Forum: Italy
07-06-2013, 14:49
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,860
Wind Coverage
Bought a new Wind card as their website claimed our village now had HSPDA reception. They lied about the reception but got the card for 7 euro a month for 120 minutes of talk and unlimited (throttled...
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Forum: Italy
24-10-2012, 18:03
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,550
They all seem to be the same. We are in Villa...
They all seem to be the same. We are in Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi. L'Aquila is 30 km away and they have 4g! Any idea if TIM, WIND and Vodafone are upgrading their rural systems in the near...
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Forum: Italy
19-10-2012, 19:42
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,550
TIM Data Speeds
Any idea when TIM will upgrade their data speeds? We still have only GSM in our village and it is painfully slow!
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Forum: Italy
19-06-2012, 18:16
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,417
Wind Canada
Wind Canada uses 1700Mhz to transmit and 2100Mhz to recieve. Those are the only frequencies they use. They have no GSM frequencies but the phones they sell usually work on the GSM frequencies as well.
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Forum: Italy
08-06-2012, 15:16
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,417
New Option For Canadians
Wind Mobile Canada has introduced a new option where you can roam in Italy for 0.20 cents/minute for all calls including back to Canada. The option is free until september then it will be $8/ month....
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Forum: Italy
21-03-2012, 15:07
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,504
Recharge from abroad
TIM just sent an email saying you can use an American Express credit card to recharge from outside Italy by going to the American Express website! I don't have one but wondered if anyone had tried...
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Forum: Italy
22-06-2011, 14:26
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Recharge
Up to a year ago I could recharge my Wind number with my Canadian credit card but no more. I now use Saveonroaming. They have a service charge (5 euro I think) but I only use them once a year to keep...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
01-06-2011, 19:55
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
Nomi Gone
Well I just learned Nomi has gone bankrupt. So much for cheap calls!
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 18:39
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 16:58
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 16:24
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
10-01-2011, 16:49
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
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Forum: Italy
10-01-2011, 15:23
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
Error
No matter if I try credit cards or Paypal I get "La richiesta di ricarica non e stata accettata" I paid saveonroaming 15 euro by paypal, no trouble, but they haven't added it to my Wind number yet....
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Forum: Italy
09-01-2011, 23:28
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,516
Have you checked to be sure your phones will...
Have you checked to be sure your phones will work. You will need quad band phones if you are coming from the US. Also their may not be 3g in the mountains so internet will be painfully slow. Maybe...
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Forum: Italy
09-01-2011, 23:01
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
I have verified by Visa and it comes up on the...
I have verified by Visa and it comes up on the site but after everything is entered they say they can't accept it and make other arrangements for payment. If it wasn't for the fact I've got 37 euros...
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Forum: Italy
09-01-2011, 22:58
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
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Forum: Italy
09-01-2011, 18:32
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
Sold or merged with a Russian company. I don't...
Sold or merged with a Russian company. I don't know if it's gone through yet. Shouldn't make a difference but.... When we are in Italy this year I will pick up a debit card from our bank in Pescara....
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Forum: Italy
08-01-2011, 22:48
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
Wind Finally Caught Up With Me
Well after 4 years of being able to topup my Wind card from Canada, the website is now refusing to accept any of my credit cards or paypal. Giving saveonroaming.net a try and if it dosen't work I'll...
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Forum: Italy
01-10-2010, 17:50
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
They are quite clear on the website that the...
They are quite clear on the website that the option will automatically renew every month until discontinued. All it takes is a sms message to activate or deactivate. Sometimes I forget but Wind roams...
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Forum: Italy
30-09-2010, 14:51
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,258
Carrufo
We are in Carrufo, a frazione of Villa Santa Lucia, just down from Castel del Monte where they filmed that George Cluny movie The American and across the valley from Capestrano in the Abruzzo.
I was...
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Forum: Italy
29-09-2010, 15:15
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,258
So the chance of getting 3g in our village is...
So the chance of getting 3g in our village is slim. I have been sitting out in the piazza with my cell phone tethered to my laptop and taking a half hour to download a few emails up until now. They...
