Forum: Europe
28-10-2008, 00:16
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,753
I might be inclined to suggest an international...
I might be inclined to suggest an international roaming SIM for voice and taking a laptop with a good data card and a high-gain external antenna; maybe a Boingo account too. There are good options...
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Forum: Americas
26-10-2008, 03:09
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
Here's a thread on HoFo...
Here's a thread on HoFo (http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=886148) about Tuyo Mobile. It seems that the 50c/day WAP feature only gets you to their walled garden where you can spend more...
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Forum: Americas
25-10-2008, 23:31
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
Here's the information about the Tuyo WAP...
Here's the information about the Tuyo WAP service. I found it in the terms & conditions:
Beyond the 50c access fee they charge for content download. Now, I wonder just how much wiggle room you get...
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Forum: Americas
25-10-2008, 23:01
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
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Forum: Americas
25-10-2008, 12:58
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
I was just looking around the tuyo.com website...
I was just looking around the tuyo.com website and found a page that mentioned 50c/day for WAP access. It seems you activate the option and get 24 hours of WAP access. Now, I have no idea what "WAP"...
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Forum: Americas
25-10-2008, 12:27
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
When I fuel my car, the pump frequently asks me...
When I fuel my car, the pump frequently asks me to enter my "zip code" (US postal code). I never considered what would happen if I used a non-US credit card. I guess I could always take it inside to...
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Forum: Americas
24-10-2008, 12:36
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Replies: 56
Views: 25,933
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Forum: Americas
13-10-2008, 15:08
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,985
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
13-10-2008, 13:31
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,014
How's your economy?
Since this is a very diverse, international group, I was just interested in your opinion of the economy where you live. Everyone here in the US is in a panic. Headlines read, "Fear grips the market!"...
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Forum: Americas
13-10-2008, 13:13
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,985
:eek: :eek:...
:eek: :eek: %$#?!?!?!$$$$$$£¥¢€£¥¢€£¥¢€!! :eek:
Well I always carry a cord but I'd never have used it at those rates. How much was a glass of water??!! Last time I was in Bermuda was '79....
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Forum: Americas
12-10-2008, 14:32
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,985
CBW rates from Bermuda are about 20c/min. That...
CBW rates from Bermuda are about 20c/min. That would lower the rate for calls to the US to about 45c/min from the mobile. Did you have access to the Internet and/or a landline that could receive a...
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Forum: Americas
06-10-2008, 23:16
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,807
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
06-10-2008, 23:12
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,487
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Forum: Americas
05-10-2008, 01:22
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,807
I don't know the answer to your question but...
I don't know the answer to your question but you'll find almost no one here would advise you to rent a phone. That's why it's called PrePaidGSM.net. The idea is that you own an unlocked multiband GSM...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
25-09-2008, 22:56
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,115
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
24-09-2008, 01:08
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,192
I don't know the answers to your particular...
I don't know the answers to your particular question but can share the experience of one person I knew. He came to the US for 6 months with his PI SIM, thinking he would be able to SMS roam....
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-09-2008, 23:32
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Replies: 38
Views: 19,906
Previously, whenever I tried to send a SMS from...
Previously, whenever I tried to send a SMS from my 09 SIM it just went into the ether and vanished. I thought I'd check it again and this time it worked perfectly to my US T-Mobile account. I also...
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Forum: Europe
21-09-2008, 14:06
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,042
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
21-09-2008, 03:02
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
20-09-2008, 20:07
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
20-09-2008, 15:58
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: Europe
20-09-2008, 13:15
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,042
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Forum: Europe
20-09-2008, 12:28
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,042
I'm wondering how carriers can justify the high...
I'm wondering how carriers can justify the high charges for SMS? Their markup for this product is just breathtaking and the customers now have so many cheap alternatives, including e-mail, Betamax,...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
18-09-2008, 23:39
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
18-09-2008, 12:13
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
17-09-2008, 20:51
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,242
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-09-2008, 05:55
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,884
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
30-08-2008, 17:22
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,340
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
29-08-2008, 23:35
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,361
I've been pleased with my Celtrek SIM. Celtrek...
I've been pleased with my Celtrek SIM. Celtrek has many advantages for the business user: 1) It has a US number, 2) Rates are reasonable and 3) They have company account management tools where the...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
29-08-2008, 23:06
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,361
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
28-08-2008, 01:25
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Replies: 6
Views: 20,816
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
28-08-2008, 01:18
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,884
It depends on if you are accessing WAP pages...
It depends on if you are accessing WAP pages designed for small screens a high prices or regular HTML pages. A WAP page can be as little as a few hundred bytes. Most HTML pages these days are...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
28-08-2008, 01:14
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,340
The best plan may invoive two phones/SIMs:
1. A...
The best plan may invoive two phones/SIMs:
1. A T-Mobile US postpaid international Blackberry plan can actually provide unlimited international data, even though it's not supposed to.
2. Any of the...
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Forum: Europe
27-08-2008, 13:02
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,663
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
27-08-2008, 12:35
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,076
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Forum: Mobile Phones
27-08-2008, 04:02
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,229
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
16-08-2008, 05:11
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,286
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-08-2008, 13:48
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,874
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Forum: Americas
04-07-2008, 18:16
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,141
I wonder if there is a difference between...
I wonder if there is a difference between unlimited MEdia Net and unlimited data. For instance T-Mobile has sold unlimited T-Zones for between $2.99 and $6.99 per month on postpaid accounts, but...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
05-06-2008, 23:03
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,609
One thing to consider is exactly where you are...
One thing to consider is exactly where you are going in Russia and which carriers the card roams with. Unlike most European countries, Russia has a hodge-podge of regional licensees. While I think...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
05-06-2008, 22:54
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,876
Keep track of your SIMs.
Lesson learned: always keep your SIMs in a standard place. A couple of months ago my PDA warned me that it was about time to use my Wind SIM to keep it active. Problem was that I couldn't find my SIM...
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Forum: Americas
24-05-2008, 02:37
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Replies: 23
Views: 12,493
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Forum: Europe
20-05-2008, 23:01
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,663
This was an issue in Thailand. For many years...
This was an issue in Thailand. For many years only phones sold and registered in Thailand could be used in Thailand with a Thai SIM. Eventually they got to the point that you could register your...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
16-05-2008, 00:50
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,897
Aid for Myanmar (Burma)
Having experienced a cyclone (hurricane) myself I really feel for the people of southern Burma right now. Unfortuntely their situation is even more complicated by the xenophobic junta that rules that...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
02-05-2008, 23:28
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,070
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
02-05-2008, 12:44
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,070
They don't seem to have a map on their website...
They don't seem to have a map on their website (http://www.ethionet.et/EthioMobile/home.html) but they describe the coverage as:
It looks like they have just two towers. Probably a good place to...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
24-04-2008, 03:13
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,487
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
23-04-2008, 02:16
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,487
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
23-04-2008, 02:14
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,767
One thing to consider is the idea of using text...
One thing to consider is the idea of using text messages to keep in touch. Who is your US carrier? When I went on a cruise I forwarded all incoming calls to voicemail and left a greeting that told...
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Forum: Americas
16-04-2008, 00:31
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,418
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