Using Italian Wind in Canada

Effendi · 06-11-2008, 11:17

The *124* roaming should work on Rogers but I really don't get the sense of spending 2 EUR/min for each call, even with the Easy Roaming (still 2 EUR for the first minute).

bylo · 06-11-2008, 13:59

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Originally Posted by Effendi

Rogers

Better known in Canada as Robbers

BLC · 06-11-2008, 16:17

*124* dosen't work with the 403 area code. I suspect this is a Roger's thing rather than WIND. I guess I will have to carry 2 phones around and get a new battery for my Virgin Mobile phone!

On another point entirely my cell phone has no reception in our house in Italy. I have to walk outside the village ( 2 houses down) or into the little Piazza in order to use the phone. I suspect it's the 2 feet of rock in our house walls but we may be in an area of weak signal? Does anyone else have this problem?

PhotoJim · 06-11-2008, 20:49

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Originally Posted by BLC

On another point entirely my cell phone has no reception in our house in Italy. I have to walk outside the village ( 2 houses down) or into the little Piazza in order to use the phone. I suspect it's the 2 feet of rock in our house walls but we may be in an area of weak signal? Does anyone else have this problem?

Does your phone support GSM 900? If not, and your provider does, that will make a difference in interior coverage.

Stone does attenuate signal very strongly, though. There is little that you can do to change the laws of physics.

BLC · 06-11-2008, 21:20

I am using a Motorola L6 for my Wind phone. It's supposed to be a quad band phone. I was hoping not to have to put a land line in but I've been checking on antennas and signal amplifiers and it may be cheaper. It's a pain having to go to the piazza with my phone and laptop just to check on emails!

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BLC (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 79 Join Date: 23 Sep 2008 Location: Canada & Italy Country:	06-11-2008, 16:17 124 dosen't work with the 403 area code. I suspect this is a Roger's thing rather than WIND. I guess I will have to carry 2 phones around and get a new battery for my Virgin Mobile phone! On another point entirely my cell phone has no reception in our house in Italy. I have to walk outside the village ( 2 houses down) or into the little Piazza in order to use the phone. I suspect it's the 2 feet of rock in our house walls but we may be in an area of weak signal? Does anyone else have this problem?

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BLC (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 79 Join Date: 23 Sep 2008 Location: Canada & Italy Country:	06-11-2008, 21:20 I am using a Motorola L6 for my Wind phone. It's supposed to be a quad band phone. I was hoping not to have to put a land line in but I've been checking on antennas and signal amplifiers and it may be cheaper. It's a pain having to go to the piazza with my phone and laptop just to check on emails!