PrePaidGSM.net Forum http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:54:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/images/element/misc/rss.jpg PrePaidGSM.net Forum http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum Setting for access point in Nokia while in Italy http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6214-setting-access-point-nokia-while-italy.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:13:38 GMT I will travel in Italy for about 10 days, and I need a prepaid sim card just for data. Just went over the sticky and previous Italy threads, I... I will travel in Italy for about 10 days, and I need a prepaid sim card just for data.
Just went over the sticky and previous Italy threads, I think I have everything understood.

One small issue though:
When I first started to use my phone for data in my home country, I had to send a SMS in order to get all the internet access points configured.
Is there a similar procedure I need to do in Italy? or should it be configured manually (and if yes, how do I do it in a Symbian 9.5 based Nokia phone)? ]]> Europe teves http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6214-setting-access-point-nokia-while-italy.html Wanted: Spain data sim http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/buy-sell-trade/6200-wanted-spain-data-sim.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:18:26 GMT Hiya guys,

Am on the hunt for a sim which I can use on a visit to Menorca in October.

I've got an unlocked Mifi which I want to use it in - so am only interested in good data deals.

Happy to pay via Paypal to someone reliable.

Cheers,

Chris ]]> Buy, Sell, Trade Chris K http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/buy-sell-trade/6200-wanted-spain-data-sim.html Sweden http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6199-sweden.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:55:23 GMT Hello, Does anybody know if it is possible for a short time visitor to buy a prepaid SIM for voice + data in Sweden? If yes, which... Hello,

Does anybody know if it is possible for a short time visitor to buy a prepaid SIM for voice + data in Sweden? If yes, which operator/package do you recommend? No big volumes of data, maybe up to 500 MB is more than enough.

Regards,

hkr ]]> Europe hkr http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6199-sweden.html <![CDATA[Is the need for an "International" SIM Card ending?]]> http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6195-need-international-sim-card-ending.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:33:22 GMT 1. I understand that users in the EU can now roam on each others networks at reasonable rates.
2. It wasn't too many years ago that users in the U.S. paid a lot of money just to roam outside their local area. You paid a lot for long distance just within the U.S. Now, users in the U.S. can go anywhere within the country and call anywhere within the country FREE. Unlimited cell calling in the U.S. is less than $100. (In the U.S., cell phones work like land lines, no extra charges to call a cell phone.)
I think, sometime in the near future, roaming between countries will be seamless. Many companies already own stakes in several countries (Vodafone, TMobile et al). We can already use 3rd party routing to call from country to country for only a few cents (pesos, sheckels).
3. There is now a service from Sprint in the U.S. where you can get unlimited data via wifi over their 3G network. You get a small "wifi card" (a little bigger than a pack of cigarettes) and can connect up to 5 devices to its wifi signal as long as they are within 10 meters. Seems to me you could make use of that to make voice calls. No contract is required. You can just pay for it for the months you need service. Seems to me visitors from overseas could make good use of this.
4. We just returned from 2 weeks in Argentina, Brazil and Uraguay. We made good use of T-Mobile (U.S.) UMA feature that allows you to make calls just as though you were standing in the U.S. Rogers, Canada has the same feature. (I think a couple countries overseas have this.) With wifi getting almost universal (like all McDonalds), roaming for free is quite easy. Expensive hotels still charge an extra high fee for accessing wifi, but moderate and lower end hotels have it for free. Many restaurants had free wifi.

Bottom line - I felt no need to get prepaid SIMS. I did pay TMobile the 66 cents/day for the 2 weeks to get/send unlimited email via our BlackBerrys. We also made use of the BB free message system to keep in touch if we got separated.

For visitors to the U.S. = look into Sprint's unlimited data service. Also, T-Mobile has unlimited prepaid calling for $40/mo. That, with GoogleVoice would let you call home for 2-3 cents/min. to most first world landlines.

