Greece HSPA (prepaid and postpaid offers)

wisniak · 11-03-2011, 13:24

OK
So in the case of "computers" I assume that this refers to SIM cards, not USB stick (which is the more common method in France).

Evan · 11-03-2011, 14:53

It refers to both actually. When you purchase a data-only SIM card, you can get a "SIM Starter Pack" or a "SIM+USB stick Starter Pack" (if you don't have an USB dongle)

kuba.g · 11-03-2011, 17:03

Thanks a lot Evan! I wish we would have this quality of information for every country!

goldeneyed · 11-03-2011, 18:54

Great job Evan, very useful.

timmfive · 12-03-2011, 18:57

Wow! Thanks Evan! Your compilation and work is probably the best work on the entire PrepaidGSM.net forums!

A couple of things regarding my Q-card payg plan:

1) I went to the Wind store today and got my menus changed to english.
He called 1227 and spoke to Q customer support (and presumably asked them to change it to english.) Then he dialled 1224. Dialling 1224 gives you an option to change the menus to english So now when I dial 1223 to add credit, or 1225 to check credit I can understand what is going on. Kinda handy. (Although the texts I receive from Q are still in Greek).

2) The €1 for 100MB that I wrote about last year (the one that seemed to offer unlimited data!) is reported to have ended several weeks ago. Around March 1st, my speeds suddenly went from 1M down/up to 50k down/up.

Very noticable! The data kept working and I wasn't getting charged for any data. Tolerable for gmail, Facebook, weather apps, etc... but pretty much unusable to check any webpages. Impossible to stream a YouTube video. And forget about tethering... lucky if after 5 minutes Gmail would come up in HTML mode...
So I bought some credit and texted "500MB" (no quotes) to 1210 today. (seems to also work the same as sending "500" to 1210), but 50k up/down issue (using speedtest.net) still the same. :-/

The Wind/Q store was closed by the time I realized this, but next time I'm in town, I will talk to him and see if I can get more information about this. Will update if anything changes, or if/when I figure out a solution.

Thanks again for the compilation update!

Majkee(SK) · **WIND Data Tarif -** 13-03-2011, 10:59

Hello,

I'll add my experiences from mobile internet from Greece WIND.

I'm student from Slovakia on Erasmus in Thessaloniki for a 5 months. I needed an mobile internet for this period through my N900. I closed a contract with WIND, tariff's name: Student DATA

Student DATA offers 3GB/month from 8.00 am - 8.00 pm and 30GB from 8.00 pm - 8.00 am. It costs 27€/month.

All is fine, only the connection speed is horrible! I don't know where is a problem, but in the centre of Thessaloniki I have max. only 512kbit/s. The signal display is 3.5G (HSDPA). Phone is full compatible with all HSPA networks.

This tariff I can break whenever I want, but min. after first month, because I didn't need special price 3G USB stick.

I plan an trip through many islands of Greece for a spring. I'm curious how it will be with connection speed there. I'll send info.

Majkee

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wisniak (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 92 Join Date: 12 May 2009 Country:	11-03-2011, 13:24 OK So in the case of "computers" I assume that this refers to SIM cards, not USB stick (which is the more common method in France).

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Evan (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 102 Join Date: 17 Aug 2009 Country:	11-03-2011, 14:53 It refers to both actually. When you purchase a data-only SIM card, you can get a "SIM Starter Pack" or a "SIM+USB stick Starter Pack" (if you don't have an USB dongle) Last edited by Evan; 11-03-2011 at 14:59..

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kuba.g (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 228 Join Date: 24 Oct 2010 Country:	11-03-2011, 17:03 Thanks a lot Evan! I wish we would have this quality of information for every country! Mobile internet sim cards: INT: abroadband, NL: Simyo, bliep, BE: Colruyt Mobile, MEDIONmobile, LUX: Orange, PL: mBank Mobile, DE: Congstar, MEDIONmobile, IE: Vodafone, CH: OK Mobil, SwissCom, SE: Telia, ES: MásMovil, GR: Cosmote, IT: TIM, RO: Vodafone, RS: mt:s, BY: Privet, UA: Kievstar, MD: Moldcell Feel free to consult me about sim cards in the Benelux and Poland.*

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goldeneyed (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 26 Jul 2009 Country:	11-03-2011, 18:54 Great job Evan, very useful.

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timmfive (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 14 Join Date: 12 Oct 2010 Country:	12-03-2011, 18:57 Wow! Thanks Evan! Your compilation and work is probably the best work on the entire PrepaidGSM.net forums! A couple of things regarding my Q-card payg plan: 1) I went to the Wind store today and got my menus changed to english. He called 1227 and spoke to Q customer support (and presumably asked them to change it to english.) Then he dialled 1224. Dialling 1224 gives you an option to change the menus to english So now when I dial 1223 to add credit, or 1225 to check credit I can understand what is going on. Kinda handy. (Although the texts I receive from Q are still in Greek). 2) The €1 for 100MB that I wrote about last year (the one that seemed to offer unlimited data!) is reported to have ended several weeks ago. Around March 1st, my speeds suddenly went from 1M down/up to 50k down/up. Very noticable! The data kept working and I wasn't getting charged for any data. Tolerable for gmail, Facebook, weather apps, etc... but pretty much unusable to check any webpages. Impossible to stream a YouTube video. And forget about tethering... lucky if after 5 minutes Gmail would come up in HTML mode... So I bought some credit and texted "500MB" (no quotes) to 1210 today. (seems to also work the same as sending "500" to 1210), but 50k up/down issue (using speedtest.net) still the same. :-/ The Wind/Q store was closed by the time I realized this, but next time I'm in town, I will talk to him and see if I can get more information about this. Will update if anything changes, or if/when I figure out a solution. Thanks again for the compilation update!

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Majkee(SK) (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 13 Mar 2011 Country:	WIND Data Tarif - 13-03-2011, 10:59 Hello, I'll add my experiences from mobile internet from Greece WIND. I'm student from Slovakia on Erasmus in Thessaloniki for a 5 months. I needed an mobile internet for this period through my N900. I closed a contract with WIND, tariff's name: Student DATA Student DATA offers 3GB/month from 8.00 am - 8.00 pm and 30GB from 8.00 pm - 8.00 am. It costs 27€/month. All is fine, only the connection speed is horrible! I don't know where is a problem, but in the centre of Thessaloniki I have max. only 512kbit/s. The signal display is 3.5G (HSDPA). Phone is full compatible with all HSPA networks. This tariff I can break whenever I want, but min. after first month, because I didn't need special price 3G USB stick. I plan an trip through many islands of Greece for a spring. I'm curious how it will be with connection speed there. I'll send info. Majkee