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  1. #1
    Michael Roberts
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    I need to use my mobile phone to connect through my laptop for internet
    access whilst abroad . I know I need a blue tooth connection and my mobile
    to be unlocked so I can use a SIM card from the country I am visiting - how
    can i find out what numbers will give me access to the internet whilst i am
    abroad? (countries include: Italy, Estonia, South Africa & Poland.


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  2. #2
    Rialto
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    Re: using overseas SIM card for internet access

    "Michael Roberts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >
    > I need to use my mobile phone to connect through my laptop for internet
    > access whilst abroad . I know I need a blue tooth connection and my mobile
    > to be unlocked so I can use a SIM card from the country I am visiting -
    > how
    > can i find out what numbers will give me access to the internet whilst i
    > am
    > abroad? (countries include: Italy, Estonia, South Africa & Poland.
    >
    >
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    You can use a foreign SIM. Sony Ericsson provide a mobile phone
    configuration service through their website which you could use to set up
    the phone for use on a foreign network. Other manufacturers probably do
    similar services.

    If you use GPRS access, many of the UK tariffs charge the same for data
    access when abroad as they do at home, so it may not be worth the hassle of
    changing. Check your own tariff.

    HTH

    Rialto





  3. #3
    John Blessing
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    Re: using overseas SIM card for internet access


    "Rialto" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > "Michael Roberts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >> I need to use my mobile phone to connect through my laptop for internet
    >> access whilst abroad . I know I need a blue tooth connection and my
    >> mobile
    >> to be unlocked so I can use a SIM card from the country I am visiting -
    >> how
    >> can i find out what numbers will give me access to the internet whilst i
    >> am
    >> abroad? (countries include: Italy, Estonia, South Africa & Poland.
    >>
    >>
    >> --
    >> *************************************************
    >> take the dog out to reply direct to me
    >> *************************************************
    >>

    >
    > You can use a foreign SIM. Sony Ericsson provide a mobile phone
    > configuration service through their website which you could use to set up
    > the phone for use on a foreign network. Other manufacturers probably do
    > similar services.
    >
    > If you use GPRS access, many of the UK tariffs charge the same for data
    > access when abroad as they do at home, so it may not be worth the hassle
    > of changing. Check your own tariff.
    >


    The only one that does charge the same in UK and abroad for GPRS is Virgin
    (£5 per mb on PAYG).

    Buying a local sim card in Italy requires a stupid piece of bureaucracy
    called a "coda fiscal" (or similar). In SA, pick up an MTN card at the
    airport, GPRS is dirt cheap in SA. Don't know about Estonia or Poland.
    Personally I think the Virgin payg is less hassle.
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  4. #4
    zacnici
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    Re: using overseas SIM card for internet access

    John Blessing wrote:
    > The only one that does charge the same in UK and abroad for GPRS is Virgin
    > (£5 per mb on PAYG).


    Amen to that, but I think you may need to set up direct debit to roam
    (they will only take out what you use).

    Orange etc. will charge you £8+ Mb roaming and in fact I kept the
    Virgin SIM even when I had a local SIM in Oz and NZ cos less hassle
    changing all my configurations and also they had charges for time
    connected as well as downloads, so local not always cheaper.

    Regards




  5. #5
    mrcamp
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    Re: using overseas SIM card for internet access


    All virgin payg sims roam and allow GPRS out of the box. I am in the US
    and have bought 3 virgin sim for my family on ebay and they all can use
    GPRS. I just needed to get the settings sent to the phones. Even used it
    on a recent eastern caribbean cruise, since their GPRS charges are even
    cheaper than my carrier here.

    There is no need to register or setup anything. If you want to see
    call/data log and cost then you have to register online.

    zacnici Wrote:
    > John Blessing wrote:
    > The only one that does charge the same in UK and abroad for GPRS is
    > Virgin
    > (£5 per mb on PAYG).
    >
    > Amen to that, but I think you may need to set up direct debit to roam
    > (they will only take out what you use).
    >
    >
    > Regards



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  6. #6
    Tom
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    Re: using overseas SIM card for internet access

    In Estonia AFAIK GPRS/EDGE is only for subscribers, not PAYG.
    But same time it is not hard to find WiFi access point - many
    free (but may require registration) or low price. Usually both
    can be done by sending SMS to some short number at least
    in case of paid connection. May require local card but AFIK
    PAYG works.

    http://www.wifi.ee/?p=area&lang=eng
    810 WiFi covered areas, for 45,000km2 totally

    Toomas


    Michael Roberts wrote:
    > I need to use my mobile phone to connect through my laptop for internet
    > access whilst abroad . I know I need a blue tooth connection and my mobile
    > to be unlocked so I can use a SIM card from the country I am visiting - how
    > can i find out what numbers will give me access to the internet whilst i am
    > abroad? (countries include: Italy, Estonia, South Africa & Poland.
    >
    >





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