...mike ]]> International GSM prepaid cards snidely http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6195-need-international-sim-card-ending.html Single American +1 Prepaid SIM Card http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6188-single-american-1-prepaid-sim-card.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:21:49 GMT Guys, Can someone please advise me on where to get a single american prepaid SIM card that offers good international roaming...? I was using one... Guys,
Can someone please advise me on where to get a single american prepaid SIM card that offers good international roaming...?
I was using one before but they are no longer active talking about upgrading their system for a better quality service and its taking forever to come back.

please anyone, who can help with where to get and please I do not need the dual number service as offered by callkey and others.

Thanks guys. ]]> International GSM prepaid cards NetBritt http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6188-single-american-1-prepaid-sim-card.html Bad news from Wind Italy http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6186-bad-news-wind-italy.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:26:45 GMT Starting *November 15th 2010* all per KB rates will cease to exist for old and new Wind customers! :nono: Starting from that date the only rate... Starting November 15th 2010 all per KB rates will cease to exist for old and new Wind customers! :nono:

Starting from that date the only rate available for data (web) will be the time billed one, the horrible € 0.50/15 minutes (billed at 15 minutes increments).
No news about roaming rates, let's hope they will keep the actual, per KB, ones.

Also all old MEGA options will decease.
Mega1500 users will automatically migrate to Internet No Stop
Mega No Limit and Mega 15000 users will automatically migrate to Mega Unlimited.

So the only 2 data offers available will be:
- Internet No Stop: 9€/month, 1GB at full band (then 32kbps limitation applies)
- Mega Unlimited: 20€/month, 10GB at full band (then 32kbps limitation applies)

Time billed options will probably still be available, but they are already of no use. ]]> Europe Effendi http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6186-bad-news-wind-italy.html Canada is a telecom backwater, says bold backer of Wind Mobile http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/off-topic-any-other-discussion/6185-canada-telecom-backwater-says-bold-backer-wind-mobile.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:47:13 GMT Some background on Wind's operations worldwide, its owner and its foray into the Canadian market: Canada is a telecom backwater, says bold backer of Wind Mobile
Quote:
Naguib Sawiris, the billionaire scion of Egypt’s most prominent business family, dove into the embers of post-invasion Iraq with a $5-million (U.S.) bid to offer cellphone service and rose from the ashes four years later to sell his network for $1.2-billion.

Mr. Sawiris has a gift for extracting profits from the world’s most volatile telecom markets. His wireless company is the largest taxpayer in unstable Pakistan. He partnered with the dictatorship of North Korea to become the first cellphone provider in that country. And he operates in impoverished Bangladesh, where the monthly bill is around $2.50.

“We go where people don’t dare to go,” the executive chairman of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE and Weather Investments SpA told The Globe and Mail in an exclusive interview. “We’re crazy, adventurous.”

Which is why he now finds himself in Canada – a country with an investment climate he says is worse than the emerging markets in which he usually operates...
]]> Off Topic (any other discussion) bylo http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/off-topic-any-other-discussion/6185-canada-telecom-backwater-says-bold-backer-wind-mobile.html Maxroam now in French Italian Polish Spanish and German language http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6180-maxroam-now-french-italian-polish-spanish-german-language.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:33:24 GMT Thanks collaboration with Ryanair fly low cost Maxroam (http://www.maxroam.com) open the web site in French Italian Polish Spanish and German... Thanks collaboration with Ryanair fly low cost Maxroam open the web site in
French Italian Polish Spanish and German language
French MAXROAM - Appels internationaux mobiles à prix réduits.
Italian MAXroam: roaming internazionale a basso costo per cellulari e dispositivi mobili
Polish MAXroam ? tani roaming w telefonach komórkowych
Spanish MAXROAM: servicios de itinerancia internacional de bajo coste para teléfonos móviles
German MAXROAM ? Günstiges internationales Roaming für Handy und Mobilfunk
:D:D:D ]]> International GSM prepaid cards vr1970 http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/international-gsm-prepaid-cards/6180-maxroam-now-french-italian-polish-spanish-german-language.html 3G router with external antenna + internal simcard http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6178-3g-router-external-antenna-internal-simcard.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:47:41 GMT Here's an impression of two 3G UMTS routers with external antenna and internal simcard.

