Bought the 5.99 international service and nothing is working

Hello,

I purchased cingular's 5.99/month international calling service and now
I'm in Germany and can't seem to place even local calls.

The network is Vodafone.de, but any network doesnt work

If I try to dial an international number (+44 555 555 555) it doesn't
work. I'm using 00 for the international access code, then 44 for the
country code, and the rest of the number.

If I just try a local number, 98 88 8-0 or 0711 98 88 80 I get the same
problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Actually, I figured this out by calling cingular international via my
hotel phone. It seems I was blatantly lied to by cingular. The service
was never set up, despite me calling last week to get it set up.

Thanks Cingular for throwing a wrench in my business plans.

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In <[email protected]> on 17 Nov 2005
23:35:26 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>I purchased cingular's 5.99/month international calling service and now
>I'm in Germany and can't seem to place even local calls.
>
>The network is Vodafone.de, but any network doesnt work
>
>If I try to dial an international number (+44 555 555 555) it doesn't
>work. I'm using 00 for the international access code, then 44 for the
>country code, and the rest of the number.

The "+" is the international access code -- *don't* use "00"!
Dial that number in parens just as you have it!

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
MY HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
<http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

[email protected] wrote:
> Actually, I figured this out by calling cingular international via my
> hotel phone. It seems I was blatantly lied to by cingular. The service
> was never set up, despite me calling last week to get it set up.

> Thanks Cingular for throwing a wrench in my business plans.

It looks like you are at $0.99 per minute in Germany. A quick look shows
prepaid SIMS at about $0.07 per minute, but with an upfront fee of $60, and
whatever it costs to get a phone unlocked locally.

Depending on how much you are going to talk, you might want to look into
getting a German pre-paid SIM.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

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In <[email protected]> on Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:22:34 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected] wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>> Actually, I figured this out by calling cingular international via my
>> hotel phone. It seems I was blatantly lied to by cingular. The service
>> was never set up, despite me calling last week to get it set up.
>
>> Thanks Cingular for throwing a wrench in my business plans.
>
>It looks like you are at $0.99 per minute in Germany. A quick look shows
>prepaid SIMS at about $0.07 per minute, but with an upfront fee of $60, ...

It's actually much cheaper than that -- see
<http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/germania.html>

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
MY HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
<http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:

> >It looks like you are at $0.99 per minute in Germany. A quick look shows
> >prepaid SIMS at about $0.07 per minute, but with an upfront fee of $60, ...

> It's actually much cheaper than that -- see
> <http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/germania.html>

Giving that list about as much time as the Google search that I did, I see
lower "activation" fees, but higher per minute.

I'll keep that web site, though. Looks like a good international
reference.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

Before you buy the prepaid German SIM make sure your Cingular phone is
unlocked!!!!

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> >It looks like you are at $0.99 per minute in Germany. A quick look
>> >shows
>> >prepaid SIMS at about $0.07 per minute, but with an upfront fee of $60,
>> >...
>
>> It's actually much cheaper than that -- see
>> <http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/germania.html>
>
> Giving that list about as much time as the Google search that I did, I see
> lower "activation" fees, but higher per minute.
>
> I'll keep that web site, though. Looks like a good international
> reference.
>
> --
> ---
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5
>

John <[email protected]> wrote:
> Before you buy the prepaid German SIM make sure your Cingular phone is
> unlocked!!!!

In my original post, I suggested inquiring about an unlock at the local
vendor in Germany that sells the cards.

I recently received an unlock code for my phone from Cingular, but I can't
test it without having a card. I suppose that the local vendors that
charge $20 have a SIM on hand to cause the phone to ask for the unlock
code.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Actually, I figured this out by calling cingular international via my
> hotel phone. It seems I was blatantly lied to by cingular. The service
> was never set up, despite me calling last week to get it set up.
>
> Thanks Cingular for throwing a wrench in my business plans.

After repeated attempts Cingular has not managed to switch on my
international roaming, in the 2 years I have been with them. In the end I
simply bought a SIM for the countries I visit (UK, Germany and India).
Having an unlocked V400 made this possible.