mpbear,
Click on the link I provided you in my post above. There are also many, many testimonials on this board.
As to your cell phone, I do not know what type of phone you have or who your carrier is. Do you have a tri band (you don't need quad band here) phone with a carrier that has an agreement with the "locals", so to speak? Look on line at your carrier's website for coverage info.
If you need to buy a new phone, do a search in off topic and that is covered there with many options and opinions.
