Forum: Americas
		
		 
		09-10-2008, 23:57
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				My experience in the USA 2008 
				 
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Just got back from a trip to the USA and thought I'd share my experiences with regard to prepaid SIM options. I managed to buy an AT&T prepaid SIM from one of the AT&T stores in Boston which...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: France
		
		 
		07-03-2008, 04:41
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		16-08-2007, 19:23
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				Great news! I just brought my callkey +44 7624... 
				 
				Great news! I just brought my callkey +44 7624 sim out of retirement and caller ID is indeed working on outgoing and incoming calls. I've tested it in Belgium so far on Proximus, Mobistar and Base...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		11-06-2007, 05:46
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		16-05-2007, 19:26
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		15-05-2007, 07:54
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				o2 My Europe Extra - Interesting Possibility 
				 
				Up until now I've been using a Callkey IOM card around Europe which for me always had the major drawback of no caller ID and sometimes unreliable incoming calls. I just noticed o2 have launched an...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		27-03-2007, 11:28
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		26-03-2007, 18:32
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				Oh dear...well dissapointing as this news is it... 
				 
				Oh dear...well dissapointing as this news is it is kind of refreshing to hear a vaguely logical announcement by Wind. I guess that this will also apply to the WAP-pass option that, as far as I recall...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		25-03-2007, 19:05
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		06-03-2007, 12:24
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				Interesting. Think I'll drop the mega-15000 for... 
				 
				Interesting. Think I'll drop the mega-15000 for this months renewal which I think is on 8/3 and try this wind pass one. Just to be sure I take the correct one - which of these two were you on when it...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: BeNeLux
		
		 
		04-03-2007, 12:44
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				Interesting, I thought just as much! Perhaps... 
				 
				Interesting, I thought just as much! Perhaps Simyo simply request this information to simply make it "more difficult" to obtain a sim because it's cheaper than even their own brand? Afterall, if you...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: BeNeLux
		
		 
		03-03-2007, 11:53
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				It's odd how things can change! I remember I... 
				 
				It's odd how things can change! I remember I ordered a sim from simyo the 1st day they launched and I had it mailed to my UK address without any questions being asked. I've never sent them a passport...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		03-03-2007, 11:46
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				It seems Wind became semi-organised with their... 
				 
				It seems Wind became semi-organised with their tariff changes over the past few weeks. I was on the Mega-15000 since it was introduced last year and until about 2.5 weeks ago I was still being...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: BeNeLux
		
		 
		15-01-2007, 19:18
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				Hi there,  
  
In my opinion the best value... 
				 
				Hi there,  
  
In my opinion the best value prepaid sim on the Belgian market is a MVNO on Base. You can order a sim online at: www.simyo.be  
  
The rates are extremely good compared to most other...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-01-2007, 11:41
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-01-2007, 11:30
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				Hi Andrea,  
  
I've just tried 1 final time to... 
				 
				Hi Andrea,  
  
I've just tried 1 final time to topup on mondowind with the Visa & Amex. I expect it will fail within an hour or so as usual :-( I noticed you're allowed to have an address in commune...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-01-2007, 07:21
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				Well, I don't know if I'm getting somewhere but... 
				 
				Well, I don't know if I'm getting somewhere but I've been trying mondowind over and over again. The usual email I get about 2 hours later seems to have changed because last time I received: "Carta...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-01-2007, 05:21
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				Wind Topup abroad (problems again) 
				 
				Hi,  
  
I'm still using my WIND sim everyday for roaming data but I made a mistake and missed the deadline to topup in Germany before the renewal of the monthly Mega-15000 pack by a matter of hours....
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		03-01-2007, 19:44
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				I haven't been using the Wind so much the past... 
				 
				I haven't been using the Wind so much the past week but I just logged into 155.it and I think I'm STILL being charged the old rate! As others report being charged the new rate it's a mystery to me!...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		11-12-2006, 01:03
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				I've  used the Wind in Poland, Germany,... 
				 
				I've  used the Wind in Poland, Germany, Netherlands and now Belgium the past 3 days and I can confirm it is still charging at the OLD rate. Here is a copy of the billing for the last sessions:  
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		06-12-2006, 13:58
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				I also did a couple of test sessions yesterday... 
				 
				I also did a couple of test sessions yesterday and they were debited at the old rates as well.  
  
I think this is completely down to Wind being disorganised so it could go on for a matter of weeks or...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		04-12-2006, 22:09
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				I was using my wind mega-15000 today in Poland.... 
				 
				I was using my wind mega-15000 today in Poland. I've just logged into the 155.it site and as an example my last data sessions were charged as shown below. By my reckoning it seems everything is being...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-11-2006, 19:15
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-11-2006, 17:22
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		10-11-2006, 05:18
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				I cancelled the Mega-no-limit last night by... 
				 
				I cancelled the Mega-no-limit last night by sending the SMS and received another SMS today informing me the option was now cancelled. However, I did have another 10 days left to use up the remaining...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		08-11-2006, 20:40
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		08-11-2006, 06:17
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				As I mentioned quickly before the Mega 15000... 
				 
