The Spanish phone company is Telefonica - see http://www.telefonica.com/en/home/jsp/home.jsp The standard EU/ES phone type is GSM - which the BB touch appears to be. Depending on how long they are there - they can get a Telefonica sim card and get a local phone number. I think you have to be in Spain to do that - most large stores will have that in the electronics dept, maybe even the airport. I recall paying about 20-30 EU for that and recharged it maybe once. (We were there for 3 months.) Warning: dealing with Telefonica if your Spanish is poor or non-existent can be a pain, we managed ok with the help of more fluent friends on a few occasions. For calls to the US, nothing beats Skype and I even used that some times for in country or in EU calls. Check the various plans, getting a call-in or call-out number can be very useful. buen viaje Rich On 7/18/2011 1:09 PM, Susanna Opper wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a friend who will be traveling to Spain in September. Her carrier is AT&T; her > phone is a Blackberry Torch. Her job requires that she communicate by phone and email > while away. What is the most efficient and economical way to handle this? > > > > Many thanks, > > --Susanna > > > > *-------------------------------------* > > *Susanna Opper* > > Shawenon Communications > > /Our distinction is communicating your distinction/ > > 413-528-6494 > > susanna at shawenon.com > > www.shawenon.com > > Twitter: @SusannaOpper > > > > > > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com > Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com > Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com > > > -- > Rich Roth > Webmaster/Steering Committee Member > Hidden-tech http://www.hidden-tech.net > The Talent you need is right here, > Join and share your skills > ((Sponsored by Thrives Media)) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20110718/446a9b5e/attachment.html