Forum: Greece and Cyprus
28-06-2008, 14:55
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
A couple of things I discovered about Wind Plus...
A couple of things I discovered about Wind Plus non-stop:
- The subscription lasts one calendar month not 30 days.
- I got an SMS telling me it had expired on the day that it expired - but late in...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
28-06-2008, 14:40
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Replies: 222
Views: 193,620
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
12-06-2008, 20:39
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
An irony of the HTML mangling caused by PLUS...
An irony of the HTML mangling caused by PLUS non-stop is that I cannot read this forum at all with my Nokia N810 (which is what I'm using day-to-day because I don't usually have enough power for the...
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Forum: Europe
22-05-2008, 11:21
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,663
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
14-05-2008, 06:51
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
12-05-2008, 17:13
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
11-05-2008, 06:04
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
I'm now in Greece (Corfu) using Wind Plus...
I'm now in Greece (Corfu) using Wind Plus non-stop on a tethered laptop. Some experience:
I was told in the Wind Shop where I bought the F2G SIM (€5, inc €1 credit) that I could activate Plus...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
02-04-2008, 21:34
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
Wind data tariff
I've been studying the Wind GR website. I think I'll get Wind 1 postpaid provided I can add Plus non-stop to that; calls to Europe are 2½ times cheaper than F2G. There's a €25 one-time fee but I...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
28-03-2008, 22:30
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
HTML mangling
I've been doing some research on this, to try to predict what might be happening. Can you post the URLs of some sites that cause this problem? My theory at the moment is that they are served with...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
20-03-2008, 19:24
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
20-03-2008, 17:42
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
Thanks. I've since found the proxy settings, so...
Thanks. I've since found the proxy settings, so that's one of the two potential problems solved. As for the http-mangling, I'll have to wait and see.
The Nokia N810 is a very nice gadget, but I've...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
14-03-2008, 17:41
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
Wind plus non-stop on Nokia N810 tablet?
Is anyone using, or know somebody who is using, Wind plus non-stop with a Nokia N810 (or N800) internet tablet?
This is a Linux (Maemo) based tablet (not a phone) with a Mozilla Gecko browser...
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Forum: Italy
05-02-2008, 07:39
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,916
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Forum: France
07-11-2007, 07:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,217
...and birdcalls as ringtones:
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...and birdcalls as ringtones:
http://www.sainthubertmobile.fr/sonnerie_et_logo/pages/sonnerie_-logo.aspx
It can sound like a duck, or a deer! Hmmm. Is that a good idea....?
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Forum: Italy
10-09-2007, 06:25
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,954
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Forum: Italy
06-09-2007, 19:01
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,954
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Forum: Italy
16-08-2007, 11:50
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,606
I wonder whether these will disappear - the...
I wonder whether these will disappear - the online machines are becoming ubiquitous.
Last time I topped up my Wind phone in Italy they said they couldn't - network down. I asked if they had a...
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Forum: Europe
15-08-2007, 09:25
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,795
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
04-07-2007, 11:55
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Replies: 78
Views: 42,839
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Forum: Italy
02-07-2007, 10:28
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,954
Thanks for those anecdotes.
I don't think...
Thanks for those anecdotes.
I don't think it's a signal-strength problem. I've been on islands where I've been within sight of the only mobile mast and can't connect, and I've been offshore with 1...
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Forum: Italy
01-07-2007, 12:16
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,954
As far as the laptop is concerned it's a 'dial...
As far as the laptop is concerned it's a 'dial up' (PPP) connection using a bluetooth modem. Once the bluetooth serial link has been establshed between the laptop and the phone (no problem with this...
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Forum: Italy
30-06-2007, 07:29
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,954
Experience of Wind GPRS in Italy
I have just come back from sailing down the west coast if Italy. I was using an XP laptop connected via Bluetooth to a Nokia 6310i phone to Wind GPRS - principally to get weather forecasts via the...
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Forum: France
25-05-2007, 06:16
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
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Forum: France
27-04-2007, 14:32
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,288
In case you don't find a French prepaid with...
In case you don't find a French prepaid with English voice prompts here is the guide to mobicarte (see other thread).
http://sites.orange.fr/ge/content/pdf/guide_mobicarte_brochure_06_07_06.pdf...
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Forum: France
26-04-2007, 16:41
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
I got this working. The APN for mobicarte is...
