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Forum: Greece and Cyprus

31-01-2013, 03:03

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

Stupid question... are all the 'internet on your...

Stupid question... are all the 'internet on your phone' tariffs clean internet, or do we still have mangling proxies, port blocks etc etc? So will apps like SSH and Skype work?

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

07-03-2011, 01:00

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

There's a Germanos shop in Athens airport, on the...

There's a Germanos shop in Athens airport, on the arrivals level after customs. Number 22 here:
http://www.aia.gr/shopping_center/images_css/images/airportMap.pdf

Germanos has a franchise with...

Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific

08-01-2011, 13:16

Replies: 6

Sudan operators and tariffs

Views: 29,355

Posted By caliston

Just confirmed that the APN for Zain is...

Just confirmed that the APN for Zain is "internet" (all lower case).

For setting up APNs, the network numbers (as used by eg Android). Sudan is country (MCC) 634

Zain MNC=01
MTN MNC=02...

Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific

20-11-2010, 01:46

Replies: 6

Sudan operators and tariffs

Views: 29,355

Posted By caliston

Sudan operators and tariffs

A dump of information, based on websites and experience a few months ago. I've marked a few things I've actually tested, never assume that anything listed here actually works until you've verified...

Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific

18-12-2009, 14:23

Replies: 3

Sticky: Africa, Asia, Pacific Operator pages upgrades

Views: 17,152

Posted By caliston

You could do a Sudan page: Zain...

You could do a Sudan page:

Zain (http://www.sd.zain.com/autoforms/portal/home) (think that used to be Mobitel)
MTN (http://www.mtn.sd/index.aspx) (formerly Areeba)
Sudani...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

26-02-2009, 14:36

Replies: 2

Mobile VOIP in Greece

Views: 4,075

Posted By caliston

Have a read of the Greece HSPA thread (stick at...

Have a read of the Greece HSPA thread (stick at the top of this board), also the Greece GPRS thread.

Basically, I don't think there's a sensible PAYG data plan any more. You're stuck paying...

Forum: Europe

20-01-2009, 17:00

Replies: 10

best option for data in UK and Denmark

Views: 11,767

Posted By caliston

All 3 UK SIMs are 3G so the worst you'll get is...

All 3 UK SIMs are 3G so the worst you'll get is 384kbps 3G without HSPA. Car phone warehouse tend to sell unlocked phones, so try buying an unbranded - no operator logo on the case - from there. You...

Forum: Mobile Phones

20-01-2009, 12:39

Replies: 17

WCDMA v. HDSPA v. UMTS

Views: 21,690

Posted By caliston

Is there any difference in the SIM between UMTS...

Is there any difference in the SIM between UMTS and HSPA? I've seen people selling HSDPA SIMS but wondered if this was just marketing and they're the same as UMTS. By analogy that no special SIM is...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

18-01-2009, 11:29

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

I hope you've recovered now... that's not a...

I hope you've recovered now... that's not a pleasant experience (my father had it at age 53).

Thanks for the tip. I haven't got around to doing it as 2G isn't too bad - on limited bandwidth...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

09-01-2009, 20:06

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

I'm not sure how I'd check. I haven't found...

I'm not sure how I'd check. I haven't found anything like a data meter on either COSMOTE or WIND where I can see how much data I've used to date. So the only way I'd be able to test it is use...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

08-01-2009, 19:18

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

I've managed to get the COSMOTE WAP package...

I've managed to get the COSMOTE WAP package working, so here are some details. COSMOTE's WAP access is called My View, and the EUR4 for 40MB deal is called My View'n'Web.

When you want to go...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

05-01-2009, 19:25

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

I've got WIND working. I also have a COSMOTE SIM...

I've got WIND working. I also have a COSMOTE SIM - can you tell me how to activate the 40MB package on COSMOTE - I can't find anything about it on the website. COSMOTE happens to have far better...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

03-01-2009, 15:54

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

Thanks, I'll give one of those a try (not decided...

Thanks, I'll give one of those a try (not decided which yet)

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

30-12-2008, 10:44

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

Or I don't suppose you can buy a new COSMOTE/WIND...

Or I don't suppose you can buy a new COSMOTE/WIND 40MB addon in less than a month? So you pay EUR3.49, get 40MB of non-portal data, and then pay 3.49 again for another 40MB. That would be EUR0.1/MB...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

29-12-2008, 22:44

Replies: 222

Sticky: Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

Views: 193,620

Posted By caliston

Argh, that's annoying. I've been making heavy...

Argh, that's annoying. I've been making heavy use of Wind Plus Non-Stop.

What's the easiest/cheapest postpaid contract to get those addons? I saw mention of a no-monthly-fee contract in the...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

12-05-2008, 16:53

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

What a coincidence! This week I've been working...

What a coincidence! This week I've been working on the HTTP mangling too! I've come up with the following Perl script which acts as an HTTP proxy - should work in any browser on any OS. You'll...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

03-08-2007, 12:20

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

A WIND SIM will probably work OK... if you have a...

A WIND SIM will probably work OK... if you have a Bluetooth phone you might want to put it up high (on the mast?) to get better signal. I haven't any experience of using data at sea, but voice calls...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

12-07-2007, 10:44

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

Does your phone already do data and is it...

Does your phone already do data and is it unlocked? If it can do Bluetooth (and if you laptop can also) I'd recommend using it, because you can move it around to get the best signal (see my post...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

12-07-2007, 10:30

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

Experiences

I got back from 3 weeks in Greece yesterday... time to relate my experiences:

I already had a TIM SIM - dropped it into my phone (a Nokia 6820) in the airport and up popped 'WIND GR' on the...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

13-06-2007, 23:38

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

Thanks, that's really helpful! I'll print all...

Thanks, that's really helpful! I'll print all this out and take it with me. I need an ΑΦΜ tax number anyway so I might as well go for the postpaid option. This really saves me quite a lot of money...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

12-06-2007, 13:16

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

Thanks, that's excellent! Just the sort of thing...

Thanks, that's excellent! Just the sort of thing I wanted!

A few questions:
I've already got a TIM Free2Go SIM. Assuming it still works (last used in Greece in Oct but I sent a text from the UK...

Forum: Greece and Cyprus

11-06-2007, 13:07

Replies: 78

Greece GPRS?

Views: 42,839

Posted By caliston

Greece GPRS?

I'm going to Greece for 3 weeks, and am going to need some kind of data access. I suspect there won't be much wifi where I'm going, so that leaves GPRS. Any suggestions for GPRS data providers for...

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