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Forum: Mobile Phones 30-01-2010, 13:13
Replies: 30
Views: 21,877
Posted By andy
It looks like it will be electrically compatible,...

It looks like it will be electrically compatible, and you might use a good template and some scissors. In fact it looks like this is the size used by those dual SIM adapters where you cut two and put...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-01-2010, 10:14
Replies: 73
Views: 32,720
Posted By andy
It was certainly my impression this was first...

It was certainly my impression this was first rumoured about a year ago, about the same time they increased quite a few tariffs on their existing product.
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 23-01-2010, 03:15
Replies: 12
Views: 19,898
Posted By andy
Some do ask for ID. The Swiss barred all SIMs...

Some do ask for ID. The Swiss barred all SIMs that didn't register by a deadline a few months after a requirement to do so was brought in, which wiped out about 20%. This law was passed after some...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 22-01-2010, 14:39
Replies: 12
Views: 19,898
Posted By andy
It's in a context where all prepaid mobile...

It's in a context where all prepaid mobile rgistrations had been barred in Jammu and Kashmir for a few months, which has just been lifted today

Besides limiting the number of mobile connections...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 17-01-2010, 04:18
Replies: 12
Views: 19,898
Posted By andy
Man arrested for satellite phone use in India

I heard about this on the radio yesterday evening.

Apparently a so-called eco campaigner called Andy Pag had been on an expedition to travel around the world in an old school bus powered by...
Forum: Americas 11-01-2010, 04:46
Replies: 8
Views: 5,809
Posted By andy
Is this before or since its change of hands in...

Is this before or since its change of hands in mid-December?

edit: what can people tell us about Wyless? If this deal has just been announced, is that a change of provider, or is Wyless reselling...
Forum: Americas 10-01-2010, 20:39
Replies: 8
Views: 5,809
Posted By andy
I was more than a little sceptical about the...

I was more than a little sceptical about the longterm prospects for this, after some related whois and Google searches (including the absurdly named shell company Atomic Guppy) ...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 06-01-2010, 15:05
Replies: 9
Views: 5,716
Posted By andy
weather

On a different forum, I just read a post by someone saying a business contact in Finland told him they'd discovered a new comedy TV channel - weather reports from the UK.

As little as half an...
Forum: UK & Ireland 31-12-2009, 18:53
Replies: 1
Views: 2,426
Posted By andy
for contract minutes, inclusive by Orange but not...

for contract minutes, inclusive by Orange but not Vodafone

also inclusive by O2 and Virgin, charged by T-mobile and 3

from prepaid, the excluders amongst those above have much higher tariffs...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 23-12-2009, 18:13
Replies: 10
Views: 11,550
Posted By andy
Traffic reports for the wrong country? There's an...

Traffic reports for the wrong country? There's an iPhone app for that ? The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/22/navigon_traffic_fail/)

:whistling:



- which he goes on to...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 23-12-2009, 13:09
Replies: 10
Views: 11,550
Posted By andy
iPhone syndrome

I recently saw an article (http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Mobile_Exec/IPhone_users_have_Stockholm_Syndrome.aspx) about it which contains some prize quotes

Apple iPhone users could be suffering a...
Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific 18-12-2009, 22:27
Replies: 4
Views: 5,828
Posted By andy
Apologies, it seems none of us has any direct...

Apologies, it seems none of us has any direct knowledge so far

When there is no info on here about a country, you can use the website gsmworld. Choose the country on the Coverage Maps page, which...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 17-12-2009, 13:45
Replies: 3
Views: 3,419
Posted By andy
I missed this earlier Digital Dividend...

I missed this earlier

Digital Dividend could cost cable TV dear ? The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/16/cable_interference/)

The EU is to investigate claims that 4G mobile...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 17-12-2009, 07:47
Replies: 3
Views: 3,419
Posted By andy
O2 UK has announced that it's carried out its...

O2 UK has announced that it's carried out its first tests in Slough

O2 Achieves 150Mbps Download Speed In 4G UK LTE Trial - ITProPortal.com...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 17-12-2009, 07:29
Replies: 3
Views: 3,419
Posted By andy
4g or LTE

The first commercial 4g networks have launched, TeliaSonera in selected cities in Norway and Sweden, just Stockholm and Oslo so far, with licences also in Finland

TeliaSonera...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-12-2009, 17:44
Replies: 9
Views: 4,181
Posted By andy
It seems to be another reseller of Isle of Man...

It seems to be another reseller of Isle of Man based SIM cards.