I got this working. The APN for mobicarte is 'orange' not 'orange.fr' which is for contract. It works here in the UK anyway. So: APN=Username=Pswd='orange'
I connected an email client and...
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Forum: France
23-04-2007, 16:45
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
First the good news. I confirm that you can...
First the good news. I confirm that you can subscribe to Option Internet with an orange.fr mobicarte. It involved ringing 722 (not free) and asking. I got an SMS confirming.
I don't think it would...
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Forum: France
29-03-2007, 13:57
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
I'm not in France until mid-April so I haven't...
I'm not in France until mid-April so I haven't tried it yet.
I bought the SIM on French ebay. It was already registered (I assume by the seller - though the SIM was still in its carrier). I looked...
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Forum: France
26-03-2007, 09:29
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
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Forum: France
25-03-2007, 23:26
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
Yes, that's what it says, but have you actually...
Yes, that's what it says, but have you actually used it? If so can you tell me the APN, username, password, and SMTP server? (I've found various suggestions for these on the web but I'm looking for...
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Forum: France
25-03-2007, 13:44
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-03-2007, 09:27
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,526
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
21-03-2007, 17:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,526
I came upon the answer to my own question - so...
I came upon the answer to my own question - so I'll post it here.
Whether a phone supports the 'call control' STK facility is signalled in its 'Terminal Profile' - byte 2 bit 2. (The layout of the...
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Forum: Europe
16-03-2007, 09:54
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,836
I top up my UK Virgin Prepaid online by...
I top up my UK Virgin Prepaid online by registering with
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/home.do
I don't know whether the site will accept a non-UK credit card but I expect it will - you'll have...
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Forum: Italy
15-03-2007, 10:25
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
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Forum: Italy
15-03-2007, 09:05
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
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Forum: Italy
14-03-2007, 22:02
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
In the event my friend topped up the card at a...
In the event my friend topped up the card at a café and I was able to cancel PASS. I then successfully tested topup from the UK using an O2 voucher - so I can use that method now that I cannnot use...
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Forum: France
14-03-2007, 09:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
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Forum: Italy
08-03-2007, 11:54
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,518
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Forum: France
02-03-2007, 20:33
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,128
GPRS in France
In April I will be sailing from the south of France to Corsica and then Italy. I need access to the internet by GPRS for weather forecasts. Once I get to Italy I can use a Wind offer but I'm looking...
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Forum: Italy
28-02-2007, 10:25
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,071
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Forum: Italy
27-02-2007, 08:53
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
I asked a friend in Italy to try to top up the...
I asked a friend in Italy to try to top up the card for me. He tried a bankomat, but tells me it didn't work:
Should this have worked? How else could he top it up for me? (I and the SIM are in the...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
17-02-2007, 15:24
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,526
Thanks for the advice on non-Nokia phones, but...
Thanks for the advice on non-Nokia phones, but that's not really the question. I've had Nokia phones for 10 years - 6110, 62210, 6310i - they were given me by my employer. They all still work,...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
16-02-2007, 17:29
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,526
GeoSIM & Nokia phones
I bought a GeoSIM card. It doesn't work fully with my Nokia 6310i phone. That was my fault - their website clearly says it won't. I can use it by dialling *125*1 etc so no great problem - except it...
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Forum: Italy
12-02-2007, 11:48
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,300
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Forum: France
11-02-2007, 20:44
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,632
This page: ...
This page:
https://www.nrjmobile.fr/visiteur/moncompte.html
suggests you can do it from your personal web page. I assume that's the same as 'your VIP space' (top right) - it looks like you should...
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Forum: Italy
11-02-2007, 20:26
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,300
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Forum: Italy
06-02-2007, 22:29
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
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Forum: Italy
06-02-2007, 15:28
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,847
Roaming cost: Wind "i-mode PASS/Wap PASS"
I just subscribed to i-mode PASS/Wap PASS. I was charged the €0.9/Kb rate:
30/01/2007 09:40:23 SC*** Regno unito Traffico Internet -- Connessione dati GPRS -- 10825 Byt. ...
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Forum: Europe
09-01-2007, 21:08
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,190
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Forum: Europe
06-01-2007, 11:50
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,190
Internet via GPRS in Greece and Turkey
I've been investigating this recently and I thought I'd post a couple of interesting links here.
Greece: I had some helpful advice from "a swiss geek in Athens" - which he posted on his blog:...
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