Happy New Year from Asia, everybody, one last post before we take off for Burma. Thanks to Sony Ericsson and T-Mobile, I turned on my mobile phone here in Bangkok and whatdyaknow, I've got service! Texting, voice mail, etc., no different than being back in the US (except it's $1.49/minute in Thailand). How is this possible? GSM. Here's the worldwide coverage list. Technology rocks.