Forum: Europe
17-10-2013, 22:00
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
The Sydney Morning Herald is tomorrow reporting...
The Sydney Morning Herald is tomorrow reporting that Australia and New Zealand are following the European Commission's lead and cracking down on exorbitant roaming charges between the two countries:...
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Forum: Europe
15-10-2013, 12:10
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
08-10-2013, 23:13
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Yes, the UK is part of SEPA, but GBP is not....
Yes, the UK is part of SEPA, but GBP is not. Therefore UK banks have to charge cross-border EUR payments in the same way as intra-UK EUR payments, but this doesn't apply to GBP payments. Banks in...
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Forum: Europe
08-10-2013, 15:11
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: Europe
08-10-2013, 14:04
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: Europe
08-10-2013, 10:13
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
There have been several reports that the UK...
There have been several reports that the UK government is opposing the European Commission's plans, mainly relating to licensing auctions (from which the UK government makes more money than other...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
05-10-2013, 15:57
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,431
More detailed charges are now listed here...
More detailed charges are now listed here (http://koryogroup.com/blog/?p=1269).
€0.20/min for incoming calls is a bit unjustified, given that they're no doubt also charging a hefty termination...
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Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion)
29-09-2013, 18:25
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,397
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Forum: UK & Ireland
29-09-2013, 12:50
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,386
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Forum: Mobile Phones
29-09-2013, 12:44
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,066
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Forum: Mobile Phones
29-09-2013, 12:35
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,404
The nano-SIM eliminates all the redundant...
The nano-SIM eliminates all the redundant space-wasting plastic around the chip contacts. I see no reason why all SIM cards produced shouldn't now be nano-SIMs along with adapters for those who are...
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Forum: Mobile Phones
29-09-2013, 12:32
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,404
This is confirmed by the user guide...
This is confirmed by the user guide (https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/674475/1376765583/redirect/1/filename/Xfon_UG_US_CA_68017460001A.pdf).
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Forum: Europe
23-09-2013, 18:34
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Replies: 25
Views: 17,677
On O2's web site at...
On O2's web site at http://www.o2.cz/osobni/en/197134-casto_kladene_otazky/166185-x18.html it states "The credit on your SIM card is valid for up to one year, depending on the amount of recharge. Up...
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Forum: Europe
21-09-2013, 15:35
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: UK & Ireland
17-09-2013, 20:25
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,731
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Forum: Europe
16-09-2013, 14:38
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
That's a very useful and well-informed post,...
That's a very useful and well-informed post, inquisitor, except that I disagree with the following:
The EU's original proposal was only that consumers can choose a roaming provider other than...
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Forum: Europe
12-09-2013, 13:34
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: Europe
12-09-2013, 09:55
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: Europe
08-09-2013, 19:08
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
04-09-2013, 13:17
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
In some EU countries, particularly in Eastern...
In some EU countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, prepaid is the norm and contracts are the exception. Therefore it is very unlikely that the European Commission would exempt prepaid accounts...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
29-08-2013, 08:15
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,761
That would be amazing, but I think this is why...
That would be amazing, but I think this is why they're concentrating on allowances.
What Three is doing here is akin to what the European Commission wants all networks to do, and where a network...
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Forum: France
30-07-2013, 20:32
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Replies: 198
Views: 103,188
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Forum: Mobile Phones
22-07-2013, 17:15
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,323
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Forum: Europe
20-07-2013, 12:19
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
14-07-2013, 17:32
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,903
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Forum: Europe
10-07-2013, 22:47
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,903
Thanks very much for the advice. Does ТриМоб...
Thanks very much for the advice. Does ТриМоб definitely issue prepaid SIM cards? On their web site (http://www.3mob.net.ua/services/customers/tariff/internet1) , it suggests it's contract only.
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Forum: Europe
05-07-2013, 22:33
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,903
Has anything changed in Ukraine recently? Is...
Has anything changed in Ukraine recently? Is ТриМоб still the only 3G network in Kiev? Is there any 4G yet?
