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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / November 2005Bought 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 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. > 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.  Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 >> Actually, I figured this out by calling cingular international via my >> hotel phone. It seems I was blatantly lied to by cingular. The service [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >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> SignatureBest 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> > >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. Signature--- 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!!!! >> >It looks like you are at $0.99 per minute in Germany. A quick look >> >shows [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I'll keep that web site, though. Looks like a good international > reference. > 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. Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 > 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. >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. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >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! SignatureBest 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> |
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