<human>: I'm leaving for Europe in 2 weeks and will be traveling there for 8 months. I would like to use local sim cards for some parts of my trip. I currently have a contract with Verizon Wireless that ends in August, and my phone will be unlocked at that time. Do I need to cancel my service with verizon in August and then use prepaid sim cards that I'll pick up during my travels? Or do I need keep my service running at home for my phone to function? I don't really want to pay monthly bills for verizon service when I won't be using their network and I'll already be paying for the prepaid sims elsewhere.

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<bot>: Looking for advice on how to use local sim cards internationally and wondering if I need to keep my verizon service at home active. If I don't need to, how do I cancel it when my contract ends in August