3g/gprs Data Cards & Wind

edmund · 12-05-2006, 13:35

Hi,

I am looking to buy a 3G/GPRS card to use with a Wind SIM for data access around Europe - does anyone have any experience of this?

In particular, are the Vodafone Mobile Connect Cards (prepay or contract) SIM locked?

Any advice or experiences with roaming data cards would be very welcome...

Thanks,
Edmund

VladS · 12-05-2006, 13:42

I don't have any experience with 3G cards, but I do have a SonyEricsson GC89 EDGE/GPRS card and am quite pleased with it.

If cost is a factor and are willing to go GPRS only, you should be able to find the older GC75 or its Dell branded clone, the TrueMobile 5100 for under $40 on eBay.

Effendi · 12-05-2006, 14:29

AndreA had a Vodafone connect card and used it with Wind, so I suppose they are not locked, unless he unlocked it by himself!

Anyway you can find easily an unlocked one on eBay which supports GPRS/EDGE/UMTS and maybe WiFi...

edmund · 12-05-2006, 15:45

The reason I ask is that the Linksys WRT54G3G router only works with the vodafone cards - so that would be best.

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edmund (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 12 May 2006 Country:	12-05-2006, 13:35 Hi, I am looking to buy a 3G/GPRS card to use with a Wind SIM for data access around Europe - does anyone have any experience of this? In particular, are the Vodafone Mobile Connect Cards (prepay or contract) SIM locked? Any advice or experiences with roaming data cards would be very welcome... Thanks, Edmund

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	12-05-2006, 13:42 I don't have any experience with 3G cards, but I do have a SonyEricsson GC89 EDGE/GPRS card and am quite pleased with it. If cost is a factor and are willing to go GPRS only, you should be able to find the older GC75 or its Dell branded clone, the TrueMobile 5100 for under $40 on eBay. VladS Mobile phones: iPhone 5, Blackberry 9900, Nexus S, Samsung S3322 duos Mobile data cards: Huawei E587u-5, Huawei E583c, Huawei E160 Postpaid SIMs: CA: Fido, Wind; INTL: Telna Prepaid SIMs: DE: Fonic, Lidl; AT: yesss!, bob; UK: O2; US: AT&T; RO: Orange, Vodafone; FR: b&you, Lycamobile; NL: Lycamobile; BE: Lycamobile, Jim Mobile; CL: Entel; MX: Telcel; INTL: eKit Blue, eKit Yellow Dead SIMs: too many to list

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	12-05-2006, 14:29 AndreA had a Vodafone connect card and used it with Wind, so I suppose they are not locked, unless he unlocked it by himself! Anyway you can find easily an unlocked one on eBay which supports GPRS/EDGE/UMTS and maybe WiFi... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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edmund (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 12 May 2006 Country:	12-05-2006, 15:45 The reason I ask is that the Linksys WRT54G3G router only works with the vodafone cards - so that would be best.