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Forum: Italy
29-09-2010, 15:09
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,842
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Forum: Italy
29-09-2010, 02:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,842
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Forum: Italy
28-09-2010, 18:32
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,258
Wind Italy
Is Wind expanding there 3g coverage? Any timetable?
We still don't have 3g in our village and I'am wondering if I should bite the bullet and get a landline installed mainly for ADSL (we don't have...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
27-09-2010, 15:57
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
Nomi
Well I have tried out Nomi in England. It works great! Long distance to Canada is now 3p/min. and best of all I can top up on line using my Canadian credit card.
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Forum: Italy
08-09-2010, 16:34
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Codice Fiscale
Nobody seems to care. The stores make a copy of your passport and give you a sim card. The bank gave us ours when we opened a bank account in Pescara and it worked for buying a house.
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Forum: Italy
23-08-2010, 15:22
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Unfortunately I haven't found a simple solution...
Unfortunately I haven't found a simple solution to the problem of maintaining a TIM sim. I suppose as we have an Italian bank account we could try and set up a periodic payment scheme but it dosen't...
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Forum: Italy
20-08-2010, 16:32
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
20-08-2010, 16:30
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Filling a TIM card
I have the same problem with my wife's Tim card. I have a Wind card and can fill it online from Canada with a Canadian credit card. I am buying my wife a Wind card to replace her Tim!
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Forum: Italy
23-06-2010, 21:50
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
15-04-2010, 21:10
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,685
Pieno Wind
It appears Wind Italy now restricts "call your country" to the 5 cent plan. This means I have to pay the 5 euro a month plus the 4 euro every 4 months?
It appears the rates to Canada have dropped to...
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Forum: Italy
24-03-2010, 18:51
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,168
Don't know anything about an iphone but with my...
Don't know anything about an iphone but with my old Motorola Z8 once the APN was set and I had activated the data plan everything just worked. I use gmail and there was nothing else to do. I could...
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Forum: Italy
24-03-2010, 15:27
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,168
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Forum: Italy
24-03-2010, 13:52
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,168
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Forum: Italy
22-03-2010, 15:29
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,168
Wind Italy Internet No Stop
I just noticed this on Wind's website. It seems to say 1 gb data for 9 euro a month. Good deal if it's true.
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Forum: Americas
05-03-2010, 21:18
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,977
At&t
I made a mistake by activating it online from here so they messaged the account password to the phone which dosen't work in Canada! I picked up an online voucher and phoned them and they added the...
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Forum: Americas
05-03-2010, 15:07
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,977
At&t
My wife just got back from Cancun and the AT&T 0.25/min worked great.
A bit of a hassle adding money from Canada as the GoPhones don't roam here.
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Forum: Italy
23-02-2010, 15:01
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
As long as you add some money within a year. I...
As long as you add some money within a year. I have been able to keep my Wind number by setting up an account on their website and adding a few euro every 10 months or so with a Canadian credit card....
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Forum: UK & Ireland
03-02-2010, 15:02
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
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Forum: UK & Ireland
02-02-2010, 19:49
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
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Forum: UK & Ireland
02-02-2010, 14:51
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
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Forum: Italy
01-02-2010, 20:29
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,847
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Forum: UK & Ireland
01-02-2010, 20:21
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
I'am paying 20p/min with Vodafone UK and their...
I'am paying 20p/min with Vodafone UK and their long distance rate is .79p/min.
I think I'll order one of there sims and give it a try next time we are in England.
To bad they haven't fixed the...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
31-01-2010, 22:33
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
Nomi Mobile UK
Anyone tried this one. Rates are very low 5p/min in England and 5p/min long distance to call Canada. Sim cards from Telestial.
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Forum: Americas
25-01-2010, 15:15
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Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
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Forum: Italy
17-01-2010, 21:18
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Replies: 42
Views: 25,182
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Forum: Americas
01-01-2010, 19:39
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Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Finally gave up and took the phone back. Nobody...
Finally gave up and took the phone back. Nobody buying in the store and lots of people returning their phones!
If they survive this fiasco I will give them another try in a year or so.
Just found a...
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Forum: Italy
23-12-2009, 19:17
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,901
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Forum: Americas
23-12-2009, 16:12
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Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
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Forum: Americas
23-12-2009, 16:09
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Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
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