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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-03-2013, 07:50
Replies: 10
Views: 3,808
Posted By andy
It's certainly not the first website I've seen...

It's certainly not the first website I've seen where the English version is almost all PR and investor type info, and no actual product

I thought one of my browsers had a plug in for Google...
Forum: UK & Ireland 27-03-2013, 07:08
Replies: 10
Views: 10,185
Posted By andy
It's not compulsory to have a bundle added. ...

It's not compulsory to have a bundle added.

For occasional use some charge a minimum per day, like 30 pence for up to a certain amount, and some pro rata from even a small amount.

You might...
Forum: UK & Ireland 27-03-2013, 06:46
Replies: 8
Views: 4,974
Posted By andy
There's a 1 GB for 1 month version available as...

There's a 1 GB for 1 month version available as well, there or ebay, if that would be enough.
Forum: UK & Ireland 27-03-2013, 06:38
Replies: 1
Views: 3,165
Posted By andy
Strangely it has some calls cheaper than at home....

Strangely it has some calls cheaper than at home.

A Three UK SIM roaming on Three Ireland can call UK landlines and mobiles for 10.2 pence a minute, and free incoming calls.

So do a manual...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-03-2013, 05:56
Replies: 8
Views: 4,056
Posted By andy
The rates for mainstream MVNOs will be the same...

The rates for mainstream MVNOs will be the same as the network they inhabit, as they'll be using the same range of prefixes. For example a giffgaff SIM will originally have a number allocated to O2,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-03-2013, 03:27
Replies: 10
Views: 3,808
Posted By andy
That looks like quite a bit of money, considering...

That looks like quite a bit of money, considering the price you mentioned first.

Can you just buy a SIM direct from the network or its shops? You hardly need any language skills. I've bought a SIM...
Forum: Americas 27-03-2013, 00:49
Replies: 27
Views: 38,844
Posted By andy
I wouldn't count on it lasting anyway. This...

I wouldn't count on it lasting anyway.

This may just be a promotional offer for a certain time (although I expect the brand's main focus is on calls made within USA, not roaming).

For a while...
Forum: UK & Ireland 08-11-2012, 17:00
Replies: 5
Views: 3,249
Posted By andy
email sent

email sent
Forum: UK & Ireland 08-11-2012, 15:55
Replies: 7
Views: 4,694
Posted By andy
It's a slightly movable target, and almost all...

It's a slightly movable target, and almost all networks have useful options for cheap international calls, some with more than one option per network, including their own and third party...
Forum: UK & Ireland 08-11-2012, 15:21
Replies: 5
Views: 3,249
Posted By andy
If that has been sent to you by an existing user...

If that has been sent to you by an existing user rather than giffgaff itself, it will already be linked to a referral to their account, and you also get £5 bonus credit on top of your initial top-up....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2012, 13:29
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By andy
Betamax/Dellmont/Finarea brands have always...

Betamax/Dellmont/Finarea brands have always charged the same for IoM and Jersey and various others as for UK mobiles.

The second statement is inaccurate, as some other people pointed out in the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2012, 12:12
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By andy
It depends on which provider you use to call the...

It depends on which provider you use to call the number.

Calling directly from my landline, most Isle of Man numbers would be exactly the same price as calling O2, and calling Cloud9 numbers...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2012, 02:33
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By andy
I'm not sure what you mean by true UK numbers, or...

I'm not sure what you mean by true UK numbers, or whether it's that relevant for people outside the UK, many of whom don't need to wonder whether it comes from a UK network's bundle of minutes.

I...
Forum: Germany 20-08-2012, 14:15
Replies: 106
Views: 57,283
Posted By andy
It's not just for verification, but I believe...

It's not just for verification, but I believe many German networks will not send to an address outside Germany, so perhaps you can ask those contacts to obtain and forward SIMs for you.
Forum: Europe 20-08-2012, 14:04
Replies: 9
Views: 4,836
Posted By andy
I think that roaming rates on ordinary networks...

I think that roaming rates on ordinary networks have dropped to the point where a global SIM isn't so attractive in Europe any more

If you use a third party callback service in conjunction with...
Forum: Germany 11-08-2012, 17:50
Replies: 21
Views: 21,388
Posted By andy
They already expired my SIM, because when I went...

They already expired my SIM, because when I went to top up a few weeks ago I was half a day late (top up 16 May, expire 15 June)

I have a form to reclaim the balance. I suppose it might be worth...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 11-08-2012, 17:15
Replies: 1
Views: 8,425
Posted By andy
It looks like you already know a lot more than me...

