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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-07-2015, 13:30
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By andy
Can someone please tell me what UK number prefix...

Can someone please tell me what UK number prefix (07 and next 4 digits) Piranha uses?
Forum: Europe 02-07-2015, 10:51
Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Posted By andy
One UK mvno already abolished roaming charges in...

One UK mvno already abolished roaming charges in Europe for this summer.

Going by some of the wording published so far about the new arrangement, they could put prices up for a year or more if...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-07-2015, 01:16
Replies: 11
Views: 7,051
Posted By andy
That sounds potentially useful. Does it work via...

That sounds potentially useful. Does it work via data connection or USSD?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-06-2015, 09:24
Replies: 3
Views: 3,027
Posted By andy
Yes, I was looking at the layout rather than the...

Yes, I was looking at the layout rather than the actual rates.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-06-2015, 15:12
Replies: 3
Views: 3,027
Posted By andy
Is it related to Piranha? The tariff search looks...

Is it related to Piranha? The tariff search looks similar.
Forum: Germany 20-06-2015, 11:24
Replies: 5
Views: 6,973
Posted By andy
I don't know for Fonic. Some brands seem to have...

I don't know for Fonic. Some brands seem to have this option betwen their own customers but some seem to dislike it.
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 30-04-2015, 16:54
Replies: 30
Views: 44,152
Posted By andy
Also take a look at Fishtext. Sending messages...

Also take a look at Fishtext. Sending messages cost mostly about 1.5 or 2 UK pence each, and for sending ID you can either have it simulate your SIM phone number, so you'd receive replies via that,...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 30-04-2015, 16:44
Replies: 30
Views: 44,152
Posted By andy
This may sound odd, but I don't really know. ...

This may sound odd, but I don't really know.

I've had an account for some time, accruing credit by running some adverts or other offers, or previously for receiving incoming calls to the number...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 29-04-2015, 01:44
Replies: 30
Views: 44,152
Posted By andy
Could the application have been Upptalk, formerly...

Could the application have been Upptalk, formerly called Yuilop?

It can have a number from perhaps most of the countries you mentioned.

I tried some other similar ones, such as Pinger or...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 01-04-2015, 02:27
Replies: 1
Views: 9,027
Posted By andy
odd email from pbxes

I received an email from pbxes, telling me they noticed I registered two free accounts. This puts extra loads on their servers and is against terms and conditions.

So they ask me to delete or...
Forum: France 31-03-2015, 14:45
Replies: 73
Views: 71,836
Posted By andy
Replies at Virgin forum, including staff: No...

Replies at Virgin forum, including staff:

No cockpit on/off, that useful feature at Joe

No foreign bank cards

The first counts it out for me anyway, but I asked them to reconsider the cards,...
Forum: France 31-03-2015, 12:41
Replies: 73
Views: 71,836
Posted By andy
From some comments on the Joe forum, maybe...

From some comments on the Joe forum, maybe blocage is the possibility to avoid exceeding the monthly bundle, rather than to turn it off completely.

The Virgin forum looks rather less active, but I...
Forum: France 31-03-2015, 11:34
Replies: 73
Views: 71,836
Posted By andy
Good point. I'd been thinking about that...

Good point.

I'd been thinking about that foreign payment card issue, trying to find some discussion on the forum or the FAQ about it - nothing I've seen yet - and was coming back to edit my post....
Forum: France 31-03-2015, 10:22
Replies: 73
Views: 71,836
Posted By andy
It recommends a transfer to Virgin The...

It recommends a transfer to Virgin

The Virgin offer to Joe customers starts from €4.99 a month, and includes something described as "fonctionnalité de blocage de votre forfait avec COCKPIT...
Forum: Europe 11-03-2015, 03:04
Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Posted By andy
You might well get that impression, given the...

You might well get that impression, given the mysterious popularity of a certain party whose MEPs only turn up for work half the time, and the cowering of other parties in response, but not everyone...
Forum: Europe 08-03-2015, 05:51
Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Posted By andy
From the BBC article: That doesn't temper...

From the BBC article:


That doesn't temper it much, does it?

If someone asks on a UK forum which is the best SIM to use for calling 200 minutes and using a modest amount of data per month from...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 19-02-2015, 12:38
Replies: 21
Views: 31,339
Posted By andy
Hmm, yes. Some older phones have an arrangement...

Hmm, yes. Some older phones have an arrangement where the SIM loads in flat and a thin metal or plastic clamp swings round on to it, but most I've seen recently have it loaded edgeways in a tight...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 14-01-2015, 02:39
Replies: 2
Views: 12,397
Posted By andy
I hadn't seen anything, but a search...

