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[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by andy_traveller

Also has anyone managed to use GPRS / 3g in India, Thailand, China or New Zealand?

Hello,
Thailand works fine using Orange and AIS network.
In New Zealand the SIM registeres to the network (Vodafone) but does not allow GPRS connection (or lets say it didnt work 3 months ago - maybe now it works).

I dont know for India and China.


Chris

[andy_traveller]

Thanks for the replies!

I know a UK Virgin sim works in New Zealand so I might have to pay ?5 per mb there if it doesn't

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by andy_traveller

Thanks for the replies!

I know a UK Virgin sim works in New Zealand so I might have to pay ?5 per mb there if it doesn't

Maybe interesting for you and all other users here - here is the roaming coverage checkup for the WIND prepaid cards: http://estero.wind.it/it/privati/ricerca_o...ori_privati.php

Chris

[andy_traveller]

Originally Posted by dg7feq

Maybe interesting for you and all other users here - here is the roaming coverage checkup for the WIND prepaid cards: http://estero.wind.it/it/privati/ricerca_o...ori_privati.php

Brilliant - I couldn't find that anywhere myself

Seems like Dati / Fax is available in most places according to that but GPRS might be lacking in India and even Austrailia under 'Ricaricabile' which I take it is what the Wind sim will be i.e. pay as you go / use sim?

I have compiled a quck list of places and whether they offer GPRS which might save time for others looking into using this sim world wide:

GPRS available with Wind sim

Japan
- NTT DoCoMo
- Vodafone K. K
China
- none
Honk Kong
- Hutchison Telecom
- CSL
- Peoples Phone
- Sunday/Mandarin
India
- none
Thailand
- AIS
- TA Orange
Australia
- none
New Zealand
- none
Chile
- none
Brazil
- TIM Brazil
Argentina
- none
Mexico
- none
USA
- AT&T (Cingular Wireless Group)
- T-Mobile USA
Canada
- none

[Effendi]

That list is ok, but it would be better if the link in THIS page (Per sapere dove ? disponibile il Roaming GPRS) worked...

Anyway, Ricaricabile is Prepaid, and Abbonamento is Postpaid, but that's important only for outgoing calls (callback), while GPRS should work with prepaid in the same countries where postpaid works even if they write "GPRS abbonamento". I think Wind's webmaster is not that good!

So you have GPRS also in Canada (I think our Canadian friends can confirm), Australia and Argentina (Personal).

Dati/Fax is the CSD/GSM connection, which is available in more places, but it's not included in the Mega NoLimit option.

[andy_traveller]

Thanks Effendi

I just went with what the web site said - feel free to edit my post above / and or build another list so others can see where GPRS is working and on which networks with this Wind sim.

[Flaming Homer]

I can confirm Wind roams GPRS on Rogers here in Canada.

[HazelGirl]

is this usable at a slower connection if your phone does not have GPRS? I have a SOny Ericson z520i and unfortunately there is no EDGE or GPRS on it.....not that it's a big deal, but I was wondering if slower connection would be possible. And are you guys using this just to browse the web on yoru phones or are you using it to connect to your computers for internet access?

[beppe_bl]

s.e. z520 is gprs, probably you have to activate it on the sim (?GPRS SI? to 4533), btw to use csd connection (at 9,6k) you need a mail accout of libero (www.libero.it) and, with user and password, set-up a call to 4488; the price is 7,75 ?cent/min

[HazelGirl]

okay thanks. i thought the phone was not gprs.....I remember it lacking some feature...i guess it was just wcdma that it don't have. thanks.

btw, i am a complete newb when it comes to getting my own GSM phone and whatnot.....here at home I use CDMA.....lol.