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20 July, 2006

Message me!

Filed under: USA by Joel @ 12:46 pm, 20 July 2006.

Well, you could call me too, but I have to pay when you call me because the American phone system is silly. Still, my number while in the USA is:

+1-415-248-6111 (Note, 25 Dec. 2006: this number is now invalid. Do not try to call me on it. When I am in Canada, call me on +1-514-659-4506)

It’s been tricky to find a phone. Because my last one in Australia was crap, I didn’t mind paying for a phone that I could use in Australia too, but that seems to mean enormous prices. But prepaid is new to America (plans all have 1-2 year contracts), and if I want to use the phone in Canada, I need it to be unlocked, too (and to buy a Canadian SIM when I get there), so it becomes a very costly ordeal. In the end I bought a mediocre Motorola v188 which is quad-band GSM (so it will work the world-over), locked for now, but for only a moderately expensive deal (about AU$110 including 150 mins talk time- yes, that’s a lot for a mediocre phone, but less than I would pay otherwise, I think). At least now I have a phone so I can finally fill in that field on forms… And talk to people while on trains and buses. (And give it to nice Jewish babes?)

Ciao from San Francisco! More later…

2 Comments »

  1. joel it looks like you are having an absolute whale of a time!
    is there any chance we can squeeze into your suitcase for the other 7 months of your trip and have as much fun as you are having now?? just chuck out a few bundles of clothes and replace them with people- easy!

    Comment by trudi — 20 July, 2006 @ 9:34 pm

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