[beta_plus]

If this is an abuse of the forum I apologize right now and won't be upset at all if the thread gets deleted, though please don't ban me.

That being said, I'm having a really frustrating time trying to figure out what is a good smart phone to buy for travel in SE Europe and Turkey. The websites I do find are infuriatingly vague on what you need to look for in a smart phone for travel.

Basically, I'm looking for a smart phone that I can pop a new SIM card in no matter which country that I am in and be confident that the phone will work. I really don't care about iPhone vs. Android. I would prefer the phone be on the cheap side so that I don't get upset if I lose it or it gets stolen. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

[Greek kamaki]

IPhone does its job abroad.Tablets are also quite useful during long travels.

[Cr33pin]

My droid 2 global works in fine in every country i have been to. Just put in a new sim card an turn it on an everything works just as it did in the USA

I feel pretty sure that iphones work just as well.... but my motto is "FUCK APPLE"

[Deb Auchery]

HTC Desire HD has worked in every country I've been to without a problem.......BUT if you are staying in Turkey for more than one month then I believe you will have to register it with the government or it will stop working after that time

[WanderingSoul]

Man, wish I didn't have an HTC Incredible back home. POS doesn't have a sim card so I got some cheap ass phone here in Bangkok.

[xmlenigma]

Depends on how cheap you want it to be. It could be an older iPhone or cheap low end Android. Depends on your PRICE POINT!