Re: Recharge Amena PAYG SIM from UK?

Fred Finisterre wrote:
> Grrrr! I bought a £10 O2 top-up voucher, and tried adding it in the same way
> as you do when in Spain, and get something along the lines of "Credit not
> added. Please call the free number 470". Except, of course the 470 number
> isn't free from the UK, it's 1.4 euros a minute. So in order to add the£10
> credit in order to not lose my 25 euros old credit, I'd probably have to
> spend £20 calling Spain.
>
> Starmap Alliance my arse! And now I have a useless (to me) O2 voucher.

You have to use a different code to top-up with a foreign top-up voucher...

*144*<O2 or other Starmap top-up card code>#

The O2 card should still have its value as you used *122*...# with a
number that didn't mean anything to the system.

Fred Finisterre wrote:
> Thanks Dan. I just got the GPRS settings sent by SMS with the SIM in a
> t68i - but still no joy.
>
> I'd like to try changing my tariff, but as far as I can tell you can't
> change it on the website, and I can't understand the Spanish voice
> instructions when I phone 232. I don't suppose you know the number
> combination I would press to change to a definitely GPRS friendly tariff? Or
> is it possible to press something to get the instructions in English?

I can remember there are two options to set the language, one in the
voicemail (also sets the language of the message other people here when
they call your number and you don't answer) and one is 232 which sets
everything else. But now I use Vodafone I can't remember the exact steps.

The company I work for uses Amena, I'll see if I can get hold of a phone
on Tuesday and post another reply back if I can.

> I can remember there are two options to set the language, one in the
> voicemail (also sets the language of the message other people here when
> they call your number and you don't answer) and one is 232 which sets
> everything else. But now I use Vodafone I can't remember the exact steps.
>
>
> The company I work for uses Amena, I'll see if I can get hold of a phone
> on Tuesday and post another reply back if I can.

Thanks Dan. My voicemail is already English I think (done at time of
purchase by the assistant) but I'd like to know how to change 232. In fact,
I'd still like to know how to change voicemail to English too, in case I
ever need to do it again.

Fred.

>You have to use a different code to top-up with a foreign top-up voucher...
>
>*144*<O2 or other Starmap top-up card code>#
>
>The O2 card should still have its value as you used *122*...# with a number
>that didn't mean anything to the system.

Nice one! That's worked. Shame they keep that info so secret though. I
couldn't see it mentioned on O2 or Amena's sites.

Thanks,

Fred.

Fred Finisterre wrote:
> Thanks Dan. My voicemail is already English I think (done at time of
> purchase by the assistant) but I'd like to know how to change 232. In fact,
> I'd still like to know how to change voicemail to English too, in case I
> ever need to do it again.

Here are the buttons you need to press:

232 card services -> 2 (main menu) -> 4 (change language)
then press:
1 Spanish / 2 English / 3 Catalan / 4 Galician / 5 Basque
then press:
8 (confirm) / 9 (cancel)

242 voicemail -> 4 (personalise) -> 1 (general options) -> 8 (language)
then press:
1 Spanish / 2 Catalan / 3 Basque / 4 Galician / 5 English
then press:
# (confirm) / * (cancel)

"Dan" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:e23jrj$h1i$1@nsnmpen3-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net...
> Here are the buttons you need to press:
>

Brilliant! Thanks Dan.

Fred.