Forum: UK & Ireland
04-07-2011, 00:29
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,960
In general, calling all terminating mobile...
In general, calling all terminating mobile numbers in Europe will cost you significantly more than calling landline numbers. If you call an Irish Meteor or Tesco Mobile number from US or elsewhere,...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
03-07-2011, 23:23
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,528
Just to confirm that it is really easy to get...
Just to confirm that it is really easy to get SIMs in Ireland - no need for passport or ID. Some of the operators - eg Meteor - offer free SIMs, and you add a top up using credit card, on-line etc. ...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
03-07-2011, 23:14
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,960
Be careful with Tesco Mobile. They are an MVNO...
Be careful with Tesco Mobile. They are an MVNO on the O2 network, and some services have been deliberately dumbed down to differentiate from the host network service. For example they don't offer 3G...
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Forum: Europe
24-05-2011, 00:01
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,949
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Forum: Europe
05-05-2011, 10:15
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,784
Excellent post. This capability is completely...
Excellent post. This capability is completely ignored by most users who blindly choose networks based on hyped up marketing of hypothetical speeds on HSPA+
In Ireland, the 3G networks with EDGE as...
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Forum: Europe
25-04-2011, 09:13
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,197
Yes - it is the Connect 4 prepaid tariff....
Yes - it is the Connect 4 prepaid tariff. Tomorrow is the last day of trip and I have only used 30% of my quota :-) During that time, I have been using Google Maps continuously, making all the phone...
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Forum: Europe
21-04-2011, 05:53
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,197
Just an update....I am now in St Petersburg and...
Just an update....I am now in St Petersburg and have a working Russian SIM.
I signed up with MTS(MTC). It was a totally painless process. The guy in the phone shop on Nevsky Prospect spoke English...
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Forum: Europe
05-04-2011, 22:42
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,197
Prepaid data in Russia - St Petersburg
Has anyone got a recommendation for a Prepaid Data SIM in St Petersburg, Russia?
There are suggestions on the Internet that only Russian citizens can buy SIMs? Is this still the case? There...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
21-08-2010, 10:26
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
I don't know how long the credit lasts for. The...
I don't know how long the credit lasts for. The daily tariff plan is not tied to a month (they have another monthly tariff) - so I have no reason to believe that credit will expire at the end of a...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
20-08-2010, 07:50
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
04-08-2010, 12:17
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Replies: 7
Views: 29,079
I am just back from 10 days in Spain. I got a...
I am just back from 10 days in Spain. I got a Carrefour pre-pay SIM for €15, with a limit of 100MB per day - ie total of 1GByte. If you want to extend - you can re-charge in units of €5, and it...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
29-07-2010, 03:17
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
The Carrefour SIM is intended for use in their...
The Carrefour SIM is intended for use in their Dongle, and I think it is meant to be data only. They also sell it with a dongle, and in this case the dongle software probably automatically installs...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
27-07-2010, 17:18
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
23-07-2010, 22:10
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
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Forum: UK & Ireland
02-05-2010, 12:25
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,151
Prepaid Data in Ireland
On a recent trip to Italy, I found the Prepaid data information very useful in selecting a SIM for temporary Internet access in Italy.
As I normally live in Ireland, I have copied the Italy data...
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