H3g in Ireland without the phone

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Originally Posted by SpaceBass

Thanks guys, great info!
I found tons of options on ebay.ie (didn't think to look there after striking out on the US site).

If I get the SIM prior to my trip, can I activate the data plan before I get to Ireland or will it depend on some SMS that I can only get on their network?

You can't activate the data plan because you have to go into a 3store (their retail stores) and show identification to verify your age. Then you can activate the add-on €5.99 per month for 100 mb, €9.99 for 250 mb or €19.99 for 2 gb.

That's the way it is at the moment, and it makes it complicated for foreigners travelling here, to have the service setup upon arrival.

There is (was) also a proxy server through which all the traffic is (was) going, but it's gone now so you can use Opera Mini and other java apps which need data connection. Before this wasnt possible since you could only access http pages, and not socket connections within java midlets.

Hope this is of help! If any more problems, reply in the thread or PM me.