Forum: UK & Ireland
21-07-2014, 23:12
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,354
With UK SIM cards, you don't need to top up to...
With UK SIM cards, you don't need to top up to keep them active. A balance deduction (e.g. a roaming SMS or an incoming roaming call of one second for 1p) every 6 months will suffice.
Nevertheless...
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Forum: Europe
08-07-2014, 15:07
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,289
I have an update to Kyivstar's expiry policy....
I have an update to Kyivstar's expiry policy. Contrary to what I had previously been told, any balance deduction (not only outgoing calls) suffices to reset the expiry period. Therefore sending a web...
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Forum: France
06-07-2014, 12:46
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,066
Much as I like France, I've noticed for a long...
Much as I like France, I've noticed for a long time that French companies do have an unreasonable tendency to charge consumers for services that are free in many other countries, for example debit...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
20-06-2014, 08:44
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,576
One of the most important factors that is often...
One of the most important factors that is often overlooked with regard to suitability for visitors is the expiry policy. I understand that Meteor requires a €5 top-up every 150 days, unlike O2 and...
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Forum: Europe
12-06-2014, 11:57
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,817
There's plenty of cheap booze and petrol too.
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There's plenty of cheap booze and petrol too.
I remember when I first went there in 2000 which was after the euro had been introduced but before euro banknotes and coins were issued. Restaurants...
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Forum: Europe
11-06-2014, 21:37
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,817
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Forum: Europe
11-06-2014, 10:33
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,817
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Forum: Europe
11-06-2014, 09:45
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Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
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Forum: Europe
11-06-2014, 09:28
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,289
All networks except TriMob are 2G-only. I use...
All networks except TriMob are 2G-only. I use Kyivstar which has a favourable expiry policy. Effectively you have to make a call every 6 months, but the published rules are much more complicated than...
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Forum: Europe
08-06-2014, 08:03
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,094
I would say that $200 per gigabyte is quite...
I would say that $200 per gigabyte is quite expensive, especially when you consider that the going rate for data by domestic networks in most countries is typically around $10 to $15 per gigabyte.
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Forum: Europe
05-06-2014, 10:19
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,094
The problem is that you're going to two EEA...
The problem is that you're going to two EEA countries and two non-EEA countries. The European Commission roaming price caps apply only to EEA countries, and consequently the best data roaming deals...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
01-06-2014, 19:28
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,802
Orange are remarkably slow in unlocking phones....
Orange are remarkably slow in unlocking phones. They often take longer than their own timescales and often more than 30 days in breach of Regulation 19 of the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling)...
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Forum: France
25-05-2014, 08:18
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Replies: 198
Views: 103,188
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Forum: Europe
14-05-2014, 22:26
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Replies: 25
Views: 17,677
I have an update on O2's expiry policy, given...
I have an update on O2's expiry policy, given that I've had a SIM card since 2012 and have seen exactly how the expiry works, both online and from warning texts received.
The SIM card, including...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
13-05-2014, 18:56
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,725
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Forum: UK & Ireland
12-05-2014, 23:30
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,725
Which terminal at LHR are you arriving at?...
Which terminal at LHR are you arriving at? Terminal 5 has a Vendpoint machine airside (in baggage reclaim) and Terminal 3 has one landside (next to the ramps down to the Tube).
It sounds as if...
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Forum: Europe
08-05-2014, 22:04
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,383
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
05-05-2014, 16:50
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
05-05-2014, 13:37
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
According to...
According to http://www.movistar.es/particulares/atencion-cliente/buscador-de-tiendas/ there don't appear to be any Movistar shops inside the airport. Search for Provincia=Madrid and...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
19-04-2014, 11:46
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,946
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Forum: Europe
14-04-2014, 20:39
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
I don't think that would comply with the...
I don't think that would comply with the legislation, which obliges the networks to charge the same for intra-EEA roaming as they charge for domestic usage. For example, if they charge €10 for 1GB...
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Forum: Europe
03-04-2014, 15:01
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
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Forum: Europe
03-04-2014, 14:58
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Replies: 133
Views: 111,149
I'm going a bit off-topic, but I stayed in a...
I'm going a bit off-topic, but I stayed in a hotel last week where the hotel's internet provider had blocked SIP and all non-standard ports. When I told the hotel, they quickly got me another login...
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Forum: Mobile Phones
08-03-2014, 11:10
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,461
I agree that "text message" would only very...
I agree that "text message" would only very loosely cover WhatsApp and Viber. However, "text message" clearly refers to both SMS and iMessage, both of which function within iOS's Messages app. It is...
