Hi Guys,
I am travelling to Europe and am planning to visit Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy on a holiday.
I just wanted to know, if there are any good mobile plans / connections that I can get with data. I want to use Google Navigation mainly and also try and check my mails and such on the move.
Thanks in advance for your help in advance.
~Sankar
vsankarn said:
Hi Guys,
I am travelling to Europe and am planning to visit Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy on a holiday.
I just wanted to know, if there are any good mobile plans / connections that I can get with data. I want to use Google Navigation mainly and also try and check my mails and such on the move.
Thanks in advance for your help in advance.
~Sankar
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Best to try a Vodafone or T-Mobile plan. They are the best for coverage and deals over those countries.
You will not be able to use the same plan/sim card for those countries, cross country roaming is very expensive.
ultimateb said:
You will not be able to use the same plan/sim card for those countries, cross country roaming is very expensive.
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i was kind of hoping that there would be some such deals. Something like Eurail passes . Ahh well..
Anyways, thanks for the responses guys. Atleast I know that I need not be carrying my mobile with me
vsankarn said:
i was kind of hoping that there would be some such deals. Something like Eurail passes . Ahh well..
Anyways, thanks for the responses guys. Atleast I know that I need not be carrying my mobile with me
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You could download NIMBUZZ, add Skype to it and then just talk when you have a wifi hotspot. They are everywhere in Europe.
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Hi All,
Does anyone know of any problems using direct push when roaming? We have a guy in Holland using a British Telecom SIM card, and it refuses to push email onto the Kaiser.
Thanks
In activesync, click Menu, then Schedule.
Is "Use above settings when roaming" checked?
Thanks for the reply! I've asked the question to our man in Holland, will let you know the answer...
Thanks
Hope you are ready for the data bill...
Cheers Kyphur, worked a treat! As for the data bill, there's probably not much we can do as the guy "roams" all over europe on business. Unless someone can recommend a provider that has low roaming charges???
Cheers
Does anyone know which is cheaper for the 'roamers' Active sync or Blackberry?
We have a mixture, just trying to decide how to best ditribute to the users.
Many thanks!
Chapelhill
I'm not sure about European carriers but here is the US (ATT) if you have a Blackberry you can get a plan that includes unlimited international data. So there would be no roaming data charges then.
popeye2755 said:
Cheers Kyphur, worked a treat! As for the data bill, there's probably not much we can do as the guy "roams" all over europe on business. Unless someone can recommend a provider that has low roaming charges???
Cheers
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Glad I was able to help!
You may just have to wait till July:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?newsid=20404
€0.25 a megabyte is rather steep still: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/07/roaming_data_cut/
£95 a month will get you a 5Gb fair usage and 200 mb roaming http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispat...fpb=true&_pageLabel=template11&pageID=BS_0031
hello gaise,
I'm from malaysia, and about to go to the US to pursue my studies.
I'm thinking about getting this phone in malaysia, but what I'm really concern is whether this phone will be compatible with the US network or it would be end up sitting in a trashcan somewhere in states. Should I just bought my phone in the US???
Since I only know this 2 network operator, at&t and tmobile.what is the best carrier in the sense of their wireless coverage and data plans ?
thank you in advance
akukurt said:
hello gaise,
I'm from malaysia, and about to go to the US to pursue my studies.
I'm thinking about getting this phone in malaysia, but what I'm really concern is whether this phone will be compatible with the US network or it would be end up sitting in a trashcan somewhere in states. Should I just bought my phone in the US???
Since I only know this 2 network operator, at&t and tmobile.what is the best carrier in the sense of their wireless coverage and data plans ?
thank you in advance
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wierd place to ask this question. But the 710a is for at&t and the 710e will work on t-mobile. You can go to their websites and look up their 3g/4g coverage wherever you plan to be. If money is not a problem, I would go with AT&T.
I'm trying to figure where to get a SIM from for an upcoming trip to Madrid Spain+surrounding areas, Porto Portugal, and the island of Sardinia Italy. I see they have Vodafone in all three countries. Can I just get one prepaid from them and have it for the entire 3 weeks?
I generally find all the answers to my questions here with out posting, but this is super confusing to me for some reason. I'm not even confident that I'm choosing the right providers based on the bands I have in the Tmobile N1 I have.
If someone could point me in the right direction, I would certainly appreciate it. Once I know who to shop with I can probably figure out a good plan for myself, but just in case, I'm looking for about 3 weeks worth of 3g data (hopefully) and handful of minutes that I can use for those three countries. Most of Sardinia is off the beaten path, so I dont expect much there.
