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Forum: Americas 01-03-2010, 16:56
Replies: 16
Views: 6,204
Posted By PhotoJim
There will be EDGE there... so you can limp along.

There will be EDGE there... so you can limp along.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-02-2010, 23:29
Replies: 39
Views: 27,364
Posted By PhotoJim
It does happen all the time. You can activate it...

It does happen all the time. You can activate it by calling the toll-free number 1-888-513-8804, or there is a number on the SIM phonebook you can dial when you're connected via the +44 side.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-02-2010, 14:34
Replies: 4
Views: 3,794
Posted By PhotoJim
Looks okay, but I don't see any advantages of it...

Looks okay, but I don't see any advantages of it over the eKit Passport (Plus?) SIM that has the same US + UK number features. The US/Canada rates for eKit are orders of magnitude better, too.
Forum: Americas 18-02-2010, 07:35
Replies: 16
Views: 8,128
Posted By PhotoJim
Except in rural areas where there is no coverage...

Except in rural areas where there is no coverage on the other side of the border, Canadian and US carriers certainly attenuate their signal as much as possible near the borders. I couldn't get...
Forum: Americas 16-02-2010, 16:38
Replies: 16
Views: 8,128
Posted By PhotoJim
Heh. movistar in San Diego!

I'm in the Point Loma district of San Diego, California on holiday this week and I was amused when one of my phones grabbed onto movistar. I thought perhaps it was an urban network but it's actually...
Forum: UK & Ireland 02-02-2010, 16:29
Replies: 14
Views: 10,969
Posted By PhotoJim
Orange Camel is 6-7p all in to Canada. My Call...

Orange Camel is 6-7p all in to Canada. My Call Abroad SIM was 5p when I was in the UK a couple of years ago - a pound bought me 20 minutes of calling home.
Forum: Americas 25-01-2010, 21:45
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
WIND Mobile | Update on Your Neighborhood Network...

WIND Mobile | Update on Your Neighborhood Network (http://www.windmobile.ca/community/WIND-news/detail/update-your-neighborhood-network/)
Looks like they're doing quite a lot!
Forum: Americas 25-01-2010, 04:10
Replies: 42
Views: 25,977
Posted By PhotoJim
I hadn't checked on that. It could well be.

I hadn't checked on that. It could well be.
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 25-01-2010, 04:10
Replies: 5
Views: 5,534
Posted By PhotoJim
Err, yes I do. :) E63 it is.

Err, yes I do. :) E63 it is.
Forum: Americas 24-01-2010, 18:37
Replies: 42
Views: 25,977
Posted By PhotoJim
Doesn't T-Mobile roam in Mexico too? It's a lot...

Doesn't T-Mobile roam in Mexico too? It's a lot cheaper to keep it going ($100 first year, $10 a year thereafter) and it works in Canada too as an emergency phone. AT&T does not roam at all in...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 24-01-2010, 18:36
Replies: 5
Views: 5,534
Posted By PhotoJim
I've got an iPhone 3G (HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 and...

I've got an iPhone 3G (HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 and GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900), but it's still locked. It would be nearly perfect if it were unlocked (that's a project on my list).

I recently...
Forum: Americas 23-12-2009, 23:03
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
I meant in Italy.

I meant in Italy.
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 23-12-2009, 23:01
Replies: 10
Views: 11,550
Posted By PhotoJim
I like my iPhone. I need to get it unlocked so...

I like my iPhone. I need to get it unlocked so that I can use it in San Diego in February without going broke, but I find it to be indispensible. It's changed how I use a cell phone.

I had a...
Forum: Americas 23-12-2009, 05:30
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
And does Wind not have 2G coverage? If so a lack...

And does Wind not have 2G coverage? If so a lack of UMTS 2100 wouldn't matter much.
Forum: Americas 22-12-2009, 20:41
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
Do any Wind Italy clients actually have a phone...

Do any Wind Italy clients actually have a phone that supports UMTS 1700? Certainly none of the Wind-supplied phones in Italy will.

Until phones that have this band are more widespread, a roaming...
Forum: Americas 17-12-2009, 21:37
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
US roaming is on T-Mobile's native network only...

US roaming is on T-Mobile's native network only (e.g. no coverage in North Dakota).

Tethering is allowed specifically. A data-only plan costs $45 instead of $35, or you can have the $35 plan if...
Forum: Americas 13-12-2009, 16:56
Replies: 22
Views: 12,618
Posted By PhotoJim
I don't expect Bell and Telus having adopted 3G...

I don't expect Bell and Telus having adopted 3G GSM will make much of a difference. Most customers don't care what technology the network uses as long as it does what they want. EvDO or HSPA, they...
Forum: Americas 11-12-2009, 20:50
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
Wind could be up soon... as soon as Monday. ...

