Frugal Ways to Stay in Touch on the Road  by Nora Dunn on 5
February 2008 16 comments  When I left "home" for a life of
travel and adventure, I needed a way for family and friends to
stay in touch (and despite the internet age we live in, I have
some family members who refuse to venture into cyberspace). I
had a smokin' deal on my cellular service and was hesitant to
give up my local cell phone number, but I also knew that roaming
and long distance charges on the road would prohibit my ability
to use that number while traveling.  After speaking to many
people and spending way too much time online researching, I
discovered the perfect way to stay in touch on the cheap while
on the road.  1) Buy (or ensure you already own) a GSM Quad Band
Phone.  Around the world cell phone network frequencies vary,
and some phones have the ability to read these signals while
others don't.  GSM stands for Global System for Mobile
Communications. (You will rarely see it referred to as anything
other than GSM though).  The freque