Thanks everyone. :good:
smot13 said:
I'm trying to figure where to get a SIM from for an upcoming trip to Madrid Spain+surrounding areas, Porto Portugal, and the island of Sardinia Italy. I see they have Vodafone in all three countries. Can I just get one prepaid from them and have it for the entire 3 weeks?
I generally find all the answers to my questions here with out posting, but this is super confusing to me for some reason. I'm not even confident that I'm choosing the right providers based on the bands I have in the Tmobile N1 I have.
If someone could point me in the right direction, I would certainly appreciate it. Once I know who to shop with I can probably figure out a good plan for myself, but just in case, I'm looking for about 3 weeks worth of 3g data (hopefully) and handful of minutes that I can use for those three countries. Most of Sardinia is off the beaten path, so I dont expect much there.
Thanks everyone. :good:
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Firstly, T-Mobile USA uses the same frequencies as European carriers, so that's something you don't need to worry about.
Secondly, although they all have Vodafone, you can't use all 3 of them on the same prepaid sim for local prices. If you buy a Portuguese Vodafone prepaid sim, you will have to pay (higher) roaming prices in Spain and Italy. Don't know the exact prices though, but I'm sure you can find something on the world wide web about it. I'm also sure there are cheaper budget carriers available in al 3 countries, so I wouldn't go for Vodafone.
Enjoy your trip!
tommert38 said:
Firstly, T-Mobile USA uses the same frequencies as European carriers, so that's something you don't need to worry about.
Secondly, although they all have Vodafone, you can't use all 3 of them on the same prepaid sim for local prices. If you buy a Portuguese Vodafone prepaid sim, you will have to pay (higher) roaming prices in Spain and Italy. Don't know the exact prices though, but I'm sure you can find something on the world wide web about it. I'm also sure there are cheaper budget carriers available in al 3 countries, so I wouldn't go for Vodafone.
Enjoy your trip!
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Thanks for the info about Vodafone. If it seems to convenient it probably is lol.
For Spain I found Yoigo. 1.29euro a day for data. Sold! But I'm reading on another forum that it is UMTS only? Am I still good to go for that? Does that just mean it's only going to work in the city?
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Thanks for the info about Vodafone. If it seems to convenient it probably is lol.
For Spain I found Yoigo. 1.29euro a day for data. Sold! But I'm reading on another forum that it is UMTS only? Am I still good to go for that? Does that just mean it's only going to work in the city?
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UMTS id the data technology, just like edge is 2g. UMTS/HSPDA is 3g
My son is leaving for Australia for ten months as I write this. We live in the USA and use AT&T. He has an unlocked iPhone 6. Any suggestion from Australian friends for best phone service, cheap temporary in Sydney?
Thanks
jcrompton said:
My son is leaving for Australia for ten months as I write this. We live in the USA and use AT&T. He has an unlocked iPhone 6. Any suggestion from Australian friends for best phone service, cheap temporary in Sydney?
Thanks
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@Heisenberg is from australia.. he might be able to help or @Art Vanderlay
jcrompton said:
My son is leaving for Australia for ten months as I write this. We live in the USA and use AT&T. He has an unlocked iPhone 6. Any suggestion from Australian friends for best phone service, cheap temporary in Sydney?
Thanks
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Telstra is the best network provider in Australia, hands down. He can pick up a prepaid SIM from Telstra stores and most supermarket chains. Their prepaid deals are pretty decent, I use them myself. Optus are pretty reliable too and they have some good prepaid deals.
Heisenberg said:
Telstra is the best network provider in Australia, hands down. He can pick up a prepaid SIM from Telstra stores and most supermarket chains. Their prepaid deals are pretty decent, I use them myself. Optus are pretty reliable too and they have some good prepaid deals.
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Thank you. He land in Sydney in about 4 hours. He will be near Shire and in an youth pastor program at a church I think is called Shire Life
Thanks again , I'll pass on to him with the new found (for us) Whatsapp app !
Heisenberg said:
Telstra is the best network provider in Australia, hands down. He can pick up a prepaid SIM from Telstra stores and most supermarket chains. Their prepaid deals are pretty decent, I use them myself. Optus are pretty reliable too and they have some good prepaid deals.
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The pastor that he is working with said that might be the most expensive provider ..... But many times normal folks who don't do some of this stuff don't know other factors ...... Any thoughts or comments??
Thanks again
jcrompton said:
The pastor that he is working with said that might be the most expensive provider ..... But many times normal folks who don't do some of this stuff don't know other factors ...... Any thoughts or comments??