				As I mentioned quickly before the Mega 15000 tariff isn't "so" bad even at the new prices for using when roaming at EUR 30 for +/- 16MB. In Belgium the cheapest and only prepaid GPRS deal is EUR 18...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		04-11-2006, 16:46
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				It's strange to read this...I'm using my 20 eur... 
				 
				It's strange to read this...I'm using my 20 eur mega pack as per usual and for the moment it's working as before and deducting from the 3000 eur at the old rate.  
  
I just got the SMS informing me of...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		02-11-2006, 00:56
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				Well, I'm sitting in The Netherlands right now... 
				 
				Well, I'm sitting in The Netherlands right now roaming on Telfort and it's deducting from the 3000 Euro monthly allowance as per normal at the old rate. I didn't think the "new" rates applied until...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		01-11-2006, 13:10
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		31-10-2006, 12:33
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				I think the actual cost really has little... 
				 
				I think the actual cost really has little relevance to this situation and they simply wanted to stop the usage of these special packages outside Italy. The only reason I can see for them to do it in...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		31-10-2006, 04:07
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				Oh dear....this is bad news  :thumbdown:   
  
I... 
				 
				Oh dear....this is bad news  :thumbdown:   
  
I just read it too late as I was right beside the German border tonight visiting a friend down near Liege so went to Aachen especially to buy 60 euro of...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		18-10-2006, 05:10
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		17-10-2006, 20:12
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				I got it working just now!!!  :D   
  
It seems I... 
				 
				I got it working just now!!!  :D   
  
It seems I had to switch over to the o2 network then call the 4242 number directly instead of using that code. It then gave me a menu in Italian which gave the...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		17-10-2006, 19:51
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				That was what I thought too but there isn't any... 
				 
				That was what I thought too but there isn't any option as far as I can see to topup with a foreign voucher  :wacko:  I've tried all the options in the Wind menu but the only one that will even let me...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		17-10-2006, 19:34
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				Hey,  
  
Well, I;m sitting at the side of the... 
				 
				Hey,  
  
Well, I;m sitting at the side of the autobahn in Germany where I just purchased a 30 euro German o2 topup. However, when I call *124*4242# on the wind phone and select option 1 for topup with...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Europe
		
		 
		17-10-2006, 09:58
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				Hi guys,  
  
Just thought I'd mention I'm... 
				 
				Hi guys,  
  
Just thought I'd mention I'm getting the old favourite failed authorisation's when trying to topup my Wind card online with my UK based credit card. I've tried my Visa and AMEX and both...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		05-10-2006, 16:43
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		21-07-2006, 00:36
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				This sounds like the problem I had a couple of... 
				 
				This sounds like the problem I had a couple of months ago with the callkey while travelling Belgium > France > UK. I sent a fault report via their website and somebody quite senior at callkey phoned...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		17-07-2006, 11:46
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				It's strange to hear this. I've been using my... 
				 
				It's strange to hear this. I've been using my callkey sim loads the past weeks in Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and the UK without any real issues. I mainly use it for incoming calls but on...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		13-04-2006, 06:43
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				I have been playing around with the Finarea... 
				 
				I have been playing around with the Finarea (voipdiscount in particular) and diversion to my UM FL mobile. While the outgoing rates for routing to the UM were quite good and Finarea provided a...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		11-04-2006, 11:11
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				Hi,  
  
The company I am using is voipfone... 
				 
				Hi,  
  
The company I am using is voipfone (www.voipfone.co.uk). I don't know if you've already read it but I've discussed this setup at some length in another thread.  
  
Here's a link:  
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		09-04-2006, 17:46
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				Hi everybody,  
  
I've been away travelling the... 
				 
				Hi everybody,  
  
I've been away travelling the past weeks and haven't had much time to get online. Anyway, I just thought I'd share my extended roaming experiences with using the callkey sim in...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		09-04-2006, 17:17
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		22-02-2006, 10:58
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				Ah, Mint! A blast from the past that one...  
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				Ah, Mint! A blast from the past that one...  
  
Interesting...I hadn't heard of this "callblue" service before. However, I notice to have free incoming calls outside the UK and within Europe you have...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		18-02-2006, 18:56
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				Hi Andy,  
  
This is an interesting idea about... 
				 
				Hi Andy,  
  
This is an interesting idea about the call-me-back button. I hadn't actually thought of this option and this certainly would simplify things. I'll have a play around with this over the...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		18-02-2006, 11:03
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			Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
		
		 
		18-02-2006, 10:44
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				I've been working on this system the past few... 
				 
				I've been working on this system the past few days and thought I'd share what I've managed to get setup.  
  
The problem I had with using the voipfone internet trigger was that I always had to type my...
			 
		 
		
		
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		18-02-2006, 10:00
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			Forum: Italy
		
		 
		18-02-2006, 09:32
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