activating international roaming

bargaindoctor

i'm wondering what questions they usually ask when you activate international roaming? especially with vodafone? Is it an easy process or a difficult one? thanks

2ax

just ring up and ask to do it

bargaindoctor

does anyone here work for vodafone? i'm actually asking for inside scoop for a reason. is activating just clicking a button?

seaniboy

well activating voda passport is just dial 191 listen for that option, i assume that activates international roaming too??

2ax

If you have some complications, it's a lot easier to ask CS than us. I registered a payt SIM for Passport just by using the menu options on 5555 or 2345. On O2 and Orange I simply asked.

kai666

They don't ask any questions, they just activate it.

(sorry to the above person, I thanked you by mistake, wasn't concentrating on what buttons I was pressing)

bargaindoctor

thanks for the replies. i AM in a bit of a unique situation.

Speaking of which, does voda block alot of the simplyfone /0871 numbers to call overseas? I can't make premium calls, so I have to use the 0871 ones and wondering which ones work for spanish mobiles and dutch mobiles. i've tried bestminutes, dialaround, phonebird, etc. none of them seem to work..

thanks

bargaindoctor

also to add to the above, could you activate international roaming WHILE you're travelling abroad? Like can I just go into a voda branch in say Barcelona and have it done?

seaniboy

dont think so bargaindoctor but certain Vodafone's abroad will let you top up

2ax

bargaindoctor, investigate Passport and Stop-the-clock - using both it's possible to call off-peak from here to a roaming UK SIM for up to an hour for 15p on one phone and 75p on the other.

If you're in Spain and call UK off-peak, then it is 75p connect plus 5p/min to Vodafone and landlines - you could see if it's possible to use the 18185 London access number and make a series of calls to landlines, UK mobiles, and foreign mobiles, and count it as one 75p connection (press # between each call).

You'd probably be able to still call 5555 or 2345 in Spain, but they might charge the call. I can call Vodafone Germany's 22922 free from here though. I don't see why you need to leave it until then ...

2ax

I'm not sure what the 0871 tariffs are - it usually takes about an hour to get an answer from any of the networks.

To call mobiles abroad, you could use a 18185 or 1899 account from the mobile's inclusive minutes for 15p/min. Alternatively, you could use a callback account for about 20p/min.