Wind could be up soon... as soon as Monday.

No joke.

CBC News - Technology & Science - Globalive says wireless network launch imminent...
Forum: Americas 11-12-2009, 15:41
Replies: 22
Views: 12,618
Posted By PhotoJim
It took me three hours to drive from St. John's...

It took me three hours to drive from St. John's to Clarenville and I still had Rogers coverage, so this is a little inaccurate.

Now, mind, 10 minutes north of Clarenville I did lose signal. :) ...
Forum: Americas 10-12-2009, 06:04
Replies: 22
Views: 12,618
Posted By PhotoJim
We haven't really had national providers. Even...

We haven't really had national providers. Even now we don't entirely. I can't get Bell service here in Saskatchewan. (Bell roams on SaskTel for CDMA, and right now has no GSM service here at all.)...
Forum: Americas 06-12-2009, 17:25
Replies: 9
Views: 9,766
Posted By PhotoJim
By Canadian (and even US) standards, it's pretty...

By Canadian (and even US) standards, it's pretty fair though for prepaid data. Show me something, anything, that comes close. :)

Still, it's not cheap enough that I'll get it. If Virgin would...
Forum: Americas 31-10-2009, 17:53
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
It's coming soon, probably this year still. ...

It's coming soon, probably this year still.

Rogers is sharing with MTS Mobility in Manitoba (Rogers is already GSM/HSUPA while MTS is CDMA/EvDO & CDMA/1x). Rogers will help MTS deploy 3G GSM in...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-10-2009, 15:49
Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Posted By PhotoJim
Also, you will pay for incoming calls on the US...

Also, you will pay for incoming calls on the US number but in many countries, not on the UK number.

You can decide for yourself if it's better for callers to pay more and you less, or vice versa....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-09-2009, 15:39
Replies: 11
Views: 4,491
Posted By PhotoJim
Seems so. There's still a lot of potential...

Seems so.

There's still a lot of potential benefit for this forum, in terms of finding country-specific SIMs. I'm surprised more nationals of a given country don't come to research the...
Forum: Italy 23-09-2009, 21:52
Replies: 20
Views: 10,526
Posted By PhotoJim
Remember that incoming calls are free on Italian...

Remember that incoming calls are free on Italian mobiles, so you may only need that Noi 2 Big feature on one number, unless you think you need the larger number of effective minutes.

If you're...
Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific 20-09-2009, 03:59
Replies: 17
Views: 8,041
Posted By PhotoJim
Penguins! :)

Penguins! :)
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 18-09-2009, 15:41
Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Posted By PhotoJim
Is there any point in retaining the SIMs? Or is...

Is there any point in retaining the SIMs? Or is it time to discard them?
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 10-09-2009, 16:35
Replies: 10
Views: 15,969
Posted By PhotoJim
The PSTN box might still be usable if you have...

The PSTN box might still be usable if you have Internet connectivity... that lets you use VoIP. With some sneaky application you might even be able to use a mobile network data connection.
Forum: UK & Ireland 08-09-2009, 14:14
Replies: 7
Views: 4,421
Posted By PhotoJim
Less advantageous, too, though, since they both...

Less advantageous, too, though, since they both run at 1800 MHz. The net benefit to the network would be larger if one of them had merged with O2 or Vodafone.

Still, presuming this goes through,...
Forum: Americas 01-09-2009, 16:48
Replies: 3
Views: 6,784
Posted By PhotoJim
We have UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA in the major centres...

We have UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA in the major centres (pretty much any city over 150K population).

As for plans, it's tough to give specific advice, but the GSM providers are:

http://www.rogers.com...
Forum: Italy 31-08-2009, 02:22
Replies: 5
Views: 3,492
Posted By PhotoJim
You need to jailbreak to unlock, but jailbreaking...

You need to jailbreak to unlock, but jailbreaking does not involve unlocking. It just permits it, among other things.
Forum: Europe 27-08-2009, 03:15
Replies: 4
Views: 4,624
Posted By PhotoJim
It does disable WiFi.

It does disable WiFi.
Forum: Americas 26-08-2009, 16:12
Replies: 17
Views: 8,898
Posted By PhotoJim
Not yet. I'm hopeful Wind changes that, and that...

Not yet. I'm hopeful Wind changes that, and that competitive pressures force that to become the new norm.
Forum: Americas 24-08-2009, 05:32
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
Rogers bought 1700 MHz spectrum too, and will be...

Rogers bought 1700 MHz spectrum too, and will be deploying it. So did Bell, Telus, SaskTel Mobility, and MTS, all of whom will be deploying HSPA and LTE (Telus and Bell already have test networks...
Forum: Americas 24-08-2009, 02:24
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
There aren't many 1700 MHz phones right now, but...

