2 weeks in Switzerland - best option for GPRS and voice usage? - Page 2

bourbonkiller · 28-12-2007, 15:32

Most of the Swiss prepaid offers will charge you minimum CHF 5.00 per MB which is around USD 4.50.

In my opinion there are two options for you:

A) If you have heavy data use:
Orangeclick with the data and international option. You can reduce the cost for receiving emails almost to zero when you go to the mobile orange portal and activate your own email-address which will be "yourmobilenumber@orangemail.ch". Sending and receiving email from this server is included into the data-option and should always be free of charge.

B) more phonecalls / less emails
If you tend to call a lot within Switzerland and check your email not that often, go for a ALDI prepaid offer which charge only 0.18 CHF to fixed net within switzerland. Data will cost you CHF 5.00 per MB.

Avoid SWISSCOM prepaid. They charge you CHF 14.00 per MB of data (no options available) and calls within Switzerland will cost about 0.80 CHF per minute to cross networks (same price per hour to SWISSCOM and fixed net)

Third option for you could be the LEBARA mobile SIM (works on sunrise network). Very cheap international calls (without monthly option) and CHF 10.00 per MB of data.

http://www.lebara-mobile.ch/
http://www.orangeclick.ch
https://www.salut-mobile.ch
http://www.swisscom-mobile.ch

Enjoy your stay in Switzerland. If you want to visit me, go here: www.swissdreamshotels.com and choose Walzenhausen.

AndreA · 28-12-2007, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by bourbonkiller

A) If you have heavy data use:
Orangeclick with the data and international option. You can reduce the cost for receiving emails almost to zero when you go to the mobile orange portal and activate your own email-address which will be "yourmobilenumber@orangemail.ch". Sending and receiving email from this server is included into the data-option and should always be free of charge.

I can't activate any email @orangemail.ch using my O-Click number

How did you do that!?

mirandabam · 28-12-2007, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreA

I can't activate any email @orangemail.ch using my O-Click number

How did you do that!?

I'm curious too...

Back when I was using my orangeclick.ch SIM I was also trying to find if there is an e-mail address that sends an SMS to my phone, but I couldn't find one. I thought this was pretty much a "standard" feature these days -- is it considered an add-on in Europe?

snaimon · **ideas -** 28-12-2007, 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by mirandabam

I'm curious too...

Back when I was using my orangeclick.ch SIM I was also trying to find if there is an e-mail address that sends an SMS to my phone, but I couldn't find one. I thought this was pretty much a "standard" feature these days -- is it considered an add-on in Europe?

Can't speak for orangeclick.ch.

When I had prepaid German T-MO cards > 3 years ago, it was an add-on that the user had to initiate AND, if I recall properly, I believe there was a USAGE charge to receive email unlike a free inbound SMS.

I am fairly certain such cards as UNITED MOBILE, HOP, TRAVELSIM do not have email-addressable cards. As far as I know, and our German friends will have to confirm, the prepaid knock-offs DON'T have that feature -- or, if they do, it is well-hidden in the documentation. Not even sure the other majors (O2, Voda, E+) allow it on prepaid.

My conclusion: I doubt the orangeclick.ch has that feature. And who would want it if there is a COST vs free inbound SMS?

Stan

AndreA · 28-12-2007, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaimon

My conclusion: I doubt the orangeclick.ch has that feature. And who would want it if there is a COST vs free inbound SMS?

Orange CH has it (check www.orangemail.ch or https://www.orange.ch/footer/login )

Anyway the feature has this limit: "The registration is for Orange customers only. Please contact our Customer Care free on 0800 700 700. If you already have an 'orangeclick.ch' account, please connect to orangeclick.ch to manage your account online."

bourbonkiller · 03-01-2008, 16:48

Dear all,

all i know is, that I do have a orangeclick account and email with 078XXXXXXX@orangemail.ch did work until recently (I moved out to M Budget Mobile because of the better tariffs).

Open the mobile portal and look for something called email, organiser or anything else. I have asked in a orange shop before and they also said that the data-addon does cover all the data transfer to orangemail.ch - it must be included. This is also stated in the text that goes along with the data-addon.

It is thrue that you can't manage the account via website, it works only if you open the account on the mobile portal and you can only check emails from the mobile or with any email program on a computer - but not within the orange homepage. The orange homepage does not recognise orangeclick numbers as orange numbers and will always return with an error!

Thumbs up that it may work for you also...