Which means you'd be able to find several fairly similar products with slight variations of price, quite a few of them discussed...
Forum: Americas 11-12-2009, 12:52
Replies: 2
Views: 4,923
Posted By andy
Simple Mobile - new mvno

I found this, which seems to have launched mid-November

OMG! Simple Mobile (http://www.mysimplemobile.com/index.aspx)

It has monthly unlimited plans from $40 a month. But says no contract, no...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-12-2009, 15:48
Replies: 14
Views: 7,175
Posted By andy
You've asked this question before, and apparently...

You've asked this question before, and apparently ignored answers on behalf of the forum and certain providers with whom you exchanged comments with at the time.

So yet again:

- do your own...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-12-2009, 08:26
Replies: 6
Views: 2,933
Posted By andy
I don't understand why you blur different types...

I don't understand why you blur different types of products together, or how you expect a SIM card to solve your conferenve call issues.

Whilst global SIMs are hybrids using a number of suppliers...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-12-2009, 18:33
Replies: 6
Views: 2,933
Posted By andy
I'm not sure if this is a bit of a misnomer, or...

I'm not sure if this is a bit of a misnomer, or you're blurring categories

The names you mention are all SIM cards, thus GSM, and use prepaid credit

Calling cards is usually a name for...
Forum: UK & Ireland 25-11-2009, 05:54
Replies: 15
Views: 8,306
Posted By andy
Well, it looks sort of interesting ... on...

Well, it looks sort of interesting ...

on top of the free data for 6 months as already mentioned (which specifies phone use, so I imagine they might not like seeing it in a dongle) ...

free...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-11-2009, 03:37
Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Posted By andy
Yes, it's called My Europe Extra, available for...

Yes, it's called My Europe Extra, available for £10 a month on contract and Pay & Go, or £5 on business contracts if for the whole year
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 20-11-2009, 01:59
Replies: 18
Views: 7,710
Posted By andy
Rynga is actually a Dellmont brand, as are...

Rynga is actually a Dellmont brand, as are several others like ActionVoip

Quite what the relationship is between the two groups is not clear, but it doesn't seem to be that they are gradually...
Forum: Spain & Portugal 10-11-2009, 13:33
Replies: 10
Views: 9,077
Posted By andy
The Swiss did this a few years back, after they...

The Swiss did this a few years back, after they discovered some SIMs being used by terrorists. Apparently Swisscom cut off about 10% of its prepaid customers when they missed the deadline to register.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-11-2009, 14:03
Replies: 17
Views: 5,944
Posted By andy
When Skype on 3 was launched, SkypeIn and...

When Skype on 3 was launched, SkypeIn and SkypeOut were not supported. I believe this may have changed a bit, but I'm not sure quite how much, as I haven't experimented with it at all. So articles...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-11-2009, 17:28
Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Posted By andy
still registers on Vodafone UK, always has ...

still registers on Vodafone UK, always has

I suspect other providers will be as I said on 17/10, and I won't try, but BT landline, which did ring the phone then, now reaches a voicemail message
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-11-2009, 02:21
Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Posted By andy
I don't think it's necessarily to do with the...

I don't think it's necessarily to do with the merger, as use on Orange appeared not so long after the merger was announced, and the networks wouldn't have told YCW in advance, and the merger is some...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-11-2009, 22:56
Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Posted By andy
ekit is Australian

ekit is Australian
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-11-2009, 22:13
Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Posted By andy
Well found, and what a load of absolute bollocks...

Well found, and what a load of absolute bollocks that advice is

As we know, the UK has at least half a dozen brands with cheap calls to Australia and USA and plenty of other countries, starting at...
Forum: Europe 29-10-2009, 13:29
Replies: 2
Views: 3,289
Posted By andy
There was some fuss when Orange UK started...

There was some fuss when Orange UK started charging, perhaps a penny per report. But not everyone noticed, or maybe the change was deferred or cancelled for existing contracts, I'm not sure - there...
Forum: Mobile Phones 25-10-2009, 19:09
Replies: 12
Views: 17,588
Posted By andy
Now that is odd. I understand your friend...

Now that is odd.

I understand your friend has a Nokia 3100 and used a slightly different unlocking site

ah, I'm sorry, it's your sister that has the 3100, and a friend has the N97
...
Forum: UK & Ireland 20-10-2009, 01:20
Replies: 4
Views: 3,102
Posted By andy
It's only available on business contracts, and I...

It's only available on business contracts, and I haven't yet read comments by people using it. I eventually managed to have a chat with business customer services about it, possibly switching my...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-10-2009, 12:08
Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Posted By andy
Just tried my SIM again, and it still registers...

Just tried my SIM again, and it still registers on Vodafone UK

O2 UK blocked the numbers (both +4236 and +4237) some months ago, for what it described as technical reasons (probably about the...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 15-10-2009, 15:10
Replies: 7
Views: 11,250
Posted By andy
And it's posted by someone from that company, as...

