:45 / #
Quoting: Guest Ive found this very discussion very interesting. I am living with my Polish boyfriend and have found that he is incredibly possessive and distrustful, to the extent that I hardly see my friends any more as he hates me going out without him. He says that this is a cultural difference and that when you are married or living with someone you dont go out alone, but you invite friends to your house or go out as a couple. He also said that Polish people are generally distrustful because of what they have been through in the past (i.e. communism). Do other people find this generally to be true of Polish men or is he just trying to justify his behaviour with this excuse? I can totally relate to this as that is also my exact experience. as for the phone ringing thing... I always thought it was cos they didnt have any credit so wanted you to pay to call them back

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Mar 8, 07, 10:51 / #
Quoting: krysia Cell phone companies in Poland can't send to the US because different wave frequencies. It's either 900-1800MHz and in the US these GSM frequency's are the same, so that's not the problem. I can receive SMS from most providers in Poland. He may not belong to a carrier that allows outbound to the US.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,340 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 8, 07, 10:58 / #
Polish people with cell phones is a quicker information dissemination mechanism than the Internet Joking aside one of the things I have noticed about Central and Eastern European people is that they are phenomenonally good at networking. I was once told that it was a result of communism when things were in short supply. That may well have been tongue in cheek though

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Mar 8, 07, 11:33 / #
Quoting: FISZ He may not belong to a carrier that allows outbound to the US. That could be true. But depending on the country, some US cells won't work in them. But then it all depends on the carrier too. Quoting: Tamara they called it "ba,ki". Was it maybe "dzwonki"?

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Edited by: FISZ Mar 8, 07, 11:51 / #
Quoting: krysia That could be true. But depending on the country, some US cells won't work in them. But then it all depends on the carrier too. Well, I know some carriers here can't roam in Europe..like all CDMA (verizon) But, most GSM if the correct freq. can roam anywhere in europe. ....crrently working for a wireless provider in the US...in case you wre curious

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Edited by: krysia Mar 8, 07, 11:56 / #
I live in a dinky little town. They don't have much choices of carriers. I have US cellular and it's the best one because I can text messages and have direct contact with Europe. Other providers will charge extra for that or don't have it at all.

pingwinThreads: 3 Posts: 164 Joined: Feb 2, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:12 / #
I have T-Mobile. There service sucks at times but I have an open GSM phone and can text messages and receive massages. I also can buy any SIMS card and use it locally it's much cheaper. Example, my mother went to Poland roamed in Poland all the time but it was $0.99 a minute. Imagaine my phone bills for the three months she was there. Last year I bought her a Polish SIMS card showed her how to use it and she got a local cell phone number in Poland, free incoming calls, voicemail and SMS. The rates were much cheaper as well.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,340 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:15 / #
Quoting: pingwin but I have an open GSM phone and can text messages and receive massages Wow - I want a phone that lets me receive massages - Swedish, Thai ? Only kiddinn'

pingwinThreads: 3 Posts: 164 Joined: Feb 2, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:26 / #
Quoting: szarlotka Wow - I want a phone that lets me receive massages - Swedish, Thai ? Only kiddinn' How abt Maldives???

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,340 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:28 / #
OK I'm sold on the idea. Beautiful Islands, friendly people and great diving

pingwinThreads: 3 Posts: 164 Joined: Feb 2, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:36 / #
Quoting: szarlotka OK I'm sold on the idea. Beautiful Islands, friendly people and great diving I wish I was there instead of here in this freezing state texting back and forth!

Aga76Threads: 1 Posts: 42 Joined: Feb 25, 07	Mar 8, 07, 12:37 / #
Quoting: me I am wondering what providers offer the best service, prices for handsets, offers. I have looked through the websites of "Orange" "Eras" and seen what they offer. Orange is the cheapest and most popular amongst the Poles

KeatsgrayThreads: 7 Posts: 5 Joined: Jun 17, 07	Jul 31, 07, 11:12 / #
Topic attached on merging: Cell phones in Poland Since I will be moving to Poland, I wanted to get a cell phone for local services. I have my phone from the states. Do you think it would be best to bring my phone from home and set up services or just buy one in Poland? Will they set up services through a verizon wireless? What are the average service prices and prices of a phone? Thanks for the help...

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Jul 31, 07, 11:15 / #
just get yourself a local sim card - if your american phone needs unlocking its easy to get done, otherwise just pick up on over here - not expensive

K13Threads: 2 Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 30, 09	Feb 3, 09, 13:16 / #
Thread attached on merging: Cell phone plan in Poland to make international calls? Hello, Can someone tell me of a good cell phone plan that will let me contact my family in the US?

susiThreads: 1 Posts: 6 Joined: Dec 24, 08	Feb 5, 09, 18:01 / #
Don't know if this is of help for anyone but here is my solution: My choice is a very simple Nokia model (second hand, old fashioned=no big deal if got stolen or lost) which is of course unlocked being second hand. While at home (EU) I put my local SIM in and that's it. While at my second home in Poland I put the local prepaid (Carrefour) SIM in and that's it again. Long distance calls from Poland are no problem with either of the SIMs but way too expensive for me (about 2zl/min). So, I use Messenger and Skype to chat with my friends. I've found this solution best for me. Hope this helps?

polskyThreads: 5 Posts: 98 Joined: May 26, 09	Jun 25, 09, 18:48 / #
Jun 25, 09, 20:17 - Thread attached on merging: PREPAID SIMCARD MOBILE PHONE rates Comparison ERA , PLUS and ORANGE Hi I am looking very hard to find a complete PREPAID SIMCARD MOBILE PHONES rates comparison from all the GSM networks prepaid simcards ERA , PLUS , ORANGE For example there are 5 different types of Orange prepaid: Orange Go, Orange Music, etc What I am looking for is the mobile prepaid type of simcard which will give me the LOWEST rates to call landlines (fixed phones) inside Poland Thank you in advance guys!