Mobile broadband in Croatia - and Skype

dacritts · **Mobile broadband in Croatia - and Skype -** 23-08-2009, 15:39

Hi,

I'll be in Croatia next month and want to stay connected through mobile broadband. I will also need to use Skype on the connection.

Do T-Mobile, Vipnet OR Tele2 pay as you go offers allow you to use Skype?

Thanks.

dilijasi · 10-03-2010, 21:49

hi dacritts
sorry, I saw your posting just now. You have probably gone there and got an answer to your question. I live in Croatia, have mobile broadband prepaid pack from VIP Voda but never actually tried Skype's voice service. I think operators are not blocking VOIP for PAYG customers on 3G/HSDPA...could you confirm it?

dacritts · 12-03-2010, 18:04

Hi dilijasi,

I was in Croatia twice last year after my original posting. On both occasions I used Skype successfully with VIP: no blocking. I had previously checked with the other 2 operators and they both said that they do not block Skype.

The only problem I encountered was if the the signal was a bit weak, then Skype wouldn't work. But that's the same everywhere.

Hope that helps,

dacritts.

dilijasi · 13-03-2010, 13:09

alright, thanks

petkow · 07-07-2010, 11:29

I just spotted that vip now have a half price offer available for monthly internet access. 1GB of data costs just 7 Euros!
Vip - Sve zbog vas

Is this tariff available for all prepaid customers? I will be in Croatia next month, and am looking at buying a vip SIM. Is anyone who was there recently selling one, or has anyone got any experiences on how easy it is to pick one up after arrival?

inquisitor · 07-07-2010, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by petkow

Is this tariff available for all prepaid customers?

According to VIP's FAQ page you can't activate data tariffs for voice SIMs:

Quote:

Mogu li Vip mobilni internet tarife koristiti i na govornoj pretplatničkoj liniji?
Can I use mobile internet tariffs on a prepaid voice line?

Ne, Vip mobilni internet tarife ne možete aktivirati na svojoj govornoj pretplatničkoj liniji.
No, Vip mobile internet tariffs can not be activated on your prepaid voice line.

So you seem to need a special data SIM.

petkow · 07-07-2010, 14:04

Thanks Inquisitor. In which case I will probably just buy a normal voice SIM and stick to that. I presume it still has data, but at a higher rate. I think there is WiFI in most of the locations where we are staying anyhow. Otherwise heavy internet usage will have to rest while I am there!

vegemite · 11-08-2010, 22:00

Anyone know how to check usage? I have a broadband prepaid SIM seems to be working ok in my phone with 1GB pack, but no phone capability of course. Does anyone know how check usage?

hkr · 11-08-2010, 22:26

I suggest you check out another forum on this board where we discussed Croatia mobile internet quite a while ago. Things seem to be still very similar there. I was using a normal VIP voice SIM there which data options. 3G worked from our hotel quite well, and I was using VoIP (SIP-based) with good results.

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dacritts (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 23 Aug 2009 Country:	Mobile broadband in Croatia - and Skype - 23-08-2009, 15:39 Hi, I'll be in Croatia next month and want to stay connected through mobile broadband. I will also need to use Skype on the connection. Do T-Mobile, Vipnet OR Tele2 pay as you go offers allow you to use Skype? Thanks.

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dilijasi (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 15 Join Date: 25 May 2009 Country:	10-03-2010, 21:49 hi dacritts sorry, I saw your posting just now. You have probably gone there and got an answer to your question. I live in Croatia, have mobile broadband prepaid pack from VIP Voda but never actually tried Skype's voice service. I think operators are not blocking VOIP for PAYG customers on 3G/HSDPA...could you confirm it? Postpaid: T-Mobile Croatia PAYG: VIPnet Croatia, Vodafone Italy, 3 Italy, Vodafone UK, o2 Germany, Telenor Serbia, AT&T US Data SIM: VIPnet Croatia, 3 Italy Hardware: BlackBerry Curve 8900, HTC Magic, HTC Desire Z, Huawei E160X, Option 225

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dacritts (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 23 Aug 2009 Country:	12-03-2010, 18:04 Hi dilijasi, I was in Croatia twice last year after my original posting. On both occasions I used Skype successfully with VIP: no blocking. I had previously checked with the other 2 operators and they both said that they do not block Skype. The only problem I encountered was if the the signal was a bit weak, then Skype wouldn't work. But that's the same everywhere. Hope that helps, dacritts.

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dilijasi (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 15 Join Date: 25 May 2009 Country:	13-03-2010, 13:09 alright, thanks Postpaid: T-Mobile Croatia PAYG: VIPnet Croatia, Vodafone Italy, 3 Italy, Vodafone UK, o2 Germany, Telenor Serbia, AT&T US Data SIM: VIPnet Croatia, 3 Italy Hardware: BlackBerry Curve 8900, HTC Magic, HTC Desire Z, Huawei E160X, Option 225

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	07-07-2010, 11:29 I just spotted that vip now have a half price offer available for monthly internet access. 1GB of data costs just 7 Euros! Vip - Sve zbog vas Is this tariff available for all prepaid customers? I will be in Croatia next month, and am looking at buying a vip SIM. Is anyone who was there recently selling one, or has anyone got any experiences on how easy it is to pick one up after arrival?

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	07-07-2010, 14:04 Thanks Inquisitor. In which case I will probably just buy a normal voice SIM and stick to that. I presume it still has data, but at a higher rate. I think there is WiFI in most of the locations where we are staying anyhow. Otherwise heavy internet usage will have to rest while I am there!

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vegemite (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 48 Join Date: 10 May 2010 Location: Australia Country:	11-08-2010, 22:00 Anyone know how to check usage? I have a broadband prepaid SIM seems to be working ok in my phone with 1GB pack, but no phone capability of course. Does anyone know how check usage? HTC Desire (unlocked UK version) / Nokia E71 (Wife's phone) / 3 Australia Post Paid SIM (both) Looking for data / voice SIMS for Europe in August 2010 - UK, France, Italy, Austria, Croatia and Bosnia

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hkr (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 75 Join Date: 29 Apr 2009 Country:	11-08-2010, 22:26 I suggest you check out another forum on this board where we discussed Croatia mobile internet quite a while ago. Things seem to be still very similar there. I was using a normal VIP voice SIM there which data options. 3G worked from our hotel quite well, and I was using VoIP (SIP-based) with good results. Mobile Internet in Croatia? [Archive] - PrePaidGSM.net Forum Postpaid: 3x Vodafone (HU) 1x T-Mobile) formerly also Pannon Prepaid: Vodafone, Pannon, T-Mobile (HU) Optimus (PT) SamiSwoi, ERA, Orange (PL) VIP (HR) T-Mobile (AT) Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile (UK) Vodafone (DE) Data-only prepaid: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Djuice/Pannon (HU) International SIMs: UM+, Sim4Travel, TravelSim Phones: Nokia E51, E71, Samsung D880, SE P990i, Ericsson T39m -forever! , many others in the drawer. 3G modems Huawei E220, E870, EU870D, U740, Alcatel X200 VoIP: Justvoip, CallWithUs, Neophonex, fonline, Macrogate and several others for outgoing... DIDs from Macrogate, DIDww, Gradwell, Voxbone and others. FreePBX, Vigor router with inbuilt ATA, Nokia E-series phones.