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wisniak · 03-08-2010, 11:46

Initially I couldn't use the data functions.
after several tries, I placed the SIM in s spare Nokia phone I took with me. I then received an error message which pointed me to look into the APN.
After some research I found that the "cellular data" tab was gone.
Since I wasn't able to use the Internet, I had to wait till I got to a place with WIFI (had to pay, it was virtually to find a free hotspot throughout the 10 day trip).
So I used a site that enables changing the APN - and I was ready to go.

I asked a salesperson to contact vodafone for me (it was late evening) and the vidafone guy said the APN setting would be done within 2 working hours (which practically meant the next morning). He also said that there had been a problem setting up my iPhone automatically (he didn't specify).

So on the next morning I did receive an SMS in Italian saying that my phone had been remotelly setup, but it screwed ip my ability to use the data functions, so I again set the APN manually and that's the way it worked till the end if the trip.

Further, the sales guy in the vodafone store in The Grande Mela shopping center near Lake Garda, also said that vodafone have problems to automatically set up iPhones.

And I used the APN that you publihed (can't remember it at the moment).

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wisniak (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 92 Join Date: 12 May 2009 Country:	03-08-2010, 11:46 Initially I couldn't use the data functions. after several tries, I placed the SIM in s spare Nokia phone I took with me. I then received an error message which pointed me to look into the APN. After some research I found that the "cellular data" tab was gone. Since I wasn't able to use the Internet, I had to wait till I got to a place with WIFI (had to pay, it was virtually to find a free hotspot throughout the 10 day trip). So I used a site that enables changing the APN - and I was ready to go. I asked a salesperson to contact vodafone for me (it was late evening) and the vidafone guy said the APN setting would be done within 2 working hours (which practically meant the next morning). He also said that there had been a problem setting up my iPhone automatically (he didn't specify). So on the next morning I did receive an SMS in Italian saying that my phone had been remotelly setup, but it screwed ip my ability to use the data functions, so I again set the APN manually and that's the way it worked till the end if the trip. Further, the sales guy in the vodafone store in The Grande Mela shopping center near Lake Garda, also said that vodafone have problems to automatically set up iPhones. And I used the APN that you publihed (can't remember it at the moment).