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Forum: Italy 09-05-2008, 14:17
Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Posted By Motel75
I have a real codice fiscale, and it wasn't any...

I have a real codice fiscale, and it wasn't any trouble to get it. Took about half an hour at the tax office. BTW, my CF was slightly different from the previous "fake" one that I had worked out with...
Forum: Italy 07-05-2008, 19:56
Replies: 217
Views: 100,104
Posted By Motel75
Vodafone annoyingly went up to 15 euro minimum...

Vodafone annoyingly went up to 15 euro minimum topup on their website (but they do accept foreign cards). It used to be 3, then 5. Small-value cards are available on eBay, though, and I suppose one...
Forum: Europe 02-05-2008, 09:37
Replies: 17
Views: 7,836
Posted By Motel75
Yep, in fact you usually don't need to press the...

Yep, in fact you usually don't need to press the # key, it just speeds things up. (Remember that # is called the hash key in the UK -- "pound" would be a bit confusing -- and that the international...
Forum: Europe 29-04-2008, 04:16
Replies: 20
Views: 17,429
Posted By Motel75
I mean a normal, non-mobile phone. Since cheap...

I mean a normal, non-mobile phone. Since cheap international calls to most destinations are not possible from a mobile phone, what's the best method from a landline? TPSA charges 1.49 PLN to call...
Forum: UK & Ireland 28-04-2008, 08:32
Replies: 14
Views: 7,033
Posted By Motel75
It's a billable activity every 180 days...

It's a billable activity every 180 days officially (though it might be longer than this in reality -- Virgin states 180 but is really 365). An incoming call won't work, unless you're roaming.
Forum: Europe 27-04-2008, 21:37
Replies: 20
Views: 17,429
Posted By Motel75
Slightly OT, but how does one make cheap...

Slightly OT, but how does one make cheap international calls in Poland from a landline?
Forum: Europe 25-04-2008, 03:42
Replies: 20
Views: 7,651
Posted By Motel75
Should work fine. 030 is a Berlin landline. Tip:...

Should work fine. 030 is a Berlin landline. Tip: You can test it right now if you want, call the access number from Canada (011 49 30...) and see if it works.
Forum: UK & Ireland 24-04-2008, 17:59
Replies: 36
Views: 18,307
Posted By Motel75
Anyone who'd like a free Orange SIM (or four) to...

Anyone who'd like a free Orange SIM (or four) to try this out can go to:

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/simoffer
Forum: UK & Ireland 24-04-2008, 16:01
Replies: 36
Views: 18,307
Posted By Motel75
Yep, it's a good deal. Too bad they couldn't have...

Yep, it's a good deal. Too bad they couldn't have combined Camel and Racoon (sic), that would have been unbeatable (as it is, the Carphone Warehouse international SIM has a 15p rate, though no...
Forum: Spain & Portugal 22-04-2008, 11:09
Replies: 30
Views: 34,440
Posted By Motel75
Recommendations for Spain?

I've looked through the provider list for Spain, and quite frankly, it doesn't look too promising. I'm going there next month, for the first time in many years, and would like to pick up two SIMs (so...
Forum: Europe 20-04-2008, 21:43
Replies: 20
Views: 17,429
Posted By Motel75
Yep, Mova's nothing special, though the free...

Yep, Mova's nothing special, though the free minutes here and there for shopping at Carrefour might make me buy a SIM to burn them off (Otwock, where I am much of the time, has a Carrefour Express, a...
Forum: Europe 17-04-2008, 11:08
Replies: 20
Views: 7,651
Posted By Motel75
To recap: It will almost certainly be...

To recap:

It will almost certainly be cheaper to call the Canadian number from a German mobile than vice versa. All Canadian numbers (landline and mobile) cost the same to call from Germany...
Forum: UK & Ireland 15-04-2008, 00:30
Replies: 8
Views: 3,712
Posted By Motel75
Yep. Also, as soon as you have topped up and done...