BK

AndreA · 03-01-2008, 23:10

Thanks bourbon! I did it this morning and now i just have tons of spam

:P

It's a pity that i can't manage the account ... so it's not so useful

bourbonkiller · 04-01-2008, 13:30

Hi Andrea,

I am very sorry for that. I just used it to forward selected emails from my main inbox to the mobile phone when away from the office. If you have a PDA it might be more comfortable on the big screen to set up every thing. If you digg a little deeper in the settings you may find many nice features for a prepaid card like the sync folder where you can copy files from your computer into and then access it via orange mobile portal etc. Also an Address-Book is included...

Very nice is that feature if you use your orange click SIM with one of the phone of their SPV series. You may get one of the old SPV on www.ricardo.ch - they all carry an application to completely backup your windows mobile phone/PDA to an orangeserver. And again - this is all covered with the monthly data-option.

The only reason for me to leave orangeclick were, that I now own a samsung i600 with integrated WiFi to access internet/email and M Budget Mobile hast best network coverage and very fair pricing (for Switzerland and to whole europe).

BK

AndreA · **[OrangeClick.ch] How to get a email @orangemail.ch -** 05-01-2008, 16:13

Eureka!

Thanks to bourbonkiller ( http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/show...5&postcount=17 ) I found the way to get and USE an email @orangemail.ch by POP3/Imap.

Well, if you are a customer OrangeClick.ch you can get an address @orangemail.ch only registering yourself on the Orange Mobile Portal (you have to use the wap service, APN click). In the mainpage click on "Mail" link and get your @orangemail.ch email address.

Then visit the main page of Mail Service, you will find "Setting options". Inside that part you have to look for the change password (when you register the account you DO NOT have one! So you can't check that email outside the Mobile Portal), digit your password and wait for the confirmation SMS.

Then you can use that address via POP3/IMAP

You can't use the webmail service (so strange) but using the POP3/Imap service (POP3 = pop.orangemail.ch , IMAP = imap.orangemail.ch) you can check the email outside the portal

Important! For login via POP3/IMAP you have to use your OClick number and NOT the alias email (ex.: you activated the address provaprova@orangemail.ch on your OClick number 0781111111, you have to use the login 0781111111@orangemail.ch and NOT provaprova@orangemail.ch )

thecapcom · 24-04-2008, 14:41

I'm in CH for 3 weeks and Orangeclick at 2.5F/MB seemed like the best deal for a data connection. I was unable to configure my phone (unlocked HTC Kaiser with Windows Mobile 6) using the manual instructions at https://www.orangeclick.ch/orange/es...apGeneralPopup so I want the shop where I bought my card and then the central shop at Hardturmstrasse 161, Zurich. They took my phone to the back and someone introduced himself as from the technical department and explained that it is a known issue that HTC WinMo devices don't work with orangeclick.

If anyone knows a work around I'd love to hear. Otherwise let this be a warning to anyone else who finds this thread. I can't find much else online about configuring orangeclick GPRS.

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bourbonkiller (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 193 Join Date: 22 Dec 2004 Location: Lake of Constance Country:	28-12-2007, 15:32 Most of the Swiss prepaid offers will charge you minimum CHF 5.00 per MB which is around USD 4.50. In my opinion there are two options for you: A) If you have heavy data use: Orangeclick with the data and international option. You can reduce the cost for receiving emails almost to zero when you go to the mobile orange portal and activate your own email-address which will be "yourmobilenumber@orangemail.ch". Sending and receiving email from this server is included into the data-option and should always be free of charge. B) more phonecalls / less emails If you tend to call a lot within Switzerland and check your email not that often, go for a ALDI prepaid offer which charge only 0.18 CHF to fixed net within switzerland. Data will cost you CHF 5.00 per MB. Avoid SWISSCOM prepaid. They charge you CHF 14.00 per MB of data (no options available) and calls within Switzerland will cost about 0.80 CHF per minute to cross networks (same price per hour to SWISSCOM and fixed net) Third option for you could be the LEBARA mobile SIM (works on sunrise network). Very cheap international calls (without monthly option) and CHF 10.00 per MB of data. http://www.lebara-mobile.ch/ http://www.orangeclick.ch https://www.salut-mobile.ch http://www.swisscom-mobile.ch Enjoy your stay in Switzerland. If you want to visit me, go here: www.swissdreamshotels.com and choose Walzenhausen. ********************************************** Mobiles: iPhone 7+, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, Blackberry Priv, Honor 8, Lumia 950 Prepaid-SIM: 3 UK, Save Money Sim, Toggle Mobile UK, XX-Sim, Koko Mobile

