In Reply to: What are smart phones? posted by namrod on Wednesday, 18. March 2009 at 15:17 Bali Time:
any old basic prepaid SIM card type phone. Make sure it's unlocked so you can use any service. You'll see heaps of little stalls selling cards and phones, and credit. Get them to put one in, and activate it for you. You'll be able to call and text home for very very little money.
If you use international roaming it will cost you a fortune.
As Dennisc said, the smart phones are like a very basic little mobile phone.
They are often NOT available though, and I found them a little unreliable to call.About half the time there would come up a message saying 'server busy'. I wonder if they've sold more than they can service??