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Forum: Mobile Phones
06-03-2014, 23:12
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,461
The point is that the term "text message" can...
The point is that the term "text message" can mean multiple protocols - SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Viber etc. All are forms of text message. "Send as text message" doesn't make it clear that the...
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Forum: Mobile Phones
06-03-2014, 10:52
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,461
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
06-03-2014, 08:58
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
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Forum: Europe
05-03-2014, 16:59
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,473
Is it possible to get around the registration...
Is it possible to get around the registration requirement by buying one's SIM card in the Turkish-occupied (northern) part of Cyprus? I understand that two of the Turkish networks have coverage there...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
05-03-2014, 10:20
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
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Forum: Buy, Sell, Trade
04-02-2014, 20:39
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,541
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
26-01-2014, 13:56
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
19-01-2014, 11:42
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Replies: 36
Views: 61,611
On their web site...
On their web site (http://tiendamoviles.tuenti.com/tarjeta-sim-prepago), I see that it costs €10 including VAT. It sounds as if it's 20% more in a shop.
I see on the tariffs page...
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Forum: Europe
14-01-2014, 16:22
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,473
According to the Turkish consulate in London...
According to the Turkish consulate in London (http://www.turkishconsulate.org.uk/en/other_services.asp?PageID=12):
Turkish and foreign visitors are entitled to bring one mobile phone into Turkey...
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Forum: Italy
03-01-2014, 18:52
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
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Forum: Italy
03-01-2014, 18:18
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
My TIMxSmartphone says "Rinnovata fino al:...
My TIMxSmartphone says "Rinnovata fino al: 04/01/2014". Now that I'm back in London, do I need to click on the "Disattiva" button to prevent a further €3 from being deducted from my balance for...
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Forum: Italy
02-01-2014, 21:13
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
It seems that things have become a lot easier...
It seems that things have become a lot easier with TIM.
An Italian friend from London went to buy my nano-SIM before I arrived in Turin because my flight landed after the shops closed. He went...
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Forum: Italy
26-12-2013, 21:38
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
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Forum: Italy
26-12-2013, 12:34
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
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Forum: Italy
25-12-2013, 22:05
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
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Forum: UK & Ireland
15-11-2013, 21:38
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,135
I don't think that Orange and T-Mobile vouchers...
I don't think that Orange and T-Mobile vouchers are interchangeable (they come in different denominations), so I'm guessing that EE is different too. EE PAYG is still so new that their staff often...
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Forum: Europe
13-11-2013, 12:30
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,473
That's a shame. As for Skype, if there's a way...
That's a shame. As for Skype, if there's a way through a firewall or around port blocking, Skype will always find it. Although Skype is great for free peer-to-peer Skype calls, it's expensive for...
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Forum: Europe
13-11-2013, 11:01
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,473
Turkey really has made life difficult for...
Turkey really has made life difficult for visitors. I understand that data-only SIM cards are not subject to the device registration requirements. Therefore couldn't one get a data-only SIM and use a...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
12-11-2013, 08:33
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,799
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Forum: UK & Ireland
11-11-2013, 19:35
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,135
Yes, according to EE's PAYG price guide...
Yes, according to EE's PAYG price guide (http://e-gain.s3.amazonaws.com/external/content/Ts%20and%20Cs/EE_PAYG_301013.pdf), at least once every 180 days you need to do one of the following:
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-11-2013, 21:56
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,135
Sorry about that. I am often missing...
Sorry about that. I am often missing notifications to subscribed threads, and now it seems of PMs as well. I had already reported this problem in this thread...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-11-2013, 17:13
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,135
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Forum: UK & Ireland
30-10-2013, 09:53
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,135
Free EE PAYG SIM cards can now be ordered for...
Free EE PAYG SIM cards can now be ordered for delivery to a UK address from:
http://shop.ee.co.uk/free-sim/
If anyone needs a UK address, I might be able to help if you can reciprocate the...
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Forum: Italy
19-10-2013, 22:02
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
Thanks for that.
I am wondering why he...
Thanks for that.
I am wondering why he specifically wrote "any amount is available" rather than listing the top-up amounts as on the other Italy pages. Perhaps he knows something that most...
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Forum: Italy
19-10-2013, 19:30
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
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Forum: Italy
19-10-2013, 13:34
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,244
TIM - refills/expiry and account name
I see at http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/italia/tim.php that a refill can be any amount and that the SIM card expires 12 months after the last refill. Does this mean that one can refill by only €0.01...
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