Forum: France
06-01-2013, 17:44
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: Italy
22-11-2012, 14:26
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,860
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Forum: Italy
22-11-2012, 10:47
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,860
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Forum: Italy
21-11-2012, 22:14
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,860
So it would be the same number format as the...
So it would be the same number format as the scratch off cards then?
OK, because in the US, the stores sell gift cards and prepaid credit cards the same way. They have displays with dozens of...
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Forum: Italy
21-11-2012, 21:06
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,860
Recharge cards
At a Eurospar supermarket, they have recharge cards for all carriers in different amounts.
The signs say they carry no value until a cashier scans and puts value into them.
I looked at the back...
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Forum: Italy
14-11-2012, 18:32
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,399
This is interesting.
Anyone try tethering...
This is interesting.
Anyone try tethering with an unlocked iOS device?
Maybe something like the IPad Mini in the future would be the way to go for LTE prepaid.
One oddity, there is a...
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Forum: Italy
14-11-2012, 18:27
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
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Forum: Italy
12-11-2012, 19:04
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
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Forum: Italy
12-11-2012, 18:54
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
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Forum: Austria & Switzerland
08-11-2012, 01:54
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Replies: 12
Views: 34,931
OK, that's good to know. I do recall seeing...
OK, that's good to know. I do recall seeing Swisscom Wifi hotspots in Grindlewald on my previous trip.
Actually would be using this in a Mifi and possibly using it at the hotel as well, which is...
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Forum: Austria & Switzerland
08-11-2012, 00:24
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Replies: 12
Views: 34,931
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Forum: Austria & Switzerland
07-11-2012, 18:08
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Replies: 12
Views: 34,931
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Forum: France
23-10-2012, 22:14
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
Hmm, that's interesting. Holidayphone.com sent...
Hmm, that's interesting. Holidayphone.com sent me full-sized SFR SIMs, not mini or micro.
If this is a kit for iPad, I guess it would be a micro. And now, Apple is starting to use nano-SIMs so...
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Forum: France
23-10-2012, 21:52
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: France
18-10-2012, 01:05
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
Yes it worked fine, though the hotel in Cannes...
Yes it worked fine, though the hotel in Cannes that I stayed, it was hard to get good reception. On the same street, the reception was decent but in the building itself, which is behind walls to the...
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Forum: France
27-08-2012, 21:38
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
OK, so arrived and it seems to work fine. Good...
OK, so arrived and it seems to work fine. Good coverage more or less with SFR in a couple of the places I tried it. So as long as there's no secret cap or it gets throttled unexpectedly, this isn't...
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Forum: France
13-08-2012, 15:52
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: France
13-08-2012, 14:39
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: France
13-08-2012, 04:47
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: France
09-08-2012, 16:57
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
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Forum: France
09-08-2012, 16:46
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
"Unlimited" data-only SIM
Google shows this:
French sim card with unlimited data in France (http://www.holidayphone.com/payg-prepaid-sim-card-france.html?gclid=CLzL15Lx2rECFUU0QgodZDEAww)
$7 a day for "unlimited" data...
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Forum: France
09-08-2012, 07:56
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Replies: 254
Views: 177,786
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2012, 06:33
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,765
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Forum: Italy
27-05-2012, 22:40
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,765
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Forum: Italy
27-05-2012, 18:57
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,765
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Forum: Italy
01-05-2012, 19:44
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
Going to Florence at the end of this month.
...
Going to Florence at the end of this month.
Still have 5 Euro credit on my TIM that I used last June.
So the plan is to top up and activate one of the data plan options. Do I need to go to a...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
01-01-2012, 04:38
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Replies: 113
Views: 125,625
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Forum: Germany
20-10-2011, 00:47
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Replies: 163
Views: 62,188
That's true, but airfares to Latin America or...
That's true, but airfares to Latin America or Australia are rather dear compared to airfares to Europe.
I've visited Spain around this time of the year and that may be where I end up going. But...
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Forum: Germany
19-10-2011, 21:01
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Replies: 163
Views: 62,188
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Forum: Germany
19-10-2011, 17:40
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Replies: 163
Views: 62,188
Looking for a 1-week stay in Munich.
Is this...
Looking for a 1-week stay in Munich.
Is this the best option for prepaid data? Looks like the 8.99 Euro Handy Internet Flatrate which throttles after 500 MB?
Or maybe the 24h-Flatrate if you...
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Forum: Italy
12-10-2011, 05:56
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
Depends on the model. My Huawei E585 has a "3"...
Depends on the model. My Huawei E585 has a "3" web admin UI -- has their branding featured.
One tricky thing was that there was an auto mode which I guess is suppose to discover the APN. But I...
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Forum: Italy
25-08-2011, 15:22
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
09-08-2011, 14:28
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Replies: 22
Views: 89,814
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Forum: France
16-06-2011, 20:54
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,207
A possible solution for mobile data in France?
iPhonetrip.com has gotten a couple of good reviews on Flyertalk forums from a couple of members. It runs about $15 a day, which is pricey but supposedly "unlimited" data. If you can get a couple of...
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Forum: Italy
09-06-2011, 20:27
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
May be out of luck. I'm in Italy right now and...
May be out of luck. I'm in Italy right now and tried to get some gas the other day. Doesn't like my card.
Fulfillment of these sites are usually done by Italian banks, which for whatever reason...
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Forum: Italy
09-06-2011, 04:37
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Just an update.
I couldn't find a shop...
Just an update.
I couldn't find a shop selling Wind SIMs at FCO. But saw shops for TIM and 3 and understand there is a Vodaphone shop as well. There were ads for Wind, Vodaphone and 3 all over...
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 18:26
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 16:37
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
31-05-2011, 15:39
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
30-05-2011, 15:07
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
25-05-2011, 18:37
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Italy
17-05-2011, 17:15
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Hmm, I can't recharge on wind.it.
When I try...
Hmm, I can't recharge on wind.it.
When I try with Visa, the transaction terminates with "invalid session" the only message.
When I try with American Express, trying two different Amex cards, it...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
08-05-2011, 17:12
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,915
Had a little better luck, managed to save a...
Had a little better luck, managed to save a profile and change the SSID and passwords.
Latency still seems higher than it should be. Maybe the processor isn't worth anything on these things. Maybe...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
08-05-2011, 17:12
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,915
Huawei E585 Mobile Wifi (3 Mifi)
Bought this off eBay, there are a bunch of sellers who've unlocked the "3" branded devices.
So I don't really have a prepaid SIM right now. Plan is to use one for trips in Europe.
But I powered...
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Forum: Italy
04-05-2011, 16:37
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
OK, I'll check those out.
First to recharge...
OK, I'll check those out.
First to recharge before expiration and then activate the plan just before I arrive.
If I'm not mistaken, it takes a few hours to activate? Or is that just the new...
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Forum: Italy
03-05-2011, 17:35
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
13-03-2011, 21:54
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,917
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Forum: Italy
12-03-2011, 15:25
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,793
COOP Mobile data
When you buy at a Coop supermarket, will someone there look for your CF to register the SIM?
Do they throttle the connection after you reach the time or data limit or just cut you off?
Coop is...
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Forum: Italy
12-03-2011, 01:19
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,704
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Forum: Italy
10-03-2011, 20:49
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,704
Data in Sicily
OK, planning to go to Sicily for 2 weeks in June.
Looks like Wind has UMTS and HSDPA in most of the areas which I will visit. Actually, I couldn't find which province Lipari and other Aeolian...
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