Mobile Internet in Europe

Pollik · 02-02-2011, 19:54

Thanks Mobileman. I don't use my mobile very much anyway and it suits me to keep my known number...my parents are getting on a bit.

I tried putting a Vodafone sim card in my TIM dongle...perhaps I was doing something wrong, but I couldn't get it to connect to the Vodafone network. There is no rejection message, just a 'ping' noise.

I am wondering if I need connection set up details - TIM software suggests that I need the following info, some of which I have got from Vodafone's software:

Account:
User name: web
Number: *99#
Password: ***
APN: PPBUNDLE.INTERNET
Protocol: PAP

How do I get the rest of the information? This question is particularly relevant for use in Europe.

(I hope providers get their act together some time...this is a real pain to sort out. True mobile broadband doesn't really seem to exist outside large towns.)

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Pollik (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 27 Jan 2011 Country:	02-02-2011, 19:54 Thanks Mobileman. I don't use my mobile very much anyway and it suits me to keep my known number...my parents are getting on a bit. I tried putting a Vodafone sim card in my TIM dongle...perhaps I was doing something wrong, but I couldn't get it to connect to the Vodafone network. There is no rejection message, just a 'ping' noise. I am wondering if I need connection set up details - TIM software suggests that I need the following info, some of which I have got from Vodafone's software: Account: User name: web Number: 99# Password: ** APN: PPBUNDLE.INTERNET Protocol: PAP How do I get the rest of the information? This question is particularly relevant for use in Europe. (I hope providers get their act together some time...this is a real pain to sort out. True mobile broadband doesn't really seem to exist outside large towns.)