I hadn't seen anything, but a search unfortunately shows you are right.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/13/steve_gold_obit/
...
Forum: Europe 02-01-2015, 09:44
Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Posted By andy
"... doing so prematurely ..." they whinge...

"... doing so prematurely ..." they whinge :roll::lol:

The single European market was supposed to have been enacted many years ago, observed by most other commerce, and mobile operators have been...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 31-12-2014, 15:46
Replies: 14
Views: 20,350
Posted By andy
Happy New Year. It has actually been quite...

Happy New Year.

It has actually been quite busy, but only spambots. Some changes Effendi made to sign-up mechanisms seem to have sorted that out.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-12-2014, 13:47
Replies: 2
Views: 5,434
Posted By andy
Ha. I asked giffgaff over 4 years ago about the...

Ha. I asked giffgaff over 4 years ago about the cost of calls and data roaming on ships and aircraft, to help answer a query on their forum when it was a lot less busy, and never actually got a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-12-2014, 01:08
Replies: 9
Views: 6,513
Posted By andy
The OP is talking about 2 to 3 GB a month. ...

The OP is talking about 2 to 3 GB a month.

That's likely to mean mainly local SIMs, one per country, or any useful roaming at the same cost as at home, like 3 as already mentioned
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 02-12-2014, 10:19
Replies: 3
Views: 11,760
Posted By andy
If you already have an ordinary dongle, or would...

If you already have an ordinary dongle, or would buy one or two separately so as to be sure of having the right frequency bands, you can find cheap routers from China on eBay, for from about $10, or...
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade 24-10-2014, 13:16
Replies: 6
Views: 18,954
Posted By andy
Interesting, and by coincidence I've recently...

Interesting, and by coincidence I've recently watched a couple of these by this seller on eBay UK, wondering whether I should look a bit more closely and might get one

There is also the E3272, and...
Forum: Americas 02-10-2014, 02:19
Replies: 4
Views: 13,039
Posted By andy
It may be a little late, as the OP was in June. ...

It may be a little late, as the OP was in June.

The thread was only bumped by a spambot copying other comments, which I've now deleted
Forum: Mobile Phones 24-09-2014, 16:42
Replies: 4
Views: 17,643
Posted By andy
bent iPhone 6

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77785000/jpg/_77785460_77770610.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29331349

In one apparently real quote there, an expert is quoted as suggesting...
Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade 07-09-2014, 18:52
Replies: 7
Views: 11,688
Posted By andy
Or I have family in Brussels and could get them...

Or I have family in Brussels and could get them to send you one of the free ones
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-07-2014, 08:42
Replies: 10
Views: 6,533
Posted By andy
Huh? I assume that some countries have a handful...

Huh? I assume that some countries have a handful of phone companies, and some have many, but I don't know enough about this. And I don't see how that leads towards the question you asked at the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-07-2014, 15:21
Replies: 10
Views: 6,533
Posted By andy
In countries with open markets there may be...

In countries with open markets there may be dozens or hundreds of these in each country. I can't imagine that anyone would have collated an international list. I don't even know of one for UK only.
Forum: Europe 25-07-2014, 02:17
Replies: 25
Views: 47,955
Posted By andy
O2 UK: £1.99 a day for 50 MB T-mobile UK:...

O2 UK: £1.99 a day for 50 MB

T-mobile UK: £1 for 20 MB for 24 hours (or £3 for 100 MB)

Meteor Ireland: €0.99 for 50 MB a day

Orange Spain: €1 for 100 MB a day

Alditalk Germany:...
Forum: Europe 12-06-2014, 11:46
Replies: 9
Views: 26,817
Posted By andy
I've been within 20 kilometers of Andorra, but...

I've been within 20 kilometers of Andorra, but not made the effort to get closer.

I understand that one of the big reasons to go there is to buy cheap cigarettes.

I don't smoke.
Forum: Americas 03-06-2014, 06:18
Replies: 4
Views: 8,882
Posted By andy
In the south of France last year, in some narrow...

In the south of France last year, in some narrow valley on the way up to a higher wider one, there was a network name which was none of the main ones, just something generic sounding, though now I...
Forum: Italy 18-05-2014, 14:20
Replies: 2
Views: 2,986
Posted By andy
I saw something like this a few weeks ago, maybe...

I saw something like this a few weeks ago, maybe this actual site or one fairly similar.

I'm not sure what it tells us about actual coverage strength. It seems to me that it is based more on a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-05-2014, 23:18
Replies: 10
Views: 6,533
Posted By andy
Actual provider companies, or just prefix...

