On 08/07/12 22:43, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: > On 08/07/12 13:27, Steve Langasek wrote: > >> Since people have had mixed results getting working data SIMs, I thought I'd >> offer to do a group purchase of movistar SIMs for people. >> >> http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf12/MobilePhonesAndData >> >> For C$100 (~5USD), you can get a local SIM that enables you to access an >> unlimited data plan for the price of US$1/day plus tax - and they have a >> promotion where you get the first 5 days free. >> >> If you would like me to pick up a SIM for you, find me today before 7pm and >> bring either US$5 or C$100. If you want something other than just a data >> plan and would like to go along to the mall, I'll be leaving at 7pm sharp >> from hacklab 1. >> >> Please note the operating frequencies listed on >> <http://debconf12.debconf.org/local-information.xhtml#phone-internet>: >> although this is an unlimited plan and nominally provides 3G service, my >> experience is that my phone will only talk 2G. >> >> > There are magical SMS messages that need to be sent to: > 1) activate the SIM > 2) activate the internet > 3) APN settings seem to not be picked up on some Android Phones > 4) you may need to activate international messages to re-enable > iMessages on iPhone. > > Apart from that works like a charm with excellent 3G signal, good enough > for Skype/VoIP calls over the 3G network. > >
The staff at the Movistar shop made a really big effort to make it work on my Android phone, they did all the activation SMS things for me, set up the APN, but the APN wasn't correct. I went back to the hotel and googled the settings and found that some things differ from what they recommend in the shop, now it works for me: Name: shop: internet.movistar.ni google: NI - Movistar Web APN: shop and google: internet.movistar.ni Username+password: shop and google: movistarni / movistarni Auth type: shop: CHAP google: PAP APN type: shop: internet.movistar.ni google: default, supl I am using HTC Desire Z Also, the guy in the booth downstairs in the mall told me it is just 2MB per day, the girl in the shop upstairs told me 7 or 8MB per day. I have no idea if any of these are correct. _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