Yep. Also, as soon as you have topped up and done something billable, TMO gives you several goodies free -- 10 days unlimited surfing, 5 international text messages, 5 picture messages, and perhaps...
Forum: Europe 15-04-2008, 00:21
Replies: 20
Views: 7,651
Posted By Motel75
No, it won't. The Alice flatrate applies only to...

No, it won't. The Alice flatrate applies only to calls made from a landline (they have some plans that include low-priced mobile calls, but these are within Germany only). Other German mobile...
Forum: Europe 14-04-2008, 21:37
Replies: 20
Views: 7,651
Posted By Motel75
If you can get a landline, Alice offers a flat...

If you can get a landline, Alice offers a flat rate for calls to the US, Canada, and landlines in Europe and a few other countries (www.alice-dsl.de). Combined with unlimited DSL, it costs about 50...
Forum: UK & Ireland 11-04-2008, 19:48
Replies: 36
Views: 18,307
Posted By Motel75
Sounds like a good idea, if you don't mind...

Sounds like a good idea, if you don't mind paying. You could also tell your friends to use a calling card with low UK rates (CPC has some, and I'm sure Callmart and other sources have comparable...
Forum: Europe 10-04-2008, 10:52
Replies: 17
Views: 7,836
Posted By Motel75
Is the L6 you have a triband or a quadband model?...

Is the L6 you have a triband or a quadband model? Some L6s are quad, but most are triband, which may be a bit of an issue in Europe if the provider you want to use uses the band you don't have. (And...
Forum: Europe 10-04-2008, 10:49
Replies: 39
Views: 16,457
Posted By Motel75
v360 is indeed a quad-band model. Sometimes they...

v360 is indeed a quad-band model. Sometimes they were described as "tri-band" by people who didn't know any better (a common phenomenon). OTOH, T-Mobile in the US used to disable 850 MHz on some...
Forum: Europe 07-04-2008, 22:28
Replies: 2
Views: 2,905
Posted By Motel75
Or you can save/dial all the numbers with a plus...

Or you can save/dial all the numbers with a plus sign and country code (i.e., +447755229365). If you use the SIM in more than one country, you should always do this so that the numbers dial correctly.
Forum: UK & Ireland 03-04-2008, 22:17
Replies: 36
Views: 18,307
Posted By Motel75
YCW works fine; no echos or delays or anything....

YCW works fine; no echos or delays or anything. It works to a lot of other places, too (you have to call a different access number for some mobiles, as the price is higher); only minor drawback is...
Forum: Americas 23-03-2008, 21:01
Replies: 6
Views: 3,729
Posted By Motel75
You can't. TMO USA does not allow call...

You can't. TMO USA does not allow call forwarding. (And even if it did, it wouldn't save you money, as standard practice is that calls forwarded outside the same network cost the same as if the...
Forum: Europe 20-03-2008, 16:21
Replies: 10
Views: 4,090
Posted By Motel75
You can get a real CF quite quickly and easily,...

You can get a real CF quite quickly and easily, just visit a tax office. (I don't know if they do this for US visitors, but I think they do).
Forum: Germany 18-03-2008, 20:17
Replies: 7
Views: 4,550
Posted By Motel75
Cool Umm, none taken. Just in case you misread...

Umm, none taken. Just in case you misread something, "no kidding" means "I agree with you." And I do.
Forum: Americas 18-03-2008, 20:15
Replies: 6
Views: 12,499
Posted By Motel75
There are several cheap calling cards available....

There are several cheap calling cards available. Have a look at www.cheapphonecards.com -- I have used both the Mega Clean Pinless and the Voyager Pinless, and both were cheap to Europe and easy to...
Forum: Europe 16-03-2008, 09:51
Replies: 10
Views: 6,008
Posted By Motel75
Don't forget, you could transfer the number to...

Don't forget, you could transfer the number to another prepaid carrier to save having to top it up as often. I don't know offhand if any carrier is particularly good value for North American roaming,...
Forum: Germany 14-03-2008, 13:35
Replies: 7
Views: 4,550
Posted By Motel75
No kidding. I just wonder what the future holds...