And it's posted by someone from that company, as was a pre-moderated post the other day
Forum: UK & Ireland 13-10-2009, 01:33
Replies: 37
Views: 24,923
Posted By andy
It seems to have launched a few days ago, after...

It seems to have launched a few days ago, after being in the pipeline for about two years. They now operate in 6 or 7 countries. The others have some cheap roaming, like a few minutes of free...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 05-10-2009, 11:26
Replies: 11
Views: 10,658
Posted By andy
I find this interesting as there are differences...

I find this interesting as there are differences between the various 3 networks - 3 UK has abolished Like Home

I'm assuming that part of 3 UK's reasoning would have been wholesale data costs to...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-10-2009, 15:29
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By andy
Well, now that the emergence of the SIM has been...

Well, now that the emergence of the SIM has been declared, I expect we'll be treated to more details in due course
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-10-2009, 14:28
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By andy
It's a good job you remembered to renew that...

It's a good job you remembered to renew that domain name a couple of years ago.

I wish you luck, though I wonder how much people will take to integrating your product lines like this

I suspect...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-10-2009, 02:15
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By andy
I'm amazed to hear this product was 3 years in...

I'm amazed to hear this product was 3 years in development, when it looks a bit familiar
Forum: Europe 19-09-2009, 16:13
Replies: 7
Views: 4,225
Posted By andy
Interesting. That could be a reciprocal...

Interesting. That could be a reciprocal arrangement from the Starmap Alliance.

But I thought it was defunct, and I failed when trying to top up Wind with O2 UK
Forum: UK & Ireland 16-09-2009, 22:17
Replies: 2
Views: 3,193
Posted By andy
I don't believe the ordinary credit expires at...

I don't believe the ordinary credit expires at all, and there are times when my old one hasn't been used for ages. I joined their WePay scheme (now discontinued) over 2 years after my contract ended...
Forum: Europe 14-09-2009, 17:55
Replies: 16
Views: 8,182
Posted By andy
Apart from the retail consumer tariffs we're...

Apart from the retail consumer tariffs we're mostly interested in, there are SIMs especially for data use (and I don't mean mobile broadband), with possibly useful features like fixed IP address or...
Forum: Europe 13-09-2009, 12:03
Replies: 16
Views: 8,182
Posted By andy
It sounds like tracking a transport fleet. There...

It sounds like tracking a transport fleet. There are no limits on acquiring UK SIMs: in fact it is not even compulsory to register (except Orange). You can get 2 to 4 free from any network, posted to...
Forum: Europe 12-09-2009, 23:01
Replies: 16
Views: 8,182
Posted By andy
If your data requirement is anything more than a...

If your data requirement is anything more than a trivial amount, I think you'll have to forego roaming and start a collection of favourites from each country

but, UK networks roaming in EU, per MB...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-09-2009, 22:51
Replies: 65
Views: 31,219
Posted By andy
It involves two calls, not one. The callback...

It involves two calls, not one. The callback happens anyway, and the company has to pay money for this anyway. So, as Yackie says, whether they charge it or not is merely a marketing decision; that...
Forum: UK & Ireland 09-09-2009, 21:15
Replies: 7
Views: 4,421
Posted By andy
3 has been rumoured to be in play even longer...

3 has been rumoured to be in play even longer than T-mobile

There is an incompleteness to this report though. Vodafone and 3 have already made deals in other places, such as India. And describing...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-09-2009, 21:02
Replies: 3
Views: 1,885
Posted By andy
They aren't the first. In 2003, Orange raised...

They aren't the first. In 2003, Orange raised roaming rates in non-EU parts of Europe from 51p to £1.10 a minute, affecting Norway and Switzerland of course, but also the new entrant countries that...
Forum: UK & Ireland 08-09-2009, 13:05
Replies: 7
Views: 4,421
Posted By andy
Orange UK and T-mobile UK to merge

For some months, there have been rumours and speculation about the future of T-mobile UK, which seemed to be a bit in the doldrums on a smaller market share. Links with any of the other UK networks...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-09-2009, 13:35
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By andy
The very first post in the thread quotes an email...

The very first post in the thread quotes an email from you to your customers, in which you clearly name 09 Mobile as a partner.

And your website has for months shown you promoting details of a SIM...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-09-2009, 15:26
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By andy
I set yet again: I am in no way connected with...

I set yet again: I am in no way connected with any of your rivals, and nor is this forum a mouthpiece of any of them, nor for your company.

As for the availability of your SIM card, and in reply...
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