Actual provider companies, or just prefix allocation ranges?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 08-05-2014, 03:15
Replies: 34
Views: 11,363
Posted By andy
This thread is about 7 years old. Some...

This thread is about 7 years old.

Some resellers mentioned are selling a different product (which does not have a +4479 number) and some of the products no longer exist.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-05-2014, 23:37
Replies: 6
Views: 5,904
Posted By andy
I've recently bought one, not really used it a...

I've recently bought one, not really used it a lot yet.

And others are considering it. See this thread about the choice of dual (or more) SIM Android phones
...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 06-05-2014, 23:14
Replies: 2
Views: 16,884
Posted By andy
http://www.textmefree.com lists over 200 and...

http://www.textmefree.com lists over 200 and reviews some of them.

Some reviews may be a bit out of date, and one or two services may no longer exist, but it's useful as a starting point for some...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 06-05-2014, 23:02
Replies: 6
Views: 15,023
Posted By andy
The Upptalk number is meant to be permanent...

The Upptalk number is meant to be permanent (choice of UK, USA or Germany), though mine did go missing for a few days until support or their technical people fixed it.

As caller ID number for...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 04-05-2014, 14:37
Replies: 6
Views: 15,023
Posted By andy
How about a slightly different approach, given...

How about a slightly different approach, given that I've seen you also asking in the past about numbers for receiving sms?

There are some applications for iPhones or Android that can do text...
Forum: UK & Ireland 04-05-2014, 13:37
Replies: 10
Views: 10,185
Posted By andy
The 321 is a phone tariff, while the 1 GB for a...

The 321 is a phone tariff, while the 1 GB for a month is intended as a data bundle for a dongle or 3g router etc, although it will work in a phone (probably not for incoming calls on the phone number...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 19-04-2014, 17:29
Replies: 6
Views: 15,023
Posted By andy
Do you mean sms messages received to your own...

Do you mean sms messages received to your own number that can be read in your email account, or do you want to send sms for other people to read in their email?

There are sms to email services,...
Forum: France 16-04-2014, 13:23
Replies: 73
Views: 71,836
Posted By andy
That looks like someone using their affiliate...

That looks like someone using their affiliate referral scheme, such as any of us could do, not an official site by the brand itself.
Forum: Europe 15-04-2014, 19:03
Replies: 10
Views: 18,093
Posted By andy
http://movil.orange.es/tarifas/desde-el-extranjero...

http://movil.orange.es/tarifas/desde-el-extranjero/go-europe/ , near the top:

solo pagas el dÃ*a que navegues o hables = only pay the day you browse or talk
Forum: Mobile Phones 14-04-2014, 17:17
Replies: 44
Views: 67,513
Posted By andy
I've had a Haier W718 for a few days. This...

I've had a Haier W718 for a few days.

This is pretty modest cost - mostly £65 on eBay UK (several sellers are abroad), or from about $90 direct from China. Looking now there aren't as many on...
Forum: Europe 03-04-2014, 14:45
Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
Posted By andy
Decision taken by MEPs, and roaming fees will be...

Decision taken by MEPs, and roaming fees will be abolished by 2016 (December 15th 2015)

Also they will protect what is referred to a net neutrality, there can be no systems of charging some people...
Forum: Europe 03-04-2014, 00:35
Replies: 10
Views: 18,093
Posted By andy
eBay message sent to ask

eBay message sent to ask
Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific 31-03-2014, 15:33
Replies: 6
Views: 20,816
Posted By andy
A 3 UK SIM could be used with their Feel at home...

A 3 UK SIM could be used with their Feel at home charging the same as in UK, so add a nice data bundle.

There probably isn't time to send you a new one, but I notice one in your signature.

I'd...
Forum: Mobile Phones 24-01-2014, 10:40
Replies: 3
Views: 9,532
Posted By andy
Some of the sms substitute services use only 1 to...

Some of the sms substitute services use only 1 to 2 kilobytes of data per message

I know that's not as low as perhaps 150 bytes of a URL, but it might be worth a look
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-11-2013, 00:22
Replies: 10
Views: 5,871
Posted By andy
My apologies. I found the page I mentioned and...

My apologies. I found the page I mentioned and took it at face value without any testing

However, please note my comment "including some though not all island prefixes" [on that exclusion list]....
Forum: Germany 15-11-2013, 00:10
Replies: 4
Views: 3,387
Posted By andy
Interesting. I assume that might hamper O2...

Interesting. I assume that might hamper O2 launching TuGo in Germany

Yet paradoxically if I get a German data SIM which supports VoIP I might receive calls on an O2 UK number free of charge while...
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