Thanks again
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Telstra can be expensive if you're on a plan/contract. But in my experience their prepaid deals are very good value, I pay $30 a month and I get 1.3gb of data and plenty of calls/sms. There are many different style plans and value amounts for each plan. He could go with a cheap provider but he'll get cheap (spotty) coverage. You can have a look at their prepaid plans on their site:
https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/offers-and-rates
Hi guys,
I'm trying to find the setting for turning on wifi calling.
I've spoken to the network and they say they've activated it but I'm having no joy.
Any ideas? Phone is unlocked from carphone warehouse.
Thanks in advance
firstly, what network you on? be more specific! lol
mikey_sk said:
firstly, what network you on? be more specific! lol
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I'm on Sky Mobile.
I don't think the network matters in this case because the setting is not on the phone. It has been activated by the network.
charmz2k2 said:
I'm on Sky Mobile.
I don't think the network matters in this case because the setting is not on the phone. It has been activated by the network.
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Ah that's why. Phones from CPW and other non Samsung sellers have the XEU firmware. That firmware only supports the WiFi calling and VOLTE for the main networks EE, Voda, Three, O2. And this is a recent update. Same goes for Samsung BTU firmware. Some MVNOs like BT Mobile work fine as they own EE and use their settings. Looking at Google sky do not support the note 9 for WiFi calling.
charmz2k2 said:
I'm on Sky Mobile.
I don't think the network matters in this case because the setting is not on the phone. It has been activated by the network.
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This is from sky. Just looks like they've not added note 9 yet.
Currently available on the following Sky Mobile devices:
Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9 and S9+.Sony Xperia XZ1, XZ2 and XA2.Keep a look out for more compatible devices coming soon.
lawtq said:
This is from sky. Just looks like they've not added note 9 yet.
Currently available on the following Sky Mobile devices:
Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9 and S9+.Sony Xperia XZ1, XZ2 and XA2.Keep a look out for more compatible devices coming soon.
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I've always wanted to know what firmware you would use on sammobile for say the s9 for sky mobile....
mikey_sk said:
I've always wanted to know what firmware you would use on sammobile for say the s9 for sky mobile....
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BTU, or any UK one. Not sure you'd get the extra features unless sky activate it themselves. Many companies who piggy back off one of the main carriers don't have WiFi calling /volte
lawtq said:
BTU, or any UK one. Not sure you'd get the extra features unless sky activate it themselves. Many companies who piggy back off one of the main carriers don't have WiFi calling /volte
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Hmmm it is hit or miss as the BTU/XEU seems to have only the main networks I think.
mikey_sk said:
Hmmm it is hit or miss as the BTU/XEU seems to have only the main networks I think.
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This is why I only go with main networks now. Flash anything and I seem to have features. The other smaller piggyback companies have some good deals. But no extra features.
Virgin mobile... £20 a month unlimited calls and texts with 100gb data! No wifi/volte. My boy has it now lol
mikey_sk said:
Ah that's why. Phones from CPW and other non Samsung sellers have the XEU firmware. That firmware only supports the WiFi calling and VOLTE for the main networks EE, Voda, Three, O2. And this is a recent update. Same goes for Samsung BTU firmware. Some MVNOs like BT Mobile work fine as they own EE and use their settings. Looking at Google sky do not support the note 9 for WiFi calling.
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I see!
I thought there was supposed to be a setting somewhere to activate?
I apologise! You clearly know your stuff!
lawtq said:
This is why I only go with main networks now. Flash anything and I seem to have features. The other smaller piggyback companies have some good deals. But no extra features.
Virgin mobile... £20 a month unlimited calls and texts with 100gb data! No wifi/volte. My boy has it now lol
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Ha yeah I'm on a great deal with Three UK unlimited calls texts and 100 gig. All for 15 quid!!!
mikey_sk said:
Ha yeah I'm on a great deal with Three UK unlimited calls texts and 100 gig. All for 15 quid!!!
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Whaaaaatttt!??!? Omg! Give me the link! Please!
lawtq said:
Whaaaaatttt!??!? Omg! Give me the link! Please!
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Was a retention deal and I still pay the same and I am now on a rolling 30 day contract. There was a time last year when all the networks had a gigabyte war! Now they not so generous. I would prefer to go back to EE as three aren't the best network for reception and they have no 4G roaming yet but hey ho. I'm a slut!!!!! :laugh:
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Was a retention deal and I still pay the same and I am now on a rolling 30 day contract. There was a time last year when all the networks had a gigabyte war! Now they not so generous. I would prefer to go back to EE as three aren't the best network for reception and they have no 4G roaming yet but hey ho. I'm a slut!!!!! :laugh:
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Lol. Why do sluts get such a bad name?
Great deal. CPW never seem to have competitive deals