Talk:Germany/@comment-26535913-20150627003445/@comment-24682153-20150627065158

Hi. Verizon Android Samsung Note 4  works on GSM 2G and 3G in Europe. The same is true for the Verizon Samsung Note 3 (for settings see here). That's why Verizon calls both a "world phone". On the other hand, your Verizon Motorola Droid will be dead in Europe. It's a CDMA-only phone.

Still, you can tether to it as it has WiFi. Tethering is treated differently by European providers. In its strict sense, it's building a mobile hotspot from your phone, sometimes it applies to mobile hotspot routers (Mifis like the Huawei E5330) too. You have to check each offer seperately esp. when it says that tethering is blocked like on Lycamobile.

Calling home to the US using VoIP like Skype or others is cheap and easy (esp. if you use a WiFi), but landlines can be cheap as well if you can grab one. Outside of WI-FI hotspots there is nothing like real "unlimited" mobile internet on SIM cards in these countries. You'll be charged for data you use and they'll charge you very high for "roaming" data, that is data outside of the home country or network of your plan.