SMS/GPRS in Europe

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Paul - 22 Jun 2004 03:53 GMT

Hi,

I'm going to Europe this summer and bringing my T-Mobile phone. While in
Europe should I use the SMS and GPRS numbers that I use to connect here
or should I be using something more local? For example, SMS uses
+12063130004 and GPRS uses *99#, will I use these in Europe?

Thanks for your help,

Paul

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Carlos - 23 Jun 2004 04:17 GMT

For SMS you the International format, so you are ok, in GPRS same you nee to do
nothing it will Roam.

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gopi - 23 Jun 2004 14:50 GMT

> I'm going to Europe this summer and bringing my T-Mobile phone. While in
> Europe should I use the SMS and GPRS numbers that I use to connect here
> or should I be using something more local? For example, SMS uses
> +12063130004 and GPRS uses *99#, will I use these in Europe?

For GPRS, the number "*99#" basically means "use default APN." The APN
is a string that determines what GPRS network you connect to.
Sometimes they look like hostnames (T-Mobile uses
"wap.voicestream.com" for the phone's built-in browser) but they don't
have to; they're just pieces of text.

If you use a T-Mobile SIM internationally, you'll have access to the
same APN you use in the US - in fact, you normally _can't_ access any
other ones. Sort of the same way you keep your US phone number when
you're roaming, you also keep your GPRS settings.

Prepaid SIMs are frequently very expensive for GPRS - I found the
prices to be very similar to roaming.

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