Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
01-03-2012, 16:32
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,872
Last time I looked (a few years ago), the...
Last time I looked (a few years ago), the Philippine carriers had cheap SMS roaming. You can send and receive SMS in many countries for very little but you have to activate the service while you are...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-02-2012, 15:14
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: Americas
24-02-2012, 03:19
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,232
Last time I looked into C.R. wireless, they had...
Last time I looked into C.R. wireless, they had introduced prepaid but it was d*am near impossible for a non-resident to get a prepaid SIM. It looks like ICE is really pushing their 3G-850 service....
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
23-02-2012, 15:20
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
A little additional information. In the US,...
A little additional information. In the US, wireless consumers pay not only Federal taxes and fees, but also State and local taxes. These taxes are normally based on the location where the customer...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
23-02-2012, 03:15
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-02-2012, 21:01
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-02-2012, 20:21
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-02-2012, 16:47
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
I don't have the exact number but it's supposed...
I don't have the exact number but it's supposed to be about +10% for taxes, etc. Since the card is postpaid to your credit card, you can also expect and international exchange fee to a non-US account.
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
21-02-2012, 23:13
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,029
What it seems like you're asking for is a card...
What it seems like you're asking for is a card without a premium for calling to and no charges for receiving incoming calls. Don't hold your breath. Someone has to pay the bills. A phone with a US...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
21-02-2012, 23:09
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
06-02-2012, 15:58
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,400
VOIP and video chat services, such as Skype,...
VOIP and video chat services, such as Skype, Fring, etc. already work OK over 3G but are largely dependent on unlimited data (or at least a very large data bucket). Some carriers attempt to lock down...
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Forum: Americas
04-02-2012, 01:09
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,035
Many years ago, in the analog cellular days, I...
Many years ago, in the analog cellular days, I knew an agency who used a yagi on a tower somewhere in the Bahamas (maybe Bimini) to connect to the cellular network in Florida. They said that they...
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
04-02-2012, 00:56
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,163
That's nice to know but they don't provide any...
That's nice to know but they don't provide any information on how they are available. I just found an old e-mail from Barry and sent an e-mail asking about the status of the service. It didn't bounce...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
23-01-2012, 15:34
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,652
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Forum: Americas
13-01-2012, 04:25
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,294
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Forum: Americas
12-01-2012, 01:11
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,294
The UMTS "2100" & "1700" designation is...
The UMTS "2100" & "1700" designation is confusing. It's better to speak in terms of the UMTS Frequency Bands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands). Currently AT&T uses Bands II & V....
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
11-01-2012, 15:29
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,346
I don't think you will find a combination of...
I don't think you will find a combination of #3(B) & #5. Someone has to pay the piper and the idea of "free" incoming calls while roaming is that the international premium termination rate at the...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
10-01-2012, 01:47
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,536
Meteor 5 Euro top-up
I found an old Meteor 5 Euro top-up from my visit to Ireland years ago and have no idea if it's still any good or not but if someone wants to try it, just send me a PM and I'll send you the code. All...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
19-12-2011, 05:11
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
08-12-2011, 18:10
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,336
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Forum: Mobile Phones
30-11-2011, 03:47
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,926
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Forum: Americas
28-11-2011, 22:27
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,293
I believe that this phone is an old TDMA/analog...
I believe that this phone is an old TDMA/analog model. No major carrier activates analog phones any more. There may be a few little companies out in the boonies that still have a TDMA net running but...
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
25-11-2011, 04:16
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,170
Setting up PBXes to work with Tru & Telna?
I've been playing around with a free PBXes.com account. Right now I have it set up to use my TelnaMobile account as an outbound route. (Obviously, if I had it set to use Telna as an inbound route I...
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
20-11-2011, 17:19
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,163
That's the website I remember.
I tried my...
That's the website I remember.
I tried my PIN2DEST and it still works. The one callback trigger number that was attached to a still-working phone gives a disconnected message.
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
20-11-2011, 15:16
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,143
Truphone SIP
Has anyone set up a Truphone SIP connection without using their application? I'd like to figure out how to make the SIP connection using a generic SIP client.
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
20-11-2011, 08:50
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,163
Is CallbackWorld dead?
It's been a while since I needed to use their service but I was checking through my various online accounts and passwords and checked CallbackWorld.com. It seems to now be a domain parking service....
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
19-11-2011, 15:45
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
On Android phones the VoIP service also works...