Is it possible to buy a ТриМоб nano-SIM at Kiev Бориспіль airport (ideally in Terminal...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
02-07-2013, 10:34
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,402
Three UK now charges 1p/MB, 2p/SMS, 3p/min
Three UK has just launched a new prepaid tariff (http://www.three.co.uk/Store/Pay_As_You_Go_Price_Plans). It charges 1p/MB for data, 2p for UK SMS and 3p/min for UK calls. With every top-up, you get...
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Forum: Europe
21-06-2013, 18:07
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Most of the ID requirements were introduced in...
Most of the ID requirements were introduced in order to prevent anonymous use by criminals, particularly terrorists. If a terrorist wants to use a UK SIM card in Italy or Spain, he's not going to...
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Forum: Europe
21-06-2013, 12:39
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Would they have a +4 code for the whole of the...
Would they have a +4 code for the whole of the EEA? They couldn't use +3 because there are several non-EEA European countries with +3 country codes.
See List of country calling codes - Wikipedia...
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Forum: Europe
21-06-2013, 11:39
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Vodafone UK has an even simpler version of this...
Vodafone UK has an even simpler version of this (http://www.vodafone.co.uk/eurotraveller). You pay £3/day when you're roaming, and all your usage is charged as if you were in the UK, e.g. from your...
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Forum: Europe
19-06-2013, 17:31
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
17-06-2013, 08:35
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Based on the European Commission's plans and...
Based on the European Commission's plans and comments, it is possible that it will cost the same to make a call to a mobile or fixed line anywhere within the EU; O2 Slovakia already does this. It...
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Forum: Europe
13-06-2013, 22:39
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
12-06-2013, 20:01
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
12-06-2013, 17:30
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
I see that Movistar is now advertising Tuenti...
I see that Movistar is now advertising Tuenti tariffs on its web site (http://www.movistar.es/particulares/movil/tarifas-tarjeta/tarifas-tuenti/) with equal prominence to its own Movistar-branded...
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Forum: Europe
12-06-2013, 14:19
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Germany
11-06-2013, 09:01
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,043
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Forum: Europe
10-06-2013, 20:26
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,987
Try Giffgaff which is £10/£12 for 250 UK...
Try Giffgaff which is £10/£12 for 250 UK minutes, unlimited UK texts and 1GB of data (£10) or unlimited data (£12). Giffgaff is the budget MVNO of O2.
If you order through my friend's link...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
10-06-2013, 19:20
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,962
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Forum: Europe
07-06-2013, 20:21
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
The iPhone gives the order to send the SMS. It...
The iPhone gives the order to send the SMS. It displays a warning the first time a SIM is inserted but doesn't do so on subsequent insertions of the same SIM. It is puzzling that the iPhone can...
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Forum: Europe
07-06-2013, 19:00
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: BeNeLux
05-06-2013, 23:45
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,906
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Forum: BeNeLux
05-06-2013, 09:14
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,906
Belgian SIM for day trips once/twice per year
I visit Belgium once or twice per year during the day and find it frustrating that I lose data connectivity while I am there using a non-Belgian SIM card.
I would therefore like to obtain a...
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Forum: Europe
01-06-2013, 16:10
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Replies: 25
Views: 17,677
Tesco Mobile have just launched in the Czech...
Tesco Mobile have just launched in the Czech Republic. Their daily data price of CZK 20 for 50MB is more favourable than O2's price of CZK 30 for 30MB.
Unfortunately their SIM validity policy...
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Forum: Germany
31-05-2013, 10:05
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,043
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Forum: UK & Ireland
31-05-2013, 07:38
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,920
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Forum: Germany
30-05-2013, 21:16
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,043
In both Büsingen...
In both Büsingen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCsingen_am_Hochrhein) and Campione d'Italia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campione_d%27Italia), it depends on whether the Swiss networks actually...
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Forum: Europe
30-05-2013, 11:28
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Germany
30-05-2013, 10:24
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,043
I'd be surprised if Regulation (EU) No...
I'd be surprised if Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:172:0010:0035:EN:PDF) wouldn't apply to small parts of the Swiss networks' coverage...
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