There aren't many 1700 MHz phones right now, but there will be in time. It wasn't all that long ago that 850 MHz GSM phones were pretty rare. I remember being excited to get my Nokia 6590i. :)
Forum: Americas 11-08-2009, 23:01
Replies: 50
Views: 26,474
Posted By PhotoJim
Wind owns a pretty good chunk of Globalive, but...

Wind owns a pretty good chunk of Globalive, but within the foreign rules ownership allowance.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-07-2009, 14:19
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By PhotoJim
Most countries' mobile numbers have a higher...

Most countries' mobile numbers have a higher termination rate (e.g. UK landlines ~2-3 cents Canadian for me to call; UK mobiles 17-50 cents for me to call). The caller is paying a higher rate...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-07-2009, 21:47
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By PhotoJim
The company would go bankrupt quickly if it...

The company would go bankrupt quickly if it allowed free inbound calls on the +1 number. The only way to make that profitable is to have a monthly fee to cover the airtime usage.
Forum: Mobile Phones 13-07-2009, 04:35
Replies: 2
Views: 3,409
Posted By PhotoJim
Sounds like a promising lead - thanks! I'll...

Sounds like a promising lead - thanks! I'll check it out.
Forum: Mobile Phones 12-07-2009, 18:15
Replies: 2
Views: 3,409
Posted By PhotoJim
Help choosing/finding a good data stick

Hi all,

I currently have a Novatel Ovation MC950D data stick with Rogers in Canada (that I've SIM-unlocked). I have a separate data subscription on a separate SIM from my voice SIM. In 3G...
Forum: Americas 09-07-2009, 16:47
Replies: 17
Views: 8,072
Posted By PhotoJim
I can assure you that GSM isn't yet on par with...

I can assure you that GSM isn't yet on par with CDMA in the US. It's improving rapidly but it has a ways to go.

If you'd like evidence, check out the Verizon CDMA coverage of North Dakota versus...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 09-07-2009, 16:45
Replies: 12
Views: 17,589
Posted By PhotoJim
Oh, one more option... If you have access to...

Oh, one more option...

If you have access to a friend in the UK with an Internet account, you could simply buy a Slingbox and install it at their home.

You could then watch the Slingbox's...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 09-07-2009, 16:43
Replies: 12
Views: 17,589
Posted By PhotoJim
Let me explain proxying to you and it will...

Let me explain proxying to you and it will probably make a lot more sense.

A proxy lets you connect to Internet services from somewhere other than where you actually are. Think of it as a relay....
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 08-07-2009, 20:33
Replies: 12
Views: 17,589
Posted By PhotoJim
The best way is to pay, for certain. That way...

The best way is to pay, for certain. That way you know you will have something reliable.

I have a US-based VPS running Linux and I use it for backup mail serving and name serving as well as...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 28-06-2009, 18:52
Replies: 42
Views: 28,488
Posted By PhotoJim
Passport necessary, but not Swiss ID. I had to...

Passport necessary, but not Swiss ID. I had to show my passport to get my Swisscom Mobile SIM in '07.
Forum: Americas 17-06-2009, 03:05
Replies: 17
Views: 8,072
Posted By PhotoJim
There's still a need for a phone that supports...

There's still a need for a phone that supports GSM 850 with this product too. Otherwise you are quite right that it is a good choice.

The advantage of T-Mobile is that $100 in it lets you keep it...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 16-06-2009, 02:35
Replies: 8
Views: 4,340
Posted By PhotoJim
voip.ms has two quality levels, with differing...

voip.ms has two quality levels, with differing rates. The cheaper is too low quality for me. The more expensive, which is still very inexpensive, is much better.

You can buy unlocked PAP2 boxes....
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 15-06-2009, 18:46
Replies: 8
Views: 4,340
Posted By PhotoJim
MagicJack is a low-end voice service and probably...

MagicJack is a low-end voice service and probably uses very aggressive compression. That's how it can include long distance for free.

Quality depends on what you pay. I find some VoIP services...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 07-06-2009, 16:19
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By PhotoJim
Just to clarify, I assume the phone must be in...

Just to clarify, I assume the phone must be in "global" mode to work in Canada? Or does "US" mode work?
Forum: Americas 06-06-2009, 00:57
Replies: 4
Views: 3,730
Posted By PhotoJim
The Atlantic Canadian provider is Aliant, which...

The Atlantic Canadian provider is Aliant, which is now owned by Bell. I don't know if Telus has much if any of its own towers up; service is primarily via roaming on Aliant/Bell.

I agree that...
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