which is the best provider for using a phone/pda unit,
i dont want to pick the wrong one for example orange and get no wifi or o2 and get high net costs
what do you guys use and what do u pay
thank you
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Hey all,
I'm off to Ireland at the end of the week and I'm taking my XDA with me, I'd like to be able to use GPRS to get onto MSN etc, but I'm not sure how much I'd be charged for this, I've spoken to O2 about phone call and text prices, but forgot to ask about GPRS.
O2 do appear to have their own GPRS settings for Ireland, so my question is: If I use the GPRS setting for Ireland, will the MB's be used from my inclusive ones ? or will I be charged extra for them..
Cheers
read somewhere that they were making tons of money with overpricing roaming
read that a person using a local phone company could expect to pay up to
10£ pr MB when traveling around in europe
of cause if it's the same phone company maybe it's much cheaper
Hi,
I am moving to Melbourne this Monday and need to get a new SIM and number. Which mobile operator has the best deals on data packages? (Preferably unlimited)
And which company is a good broadband/ISDN Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Melbourne? What are the speeds I can expect?
On a budget here... no company paying for me or anything so...
Thanks,
VeenK said:
Hi,
I am moving to Melbourne this Monday and need to get a new SIM and number. Which mobile operator has the best deals on data packages? (Preferably unlimited)
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Hi VeenK, I don't know where you're coming from but you might get bit of a shock with our telecommunication costs. Our incumbent telco is unfortunately a rip off and this flows down thru other providers I would suggest looking at Vodaphone, 3, Optus and then of course the rip off merchant Telstra, in that order of bang for buck. Unlimited is unheard of here.
VeenK said:
And which company is a good broadband/ISDN Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Melbourne? What are the speeds I can expect?
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Once again, as above, other countries have a lot better value for money because of our monopolistic incumbent telco (Telstra).
I personally use and recommend "Internode" www.internode.on.net.
Once you know the address or phone number of where you are going to live start here: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ (Whirlpool is the broadband equivalent of what XDA is to PDA's )
PM me if you need any help.
Cheers TZB
Oh, and if you hadn't already guessed, I don't like Telstra lol (either does most of Australia except their shareholders).
tzb2 said:
Hi VeenK, I don't know where you're coming from but you might get bit of a shock with our telecommunication costs. Our incumbent telco is unfortunately a rip off and this flows down thru other providers I would suggest looking at Vodaphone, 3, Optus and then of course the rip off merchant Telstra, in that order of bang for buck. Unlimited is unheard of here.
Once again, as above, other countries have a lot better value for money because of our monopolistic incumbent telco (Telstra).
I personally use and recommend "Internode" www.internode.on.net.
Once you know the address or phone number of where you are going to live start here: http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ (Whirlpool is the broadband equivalent of what XDA is to PDA's )
PM me if you need any help.
Cheers TZB
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Adding to that, cringepool will give you an idea of what's good for both mobile and fixed data services (you need to filter through the bunch of 14 year old know it alls)
Unlimited data plans as mentioned simply don't exist for mobile or fixed services. I guess it kind of makes sense that it's expensive given there is only 20 million of us on one of the largest countries in the world.
Enjoy your time in our fantastic (and best) city
I ended up with Optus, I only get 1gig per month but I don't use that much.
As mentioned there's no such thing as unlimited data packages unless you have a Blackbery or a Hiptop(Sidekick).
For about $80 a month I get $300 in calls, unlimited sms/mms, 1 gig of data. That's on a month-month plan so no contract involved.
You need to know the address of where you'll be staying to confirm if you'll get coverage.
Hello,
We are traveling to Spain. Will be in Barcelona and then the Andalusia region. Will I have data access in these areas? What companies provide a SIM card I can use on my unlocked ATT phone?
Do you know how much they generally cost, and what sort of plans are offered?
Thank you for the help!
The main Carriers are MoviStar, Vodafone and Orange.
For 3G the best is Vodafone, about prices and roaming I think is the best you can get
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The main Carriers are MoviStar, Vodafone and Orange.
For 3G the best is Vodafone, about prices and roaming I think is the best you can get
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Where do I buy one? At the airport, Or is that a ripoff?
I cant figure out how much they will cost for a 3g data package including voice.
Hows the coverage through Andalusia?
My mam went to dubai a couple of months back nd she bought a vodafone sim while she was there tho I dnt know what plans vodafone do for when u go abroad but I could ask her nd let u know
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So Im in Jerez spain and everywhere I've been, every phone store says you can not buy a prepaid sim for data. I know they sell unlimited data sim cards that last 7 days for 29 euro. I see them all over the web, but the vodafone stores have no clue about this, they say only minutes! Maybe I need free gps program since I can not use google maps now. arg. Any suggestions??
thanks!
that depends.topons.com
you can have a look .maybe you can save more.
As a follow up:
I got a movifone sim from Corte Englis but could never get it activated right after over an hour I said screw it.
Then I got a YOIGO sim card from a mobile phone store. I think the store was actually Movifon. After spending 10 minutes telling me they dont make a simcard for data, I looked through the plan book and found one. They set up for me then. It was unlimited data, but I think it capped the speed after so much use. Because after a while of Google maps the speed got REALLY agonizingly slow. Then the next day it would be highspeed again.
It costs me like 15 Euro for 2 weeks.
I didn't know where to post this so I hope the question is okay. if not just delete it.
I'm a Vodafone Germany user and I want to go to the Netherlands. Now what would be the best choice if I want to use Internet on my Galaxy S (rooted) without being expensive roaming prices.
Is there any special vodafone flat rate for people abroad I should have probably gotten at a store? I believe I read something on the net that vodafone has got something like that for people who travel in Europe.
I thought of buying a prepaid card at some dutch phone shop. What shop offers the cheapest prepaid card? I don't want to use it for calling people- I just want to use the Internet.
thanks
Ok... Questions. I'm going to Europe in a few months. Currently on T-MO US with a Radar. What is the best way to get internet over there? I'll be in Italy, London, etc. I know what to do once I'm online, i.e., via Skype, Google Talk, SIP clients, etc. but what is the best solution for internet access on the go? I don't care whether it is tablet, phone or laptop. I can figure out tethering and what not. I just need to know how to have broadband internet from wherever I am. Is it something like this: http://www.trustive.com/price-plans/?
Are there other solution? Should I just put an overseas sim in an unlocked device? Are there better carriers? Best roaming? Etc.
THANKS
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The radar i believe has the capability of roaming in Italy but i would recommend you unlock it and get a sim when you get there.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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I think the roaming is pretty expensive - so I'd buy a prepaid simcard.
If you visit Germany I'd recommend "AldiTalk" - it's not the best mobile network but the cheapest simcard with cheap flatrates.
So there isn't one good global solution, huh? No one used Trustive?
Uuuhmm... I don't think so - but I've heard about an Irish Carrier - don't know the name yet - which you could use. The roaming fee's aren't as high as on the other carriers...
The best thing you can do is get a SIM card in each of the countries you are gonna visit and use their system. Roaming would be very expensive.
i think the cheapest solution is to get new sim, pre-payed one for each country, so you got the whole connectivity in mobile data with no issue and no fees with roaming and other things like this
edit :just checked on the link you posted, even more confident in a new sim, in Italy you can get a new one for 1Gb month, with something like 5 euros with most of the carriers
Ah i found it - you can buy an irish sim card via ebay - i think the carrier is meteor or vodafone with very cheap roaming fees...
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