On Android phones the VoIP service also works well with SipDroid. Now if I could just get it to work with the native SIP client on my Nokia E61. I have two other SIP accounts working on that phone...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
19-11-2011, 00:10
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
19-11-2011, 00:00
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
I was able to send and receive texts between...
I was able to send and receive texts between Telna and a number of carriers, including Google Voice. The one I had a problem with was CellularSouth (now rebranded CSpire Wireless) and as I recall,...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
18-11-2011, 14:22
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Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
I've been playing around with TelnaMobile's new...
I've been playing around with TelnaMobile's new VoIP service. It seems to work reasonably well. One observation & suggestion: Their Android app appears to be a "lite" version of the free "CSipSimple"...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
15-11-2011, 18:43
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,123
A few years ago I had a Green prepaid in...
A few years ago I had a Green prepaid in Singapore. I don't recall the data plan but I do recall the process of buying it. I went to a 7-11 store asked for a Green SIM. The guy took my passport and...
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Forum: Italy
29-09-2011, 10:15
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,156
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
26-09-2011, 22:23
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,825
Wow! That was some changeover. There must have...
Wow! That was some changeover. There must have been 50M DoCoMo PDC handsets in operation. Also, I understood that the PDC spectrum was scattered in bits and chunks all over the place. It would seem...
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Forum: Italy
26-09-2011, 20:23
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,361
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Forum: Italy
26-09-2011, 18:49
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,361
I don't know, way out in the boondocks of the...
I don't know, way out in the boondocks of the Trastevere it might be a little on the fringe. I think she might need a satellite phone. ;) Seriously, thats like asking if they have decent service in...
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Forum: Italy
26-09-2011, 18:44
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,156
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
26-09-2011, 18:24
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,825
One issue you may have is the inability to buy...
One issue you may have is the inability to buy prepaid service. The Japanese government has made it difficult for non-residents to buy prepaid service. If you are going there with the US military,...
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Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies
25-09-2011, 09:49
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,186
DeLorme In Rech
The DeLorme In Reach (http://www.delorme.com/inreach/) is designed for backpackers and adventurers who need/want to maintain global two-way contact while out of cellular range. It's based on GPS...
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Forum: Americas
24-09-2011, 13:02
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,247
It's not just you. Lisa's post is a little hard...
It's not just you. Lisa's post is a little hard to parse. My suggestion to Lisa is that she go back and read the International SIMs section of the forum. There is no one-size-fits-all best option....
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
07-09-2011, 19:07
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,709
"HowardForums is currently experiencing...
"HowardForums is currently experiencing intermittent technical problems. We expect these problems to continue for the next few days. We apologize for the downtime and are working hard to restore full...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
07-09-2011, 16:16
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,709
Strange. I can reach the mobile version on my...
Strange. I can reach the mobile version on my phone but my PC can't resolve the address.
Stranger still, I can go to the WAP site on my PC but can't access the regular WWW site using either Opera...
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Forum: Americas
07-09-2011, 16:12
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,487
The TelnaMobile SIM has a US number with free...
The TelnaMobile SIM has a US number with free incoming SMS. It is not prepaid but costs only $19/yr + usage charged to your credit card. Calls are priced reasonably but data and SMS sending is a bit...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
07-09-2011, 13:34
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,709
What's with HowardForums?
Has anyone else been unable to reach HowardForums for the last 12 hours or so? HowardChui.com seems OK. It's just the forums I can't reach.
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
04-09-2011, 15:03
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,194
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
03-09-2011, 13:51
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,154
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Forum: Europe
31-08-2011, 13:59
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,047
The situation was the similar in the US until a...
The situation was the similar in the US until a few years ago. In the early '90s, if I left my home county I'd be roaming. The home regions got bigger and bigger until most plans became nationwide,...
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Forum: Europe
29-08-2011, 00:06
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,047
It was only a few years ago that the old AT&T...
It was only a few years ago that the old AT&T introduced their nationwide, no-roaming tariff. That really changed the wireless market in the US. I recall the big deal with Omnipoint in the mid-'90s...
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Forum: Italy
25-08-2011, 15:17
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Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
I really don't know if there's such a thing as...
I really don't know if there's such a thing as "affordable data roaming". I might suggest that you check out Boingo Mobile's WiFi roaming. It might help take the bite out of your data roaming problem.
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Forum: Italy
10-08-2011, 13:08
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,544
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