No kidding. I just wonder what the future holds for 01051mobile customers such as myself. For 5 cents a minute, I'm happy to place calls to the US, Poland, Hong Kong, etc., while taking my baby out...
Forum: UK & Ireland 13-03-2008, 11:13
Replies: 36
Views: 18,307
Posted By Motel75
FWIW, TMO UK does have an "Eastern European Pass"...

FWIW, TMO UK does have an "Eastern European Pass" for calling countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Beats me why they think it's OK to charge 5p a minute to Russia but not the US, Canada,...
Forum: Europe 07-03-2008, 22:17
Replies: 21
Views: 6,124
Posted By Motel75
You can get a prepaid one from AT&T (refurb) for...

You can get a prepaid one from AT&T (refurb) for $30. DealKing.com used to have a deal where it also had a $20 rebate, and possibly still does. The A437 is a good quad-band phone and can be unlocked...
Forum: Europe 07-03-2008, 14:22
Replies: 21
Views: 6,124
Posted By Motel75
Yes, you can. Some airports have them, some...

Yes, you can. Some airports have them, some don't, otherwise there are company shops all over the place (though it would make sense to look up the addresses before you go to save time). Use the...
Forum: Europe 06-03-2008, 11:03
Replies: 19
Views: 6,915
Posted By Motel75
Hmmm, worked fine for me (with auto topup) a...

Hmmm, worked fine for me (with auto topup) a month ago. I'll keep watching the situation -- my balance is about to drop under 5 EUR, which should trigger a new topup.

One advantage of Blauworld is...
Forum: Europe 06-03-2008, 00:29
Replies: 19
Views: 6,915
Posted By Motel75
I'd go for 01051mobile -- cheaper international...

I'd go for 01051mobile -- cheaper international calls than Solomo (5 cents to the US with no connect charge), while data costs marginally more (29 c/MB in 3 cent increments); calling German landlines...
Forum: Europe 01-03-2008, 00:14
Replies: 19
Views: 8,314
Posted By Motel75
Funny how that is, I saw on television that the...

Funny how that is, I saw on television that the first South Korean brewer to use plastic bottles spent a huge amount of money to fly the bottle-making machinery from Germany in order to have the...
Forum: Europe 29-02-2008, 22:40
Replies: 19
Views: 8,314
Posted By Motel75
:They're very good too. In fact, pretty much all...

:They're very good too. In fact, pretty much all the main Polish beers are very good to excellent. However, I'd suspect the typical MOBILKING user drinks piwo mocne, preferably the store brand from...
Forum: Europe 28-02-2008, 14:40
Replies: 19
Views: 8,314
Posted By Motel75
Heh-heh. Naah, I just meant the international...

Heh-heh. Naah, I just meant the international calls aren't all that cheap. (Now there's a market opportunity in Poland, what with a TPSA landline call to the USA or Europe costing 1.49 PLN. TELE2...
Forum: Europe 26-02-2008, 19:04
Replies: 19
Views: 8,314
Posted By Motel75
Mobilking - The network for sexist Polish...

Mobilking - The network for sexist Polish chain-smoking male sports fans who don't use data, like to recharge often, have no foreign friends, and are likely to buy things that have pictures of naked...
Forum: BeNeLux 26-02-2008, 00:15
Replies: 16
Views: 7,685
Posted By Motel75
How many brands/MVNOs does KPN own? In Germany it...

How many brands/MVNOs does KPN own? In Germany it has E-Plus, but also uses BASE, simyo, and ay yildiz (these are their own brands, not considering the many MVNOs that use the E-Plus infrastructure)....
Forum: Italy 23-02-2008, 14:03
Replies: 17
Views: 8,181
Posted By Motel75
This is really annoying, as Voda just removed the...

This is really annoying, as Voda just removed the 5 and 10 EUR recharge options from its website on 10 February. All the offers on eBay, except for one (which is an auction, not a Buy It Now, so...
Forum: Italy 22-02-2008, 10:29
Replies: 17
Views: 8,181
Posted By Motel75
I looked already. The only offers I found for...