It looks like you already know a lot more than me

I'm assuming you want send and receive sms, rather than just send?

Localphone can send, and receive, but it seems to be that receiving only...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-07-2012, 14:50
Replies: 1
Views: 3,776
Posted By andy
Lycamobile and Vectone

These are brands which so far have specialised in making cheap international calls from the SIM's home territory to abroad

However the UK versions of them seem to have recently introduced some...
Forum: UK & Ireland 12-07-2012, 01:05
Replies: 33
Views: 14,874
Posted By andy
Actually it transpires I was a bit inaccurate...

Actually it transpires I was a bit inaccurate with this, as the most recent roaming regulation has a different arrangement for the relevant dates to fix the exchange rate for the year.

The link...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-07-2012, 00:15
Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
Posted By andy
The only time I ever watched The X-Files on the...

The only time I ever watched The X-Files on the TV, he was trapped in a steel shipping container buried in the middle of the desert

He picked up his phone and made a call

People told me the...
Forum: UK & Ireland 03-07-2012, 23:32
Replies: 33
Views: 14,874
Posted By andy
The required rate is 70 cents per MB, plus VAT,...

The required rate is 70 cents per MB, plus VAT, with the exchange rate for non-Euro currencies taken from an official EU rate published on 1st June

For UK users, this appears to mean a maximum of...
Forum: Mobile Phones 21-06-2012, 00:09
Replies: 15
Views: 19,586
Posted By andy
I'm not expert on the most recent models, but I...

I'm not expert on the most recent models, but I never had any problems like that with an E51

Works on my home wifi and several others, and fine with its own client or Fring Nimbuzz or...
Forum: Europe 14-06-2012, 20:12
Replies: 6
Views: 5,266
Posted By andy
:rotfl: ....

:rotfl:

....
Forum: Europe 08-06-2012, 00:44
Replies: 6
Views: 6,036
Posted By andy
I don't know about microSIMs, but how about...

I don't know about microSIMs, but how about getting a cutter and using that Ežys SIM I mentioned? Mine didn't expire in the 3 weeks we were there.

The settings are Omnitel, so I'd assume you'd be...
Forum: Europe 08-06-2012, 00:38
Replies: 5
Views: 5,974
Posted By andy
I agree about cheapest to get a local one for...

I agree about cheapest to get a local one for each country

The Three UK SIM will activate automatically when you start using it, just need the settings: APN = 3internet, leave IP address username...
Forum: Europe 08-06-2012, 00:26
Replies: 5
Views: 3,102
Posted By andy
Hi, and sorry for the delay in noticing and...

Hi, and sorry for the delay in noticing and approving your pre-moderated post.

(it helps not to put a link in the first few posts, but of course new arrivals don't know that).

Though it seems...
Forum: Europe 08-06-2012, 00:15
Replies: 16
Views: 8,931
Posted By andy
For €6 a day, I think I'd still be tempted to...

For €6 a day, I think I'd still be tempted to only use that in places visited for only a day or so, and get some local ones as well

In Lithuania for example you can get 500 MB for a month for 5...
Forum: UK & Ireland 21-05-2012, 16:38
Replies: 4
Views: 4,367
Posted By andy
All the main networks have shops in most towns,...

All the main networks have shops in most towns, and there are other virtual brands such as giffgaff available on their own websites, or there are some SIMs with data bundles on eBay or Amazon

I...
Forum: Europe 21-05-2012, 16:24
Replies: 2
Views: 2,921
Posted By andy
This sort of review and new tariffs come around...

This sort of review and new tariffs come around every year.

So far the network operators haven't produced any of their own progress towards what the politicians will view as a single market, so...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-05-2012, 16:08
Replies: 2
Views: 2,629
Posted By andy
Some have had some, for example I received a free...

Some have had some, for example I received a free SIM with no credit and then added some, but I imagine those promotions which actually named or hinted at specific brands have tailed off a bit by now
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-05-2012, 16:05
Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
Posted By andy
I don't know much about this, but perhaps things...

I don't know much about this, but perhaps things vary in the way they've been implemented by different providers

Some multi SIMs come with instructions which mention prefixing the PIN, so one...
Forum: Europe 09-05-2012, 13:59
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By andy
It seems to have had a publicity relaunch...

It seems to have had a publicity relaunch recently, or maybe that was the launch of the UK website version, which has slightly different tariffs (15p vs 16c). I hadn't been aware of range of free...
Forum: UK & Ireland 07-05-2012, 13:40
Replies: 9
Views: 5,250
Posted By andy
Sorry to be replying a bit late Some of the...