3G router for fixed internet access

Solution fits for those living in rural area's with weak 3G signals or moving about in campervans, motorhomes or boats.

Cheers ]]> Europe laptopnomad http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6178-3g-router-external-antenna-internal-simcard.html Portugal PAYT sim cards http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6165-portugal-payt-sim-cards.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:20:03 GMT Can anyone give some advice please? A few years ago I purchased a new but activated UZO PAYT sim card on ebay to use while on holiday in Portugal.... Can anyone give some advice please?

A few years ago I purchased a new but activated UZO PAYT sim card on ebay to use while on holiday in Portugal. As I am off to Portugal again I checked on ebay without success to purchase another. I have googled and there are none to be found. I suppose like Italy and Spain due to new laws you now have to purchase and register a sim with various proof of ID in the country.

Can anyone tell me how easy or difficult is is for a non resident to purchase a PAYT sim?

Thanks.

:o ]]> Europe Intasun77 http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6165-portugal-payt-sim-cards.html Help Setting Up Nokia E71 with Fonic for Data http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6161-help-setting-up-nokia-e71-fonic-data.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:41:29 GMT Inquisitor, I hope you are out there! I now have my Nokia E71 and a Fonic SIM card. What do I need to do re: entering the necessary settings so that... Inquisitor, I hope you are out there! I now have my Nokia E71 and a Fonic SIM card. What do I need to do re: entering the necessary settings so that I can access interenet and e-mail. When I went into settings to connection to packet data it said three.co.uk in the box under Access Point. So confused! Help. Thanks, Lizzie ]]> Europe lizzie1955 http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6161-help-setting-up-nokia-e71-fonic-data.html Updated prepaid info for Greece? http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6158-updated-prepaid-info-greece.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:07:38 GMT Hi, Planning to travel to Greece next month. Is there an updated summary page comparing 3G/Data offers in Greece? Further, is there a page... Hi,

Planning to travel to Greece next month.

Is there an updated summary page comparing 3G/Data offers in Greece?

Further, is there a page summarizing the technical info (APNs, etc) for the various providers?

Thanks. ]]> Europe wisniak http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6158-updated-prepaid-info-greece.html Quebec City Prepaid http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/americas/6155-quebec-city-prepaid.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:24:33 GMT We're going to Quebec City in 3 weeks for 5 days, and I wanted to get (maybe 2) prepaid sims for local calls and to/from the US. Most of the threads are a year old so I wanted to see if there were any recent recommendations. I'd like to be able to get data also for an iphone, but assume that it would be prohibitive cost-wise, so that would not be necessary....I can use wifi if needed.

Thanks ]]> Americas sgmidf http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/americas/6155-quebec-city-prepaid.html 3G prepaid internet access in Holland http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6154-3g-prepaid-internet-access-holland.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:10:56 GMT Here's a bit about my experience with exploring prepaid / prepay / PAYG 3G internet in Holland - The Netherlands.

3G prepaid internet access in Holland

It's a fairly simple process to get connected, though depending of the length of the visit, the best is either Vodafone or T-mobile or a combination of both. ]]> Europe laptopnomad http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6154-3g-prepaid-internet-access-holland.html Aldi prepaid sim Germany http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6150-aldi-prepaid-sim-germany.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:09:36 GMT Hello everyone. I'm in Germany currently and I'm having a little trouble with the aldi sim I bought.

I registered as a new customer on the median mobile site. I put down my hotel name as the address and put down the sim number and mobile phone number. I was then taken to a page where it told me my customer number and order number. It said something about waiting six hours and it had 2 links. No idea what they meant. My german is really appalling. I'm just wondering if my sim is registered now? I'm sure I've done something wrong I've not had chance to check it yet.

I've had no email and I thought it would ask me what tariff I would like to go on. Has anyone here got any clue about the registration process? I'll try the sim later but I thought I'd ask now. Just found a free wireless access point!

Thanks! ]]> Europe Confusedone http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/europe/6150-aldi-prepaid-sim-germany.html