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bourbonkiller (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 193 Join Date: 22 Dec 2004 Location: Lake of Constance Country:	03-01-2008, 16:48 Dear all, all i know is, that I do have a orangeclick account and email with 078XXXXXXX@orangemail.ch did work until recently (I moved out to M Budget Mobile because of the better tariffs). Open the mobile portal and look for something called email, organiser or anything else. I have asked in a orange shop before and they also said that the data-addon does cover all the data transfer to orangemail.ch - it must be included. This is also stated in the text that goes along with the data-addon. It is thrue that you can't manage the account via website, it works only if you open the account on the mobile portal and you can only check emails from the mobile or with any email program on a computer - but not within the orange homepage. The orange homepage does not recognise orangeclick numbers as orange numbers and will always return with an error! Thumbs up that it may work for you also... BK ********************************************** Mobiles: iPhone 7+, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, Blackberry Priv, Honor 8, Lumia 950 Prepaid-SIM: 3 UK, Save Money Sim, Toggle Mobile UK, XX-Sim, Koko Mobile

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	03-01-2008, 23:10 Thanks bourbon! I did it this morning and now i just have tons of spam :P It's a pity that i can't manage the account ... so it's not so useful ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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bourbonkiller (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 193 Join Date: 22 Dec 2004 Location: Lake of Constance Country:	04-01-2008, 13:30 Hi Andrea, I am very sorry for that. I just used it to forward selected emails from my main inbox to the mobile phone when away from the office. If you have a PDA it might be more comfortable on the big screen to set up every thing. If you digg a little deeper in the settings you may find many nice features for a prepaid card like the sync folder where you can copy files from your computer into and then access it via orange mobile portal etc. Also an Address-Book is included... Very nice is that feature if you use your orange click SIM with one of the phone of their SPV series. You may get one of the old SPV on www.ricardo.ch - they all carry an application to completely backup your windows mobile phone/PDA to an orangeserver. And again - this is all covered with the monthly data-option. The only reason for me to leave orangeclick were, that I now own a samsung i600 with integrated WiFi to access internet/email and M Budget Mobile hast best network coverage and very fair pricing (for Switzerland and to whole europe). BK ********************************************** Mobiles: iPhone 7+, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, Blackberry Priv, Honor 8, Lumia 950 Prepaid-SIM: 3 UK, Save Money Sim, Toggle Mobile UK, XX-Sim, Koko Mobile

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	[OrangeClick.ch] How to get a email @orangemail.ch - 05-01-2008, 16:13 Eureka! Thanks to bourbonkiller ( http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/show...5&postcount=17 ) I found the way to get and USE an email @orangemail.ch by POP3/Imap. Well, if you are a customer OrangeClick.ch you can get an address @orangemail.ch only registering yourself on the Orange Mobile Portal (you have to use the wap service, APN click). In the mainpage click on "Mail" link and get your @orangemail.ch email address. Then visit the main page of Mail Service, you will find "Setting options". Inside that part you have to look for the change password (when you register the account you DO NOT have one! So you can't check that email outside the Mobile Portal), digit your password and wait for the confirmation SMS. Then you can use that address via POP3/IMAP You can't use the webmail service (so strange) but using the POP3/Imap service (POP3 = pop.orangemail.ch , IMAP = imap.orangemail.ch) you can check the email outside the portal Important! For login via POP3/IMAP you have to use your OClick number and NOT the alias email (ex.: you activated the address provaprova@orangemail.ch on your OClick number 0781111111, you have to use the login 0781111111@orangemail.ch and NOT provaprova@orangemail.ch ) ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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thecapcom (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 24 Apr 2008 Country:	24-04-2008, 14:41 I'm in CH for 3 weeks and Orangeclick at 2.5F/MB seemed like the best deal for a data connection. I was unable to configure my phone (unlocked HTC Kaiser with Windows Mobile 6) using the manual instructions at https://www.orangeclick.ch/orange/es...apGeneralPopup so I want the shop where I bought my card and then the central shop at Hardturmstrasse 161, Zurich. They took my phone to the back and someone introduced himself as from the technical department and explained that it is a known issue that HTC WinMo devices don't work with orangeclick. If anyone knows a work around I'd love to hear. Otherwise let this be a warning to anyone else who finds this thread. I can't find much else online about configuring orangeclick GPRS.