Sorry to be replying a bit late

Some of the new SIMs seem to come with 50 cents to 2 euros on them, so it might be as cheap to just get a new SIM via someone on eBay Ireland

And I think an...
Forum: Spain & Portugal 04-04-2012, 01:41
Replies: 9
Views: 8,634
Posted By andy
It will be a question of producing devices with...

It will be a question of producing devices with added frequencies, rather than phone manufacturers hoping for new allocations to help them.

TV in the UK is in the process of switching from...
Forum: UK & Ireland 18-03-2012, 20:48
Replies: 3
Views: 3,677
Posted By andy
Then you might as well get a SIM from 3. I...

Then you might as well get a SIM from 3.

I think they'd post one free from the website to a UK address, or get one from their shops, and then I don't think they accept foreign debit and credit...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 18-03-2012, 20:38
Replies: 2
Views: 7,941
Posted By andy
iPad

Don't give your parents an iPad as a present

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXWWRyJLPw
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 10-03-2012, 04:44
Replies: 26
Views: 29,407
Posted By andy
No, but I've seen Nyxfone discussed in one or two...

No, but I've seen Nyxfone discussed in one or two places, including an old thread here, and wondered about trying it. Given that the callback trigger number is the same these seem to be related
...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 10-03-2012, 04:31
Replies: 26
Views: 29,407
Posted By andy
I wonder if some of the cheaper Betamax providers...

I wonder if some of the cheaper Betamax providers will have stopped service to some numbers and others would still work, but I also wonder if the problem you've had is only on soem numbers

I...
Forum: UK & Ireland 10-03-2012, 04:18
Replies: 3
Views: 3,677
Posted By andy
Look for 3 data SIMs on eBay or Amazon UK A...

Look for 3 data SIMs on eBay or Amazon UK

A gigabyte for about £4.50, or 3 GB for about £13
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 27-02-2012, 17:26
Replies: 26
Views: 29,407
Posted By andy
I'm not so sure about that. From the national...

I'm not so sure about that. From the national landline operator BT the rates for Cloud9 numbers are the same as for 3 or O2, which are the same anyway.

Some other prefixes are more expensive, but...
Forum: Americas 05-02-2012, 18:42
Replies: 13
Views: 10,035
Posted By andy
I did actually consider trying to use an old...

I did actually consider trying to use an old weather satellite dish to make something for mobile broadband at home, but then I found a better landline broadband offer.
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 02-02-2012, 17:16
Replies: 7
Views: 7,163
Posted By andy
Message there at the moment:

Message there at the moment:
Forum: Mobile Phones 25-01-2012, 15:59
Replies: 1
Views: 7,068
Posted By andy
Some networks reveal phone number to browsed websites

There has been a bit of furore in the UK very recently, when it was discovered that O2 UK and mvno brands on it, such as giffgaff and Tesco, have been including the phone number in headers sent to...
Forum: UK & Ireland 16-01-2012, 13:45
Replies: 11
Views: 8,363
Posted By andy
Some networks want to distinguish between use in...

Some networks want to distinguish between use in a phone or other devices, and don't want to allow connecting the phone to a PC as a modem on some deals as they will expect more data use. But if they...
Forum: UK & Ireland 16-01-2012, 06:17
Replies: 11
Views: 8,363
Posted By andy
I think the 10 GB is a pay monthly contract SIM...

I think the 10 GB is a pay monthly contract SIM Only (http://store.three.co.uk/view/product/ql_catalog/threecatdevice/1021)

The prepaid deals are these SIM Only...
Forum: UK & Ireland 15-01-2012, 20:20
Replies: 11
Views: 8,363
Posted By andy
I don't think activation will be needed. ...

I don't think activation will be needed.

What I'm not sure of is whether you can get a contract, for just a month or indeed at all, as contracts are not usually available to visitors, or whether...
Forum: UK & Ireland 15-01-2012, 20:06
Replies: 9
Views: 19,443
Posted By andy
I think it will just work, without any specific...

I think it will just work, without any specific activation needed.

I got a 3 zero-rental contract SIM a few months ago, and it just worked when put in a phone, as did the previous contract one...
Forum: Mobile Phones 07-12-2011, 04:38
Replies: 10
Views: 11,926
Posted By andy
There seem to be some on eBay

There seem to be some on eBay
Forum: Americas 19-11-2011, 02:12
Replies: 26
Views: 17,726
Posted By andy
No, it was spam, now deleted (I'll remove...

No, it was spam, now deleted

(I'll remove this later)
Forum: Germany 06-11-2011, 21:33
Replies: 163
Views: 62,188
Posted By andy
Done .....

Done .....
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