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Verizon has numerous CDMA phones which have a SIM card which will allow them to work overseas in a GSM environment (but not in the USA - i.e. not on the ATT network).
If you have a "Global" phone, then you need to contact Verizon and get set up with an international plan.
Up until the end of June, there were no Verizon 4G phones that were Global, although a number were "Global Ready" with SIM cards already installed. With the recent release of the Ice Cream Sandwich software on several 4G phone, some "Global Ready" phones such as the RAZR and RAZR MAX became truly "Global". This was great for me as I left for the UK 2 days after the update, and my RAZR Maxx worked great over there. Phone, text and e-mail. $25 for each 100 mg of on-line plus about $1.25/minute to make or receive calls.
Previously, I used a Droid Pro overseas. It was a Global 3G phone.
I don't know where the Bionic stands on this subject. If it is a 4G phone and has a SIM card, then it probably needs to run ICS to be Global.
Hope this helps.
