Forum: Italy
24-04-2015, 18:42
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,351
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Forum: Italy
30-04-2014, 18:20
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,729
WIND top up card
Here's an update...
I used http://www.rechargemysim.de/ and relucatantly paid the fee to top up from abroad. Once I had credit, I was able to call *124*4242# and top up using the scratch off card...
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Forum: Italy
29-04-2014, 14:37
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,729
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Forum: Italy
29-04-2014, 13:57
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,729
WIND scratch card top up from abroad
unfortunately it responds:
digiti *148*+39 seguito dal numero e da per richiedere l'addebito al chiamato: il suo credito residuo non sufficiente per effettuare la telefonate
so it wants me to call...
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Forum: Italy
29-04-2014, 02:23
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,729
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Forum: Europe
29-01-2014, 11:45
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,422
Orange Romania launches online topup
Orange Romania launches online topup service to send mobile credit to and from abroad. http://www.romania-insider.com/orange-launches-online-service-to-send-mobile-credit-to-and-from-romania/113961/...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
06-06-2013, 21:16
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,294
Tesco add on bundles
ok but which option is the auto-renewable one, and which one is the one-time purchase (using SMS or website)?
thanks for the answer. i based my (uninformed) choice simply on availability on...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
03-06-2013, 18:21
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,294
TESCO Ireland data bundle
1. What's the difference between adding a data bundle by navigating the website to "Monthly Add-Ons" then choosing PayAsYouGo Data (kb), compared to texting "data" to 174211?
2. What's the...
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Forum: Italy
18-05-2013, 22:09
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,739
WIND & TIM @ Roma Termini
I recently spent two days in Rome and purchased both a WIND and TIM card at Termini train station. I chose to get both as a learning experience, having used Vodafone once in the past. Here are my...
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Forum: Italy
25-04-2013, 20:35
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Replies: 14
Views: 25,592
mobile carriers on termini website
Termini rail station has a website with some stores represented, including TIM, WIND, 3. Link is here (http://www.romatermini.com/en/store/index/hi-tech). Drill down and there is some contact info...
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Forum: Italy
03-02-2013, 18:43
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,874
Italy SIM: time needed to activate
Going to Roma in May 2013. Lots of great information here and lots of thanks and appreciation to all taking the time to supply the info.
In getting the SIM, I assume either FCO or Termini will be...
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Forum: Europe
02-10-2012, 18:29
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,364
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Forum: UK & Ireland
28-09-2012, 19:28
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,682
re: T-Mobile UK
I thought it was 90 days.
I don't think topping up counts, but I'm interested in the answer to this as well, as I just spent 40p sending a text to keep my SIM alive.
My SIM might be older with...
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Forum: Italy
25-07-2012, 18:36
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,116
I like vodafone because the account can be...
I like vodafone because the account can be managed nicely on the website for each of the places (countries) I travel. Is there good website account management for the other carriers in Italy?
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Forum: Italy
23-07-2012, 20:58
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,116
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Forum: Italy
23-07-2012, 19:27
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,116
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Forum: Italy
23-07-2012, 18:05
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,116
you might be right about that. so if i have the...
you might be right about that. so if i have the phone number, can i theoretically register the SIM on the website, top up, enable roaming, etc, all before going to italy? is it correct that if it is...
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Forum: Italy
23-07-2012, 17:41
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,116
Vodafone Italy: sim card is not provisioned mm#2
in july 2011 i purchased a vodafone prepaid SIM in Mestre, Italy and used it until no funds were left. this year i would like to use it again, but i get error "sim card is not provisioned mm#2". i...
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Forum: Europe
14-05-2012, 15:25
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,921
EUROPE: mandatory single tariff
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere yet, but some changes in European regulations (capped tariffs) are coming into play this summer. Here is a link to a news story and snippets. Apparently you...
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Forum: Americas
19-02-2012, 22:54
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,035
purchased roaming data
I ended up buying some roaming data from my carrier before departure. They told me that the price is pro-rated for the time it is enabled (in my case, one week), but the quantity of data is not. I'll...
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Forum: Americas
03-02-2012, 15:41
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,035
re: international sim for cruise
I will be on a cruise. I have a OneSIM card but that is just voice and the rates are very expensive, not to mention the call-back complexity.
What international SIM do you have that would work...
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Forum: Americas
02-02-2012, 23:24
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,035
Bahamas: Data & Voice - any recent info?
I've been reading the few existing threads but they seem outdated. Anyone have any new information on local SIM in the Bahamas, data and voice? Any success stories? Anyone want to sell or lend a SIM?
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Forum: Italy
22-07-2011, 15:53
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,710
re: Italy SIM card
I purchased a Vodafone SIM last month in Venice and it took nearly 24 hours to activate, even though they told me it would be closer to one hour.
