Hello All,
I was curious, I am currently stationed in Qatar and the call rates back to the States are ridiculous. I ordered an unlocked HTC Fuze off e-bay to use wifi skype. My question is that the only gsm provider in the country just announced sim based unlimited 3G data only services for about 110 USD a month. Could I use this service in my phone and make it data only for use with skype? 110 is WAY cheaper that what I'm paying now. I need a phone that I can use all over not just in hotspots. Plus the wifi we have here is a little slow (2000+ users on one commercial line).
Thanks
Keith
BTW they advised it was 3.75G.
most of usa's 3g service don't seem to be using the same bands as the rest of the world
so it could be that you can only use AT&T think they use the bands as the rest of the world
I am taking a trip to India soon for about 4 weeks and will be needing a prepaid SIM for data/voice use.
What carrier has the best prepaid 3G data, and also what frequency? I will be travelling mainly around Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra state but also New Delhi and surrounding area.
Is the mobile networks good enough to do Skype calling over 3G? I mainly plan to use Skype (to call overseas) and also to check email and possibly tether to my netbook so will need at least 500MB data over that period.
Please move if this is not the correct forum.
Airtel/Reliance
Airtel is very good, you can try Reliance too. Voda is also an option.
Anyone roamed in europe while u got att plan in usa? I sent question to att customer service and rate it deadly
0.99$ / minute with international calling plan
and 50mb costs 29.99$.
Is there a good reasonable rated prepaid plan available in europe, where i can perhaps buy from there? i.e. I can buy 90 minutes of prepaid plan for 10$ in US.
oh btw, I am travelling thru UK, france, switzerland, italy and netherland.
Thanks,
I'm off to west Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia) for the next weeks. We're travelling around there seeing some national parks. What about reception in these areas outside cities?
We would need some SIM cards fro our mobile phone to be able to communicate to each other and more important at öeast one SIM with a data plan. All phones are European Tri/Quad band devices running android (including a SIII).
I've seen Rogers having quite bad reception outside Vancouver, is there a better alternative?
What about WiFi at public places and restaurants over there? Free?
TiA
Found this: http://www.telusmobility.com/en/BC/prepaid/add-ons.shtml?INTCMP=prepaid/messaging.shtml
CAD 30 for 1GB, will this work outside there?
Hey XDA members!
I am going to Europe (Germany, France, and Spain) over a span of around two weeks.
I plan on purchasing the AT&T Passport Plus Plan (300MB Data, .50c p/m, and unlimited text), and I was wondering, when roaming, will I be able to switch between the different roaming partners:
GERMANY: T-Mobile Germany, Vodafone
FRANCE: Bouygues Telecom, Orange France, SFR France
SPAIN: Orange, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, Yoigo
For example, what will choose if I am using TMo or Vodafone in Germany, can I choose? If I can choose, where is the setting in the G3's settings to choose this.
Thanks for your help!
SgtAce said:
Hey XDA members!
I am going to Europe (Germany, France, and Spain) over a span of around two weeks.
I plan on purchasing the AT&T Passport Plus Plan (300MB Data, .50c p/m, and unlimited text), and I was wondering, when roaming, will I be able to switch between the different roaming partners:
GERMANY: T-Mobile Germany, Vodafone
FRANCE: Bouygues Telecom, Orange France, SFR France
SPAIN: Orange, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, Yoigo
For example, what will choose if I am using TMo or Vodafone in Germany, can I choose? If I can choose, where is the setting in the G3's settings to choose this.
Thanks for your help!
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If your using a AT&T branded G3 on stock rom it will choose which ever is best. You won't have control over what it connects too. As well as even if you could get to network selection it will all depend on who AT&T has a roaming agreement with. But in an AT&T phone running stock rom you cannot see or change networks when there's an AT&T sim in it.
Before paying AT&T for an international plan I'd just get a local sim it would be a lot cheaper.
Sounds like an awesome trip!
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If your using a AT&T branded G3 on stock rom it will choose which ever is best. You won't have control over what it connects too. As well as even if you could get to network selection it will all depend on who AT&T has a roaming agreement with. But in an AT&T phone running stock rom you cannot see or change networks when there's an AT&T sim in it.
Before paying AT&T for an international plan I'd just get a local sim it would be a lot cheaper.
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The problem with a local sim is, I would need 4 of them, as well as to unlock my device. Keep in mind, in Europe, there isn't just one set of carriers. The carriers I posted are the ones ATT has roaming agreements with. How does it determine what's best, and how can you tell which carrier you are on?
I know the iPhone you can switch between carriers in the settings, and it will tell you which carrier you are on.
ATT's roaming plans actually arent that bad.. I'd rather pay for that than having to waste my time in several carrier stores, while on vacation.
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The problem with a local sim is, I would need 4 of them, as well as to unlock my device. Keep in mind, in Europe, there isn't just one set of carriers. The carriers I posted are the ones ATT has roaming agreements with. How does it determine what's best, and how can you tell which carrier you are on?
I know the iPhone you can switch between carriers in the settings, and it will tell you which carrier you are on.
ATT's roaming plans actually arent that bad.. I'd rather pay for that than having to waste my time in several carrier stores, while on vacation.
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That is true about the muti carriers. Orange and T-Mobile cover a good bit though but each would have roaming anyway.
iPhone with an AT&T sim in it you cannot choose a network or even view. I have an iPhone 6 at the moment.
That's what's I hate what AT&T does. Even in the USA id like to see what networks come up when I travel around. From picking up USCellular and Verizon LTE even though you cannot connect to it AT&T don't like you seeing or having control over it.
When you roam in the USA it will still show your on AT&T you have to look in settings, or run a network app to see your actually roaming. (I roamed once) outside of Nashville TN. I actually took a different root just to see haha. I'm sort of a quiet network Geek.
BUT when your outside of the U.S. It will show what network your own but you won't have control to select them.
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hyelton said:
That is true about the muti carriers. Orange and T-Mobile cover a good bit though but each would have roaming anyway.
iPhone with an AT&T sim in it you cannot choose a network or even view. I have an iPhone 6 at the moment.
That's what's I hate what AT&T does. Even in the USA id like to see what networks come up when I travel around. From picking up USCellular and Verizon LTE even though you cannot connect to it AT&T don't like you seeing or having control over it.
When you roam in the USA it will still show your on AT&T you have to look in settings, or run a network app to see your actually roaming. (I roamed once) outside of Nashville TN. I actually took a different root just to see haha. I'm sort of a quiet network Geek.
BUT when your outside of the U.S. It will show what network your own but you won't have control to select them.
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I know when I had my iPhone 4S in Spain a few years ago, I got a "Carriers" menu, which allowed me to chose from the several roaming partners.
Same in Canada.
I assume you have experience in international roaming?
SgtAce said:
I know when I had my iPhone 4S in Spain a few years ago, I got a "Carriers" menu, which allowed me to chose from the several roaming partners.
Same in Canada.
I assume you have experience in international roaming?
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I mean it might honestly show up when your outside the USA but I highly doubt it.
It's a modem/software lock that AT&T does. If your phone was unlocked and you put in say a T-Mobile USA sim in it you'd see the network selection. But not with an AT&T sim in it.
No I haven't had any experience with international roaming besides using a EE UK/Orange UK sim in the USA. But I'm just a network geek. Not as much as I used to when I had CDMA. But I still am occasionally.
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