I looked already. The only offers I found for low-value recharges were "SOS ricariche", and I'm not quite sure how that works, but it seems you need less than 3 EUR credit for it to work (both cards...
Forum: Italy 22-02-2008, 00:52
Replies: 17
Views: 8,181
Posted By Motel75
I was about to recharge my Voda Italy cards (two...

I was about to recharge my Voda Italy cards (two of them, just to keep them going for now) and noticed that the site now offers EUR 15 as the minimum amount (it used to be 3). Which is too much --...
Forum: Europe 18-02-2008, 18:15
Replies: 9
Views: 5,086
Posted By Motel75
The best SIM for overseas calling from Germany is...

The best SIM for overseas calling from Germany is 01051mobile, which is 5 cents per minute to much of the world (vs Solomo's 9 cents), but with other things a little worse than Solomo (data 29...
Forum: Europe 08-02-2008, 14:06
Replies: 34
Views: 13,470
Posted By Motel75
Hmmm, I'm not seeing this on their homepage. How...

Hmmm, I'm not seeing this on their homepage. How does the VOIP service relate to the prepaid GSM service, anyway? Is there a VOIP gateway for cheaper international calls from the mobile?
Forum: Americas 05-02-2008, 10:03
Replies: 14
Views: 10,949
Posted By Motel75
"Previously activated" doesn't mean it's...

"Previously activated" doesn't mean it's someone's old number. It just means the dealer has activated the card, and has usually placed a call or two to test it. Anyway, if you don't like the number...
Forum: Europe 26-01-2008, 21:59
Replies: 1
Views: 1,982
Posted By Motel75
I had a Muhabbet Kart, which is a...

I had a Muhabbet Kart, which is a Turkcell-related offer, though I'm not sure exactly what the deal with it was. It had relatively cheap calls to the US, but Europe was quite a bit more expensive....
Forum: UK & Ireland 25-01-2008, 12:43
Replies: 2
Views: 3,063
Posted By Motel75
Yes, they've cut their roaming costs -- for...

Yes, they've cut their roaming costs -- for example, you can call anywhere in the world while roaming in the EU (not just other EU countries) for 38p/min. The 55p in the US is, despite the exchange...
Forum: Americas 24-01-2008, 15:04
Replies: 14
Views: 12,625
Posted By Motel75
Well yes, I do. I just tried both of mine here...

Well yes, I do. I just tried both of mine here (931 and 212, both Gold Rewards with lots of credit, both registered with my.t-mobile.com) in Germany and neither one worked.

However, I did notice...
Forum: Americas 24-01-2008, 09:58
Replies: 14
Views: 12,625
Posted By Motel75
Only in Canada and Mexico, unfortunately, but...

Only in Canada and Mexico, unfortunately, but this is not new.

http://www.t-mobile.com/International/RoamingOverview.aspx?tp=Inl_Tab_RoamWorldwide

Unless they've just changed something, the...
Forum: Italy 29-12-2007, 14:37
Replies: 17
Views: 8,181
Posted By Motel75
Wrong! :) I use foreign credit cards to top mine...

Wrong! :) I use foreign credit cards to top mine up without any problem...
Forum: Germany 29-12-2007, 14:36
Replies: 14
Views: 8,326
Posted By Motel75
It will. There's no specific expiration date. A...

It will. There's no specific expiration date. A court ruling more or less put an end to the practice.
Forum: Europe 06-12-2007, 20:26
Replies: 4
Views: 2,294
Posted By Motel75
Not exactly he most competitive offer, since...

Not exactly he most competitive offer, since T-Mobile and others offer 15p/min.

Slightly OT, but I've run up some bills on TMO and Virgin calling 0845 (local rate) numbers, which are used by a lot...
Forum: Americas 01-12-2007, 05:39
Replies: 20
Views: 9,588
Posted By Motel75
Not really, they ditched Japan and Sweden because...

Not really, they ditched Japan and Sweden because they were losing money and activist short-term-oriented shareholders were getting restless at the share price, so Arun Sarin had to appease them (the...
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