I could not get the voice nor on-screen menus to...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
23-05-2011, 13:17
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,787
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Forum: Italy
12-04-2011, 15:27
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,125
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Forum: Italy
12-04-2011, 15:17
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,125
re: mestre, italy
thanks for the reply. i will pick up a SIM, both out of necessity as well for hobby. i made a codice fiscale and want to use it :)
i was simply wondering if either the airport or train station has...
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Forum: Italy
12-04-2011, 14:12
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,125
Mestre, Italy
flying to marco polo airport, somehow getting to mestre to stay at a hotel opposite the train station in mestre for convenient visits to venice.
do any of these locations offer a convenient...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
25-03-2011, 20:48
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,787
can admins revisit this?
just checking back to see if the moderators or administrators would consider enabling the forum software to allow for the forum reader apps to work on mobile handsets? if technical assistance is...
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Forum: Europe
27-10-2010, 21:50
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,913
SIM kiosk at Ferihegy 2?
I'll be in Hungary in December 2010 - is there a SIM kiosk for any of the carriers at airport Ferihegy 2 ?
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
27-10-2010, 20:46
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,787
there's an app for that
i've been using TapaTalk to access many of the forums i follow. it's a smartphone native app that gives a very user friendly way to read threads and post to forums.
it supports vBulletin (this...
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Forum: Italy
13-10-2010, 14:24
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Replies: 10
Views: 18,546
re: sms/email gateway: costs
agreed, but AT&T charges $.50 each for my family to reach me when i'm overseas and that adds up quickly. but thanks for pointing me to MobiSMS.
actually, doesn't mobile skype (chat only) or...
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Forum: Italy
13-10-2010, 13:19
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Replies: 10
Views: 18,546
email-sms gateway advantage(?)
but if the sender is roaming with a data plan (sunk cost) and faces paying for each outbound SMS, then there would be an advantage, right?
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Forum: Europe
12-10-2010, 19:14
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,869
clear explanation of PAYG terms
Here is quite probably the clearest explanation that I have read regarding the conceptual terms of PAYG SIMs as it relates to the SIM's active and dormant lifetimes, and a link to a top-up website...
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Forum: Europe
22-08-2010, 21:03
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,611
your apn settings?
those are all great destinations. glad you enjoyed it. i was at Balea Lac for the first time this year, 2034m high!
i confirm that the speed was very fast.
just curious - what were the APN...
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Forum: Europe
11-08-2010, 01:38
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,869
re: SIM lifetime
Schlips1,
thanks for the very helpful answer. some follow up questions:
if the SIM is extended only according to the top up amount, it seems useless to keep a SIM since I cannot justify topping...
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Forum: Europe
10-08-2010, 19:20
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,869
SIM lifetime
I must admit, even though I am an experienced traveler, I too am confused about how these PAYG plans work. For example, I have a SIM from Vodafone Romania purchased 7/14/10. I have a permanent local...
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Forum: Europe
26-07-2010, 01:03
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,611
romania vodafone PAYG SIM
i decided to start the procedure over entirely based on the assumption that i wasn't crazy, that the vodafone clerks don't always know everything about data offers and APN, and that the internet is...
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Forum: Europe
18-07-2010, 13:37
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,611
RO vodafone prepaid
I'm in Romania now. I've been to 3 vodafone shops. They have each told me that the voice SIM card is not the same as a GPRS data SIM. You can get WAP and Internet on the voice SIM. I paid 4 EUR for...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
28-06-2010, 13:04
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,660
SMS/Email gateways (TMO:UK)
Are PAYG accounts by default restricted from SMS-email gateways? I have yet to use my TMO:UK card on it's local network but it does not work when trying it out while roaming at home. This SMS...
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Forum: France
25-05-2010, 02:22
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Replies: 26
Views: 19,784
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Forum: UK & Ireland
21-05-2010, 19:44
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Replies: 12
Views: 17,032
personal data usage / TMO booster
when i use my mobile phone for data, i do not stream media and i rarely surf a web page. my usage is client email, contact & calendar synchronization (google), and some rss (some rss usage does...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
21-05-2010, 15:05
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,124
active but unregistered?
can you explain what it means to be active but unregistered? i'm new to the prepaid world but plan to accumulate a few local cards on my trip and keep them for future use. still not clear on all the...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
20-05-2010, 00:04
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,124
re: TMO prepaid data card
thanks for that helpful reply. the confusion stemmed from other places where i've read that it's a soft limit, implying one could go over that amount for the same price.
i considered ordering...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
19-05-2010, 22:25
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,124
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Forum: Europe
19-05-2010, 17:29
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,005
general GPRS question
I'm having a hard time understanding why the GPRS vendors are making a distinction between email, internet, and WAP services. I've even looked through some configuration instructions and notice IP...
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Forum: Europe
18-05-2010, 22:02
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,611
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Forum: Europe
18-05-2010, 19:24
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,611
re: romania prepaid internet
this is great and timely news. i will be there in july and am not happy with the options i've found on the internet. in fact i haven't seen anything near those prices - are you sure those rates are...
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