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Help using Vodafone PAYG mobile abroad
Apologies if this topic has already been covered in these many threads!
I have recently taken my mobile and both Germany and Austria but on both occasions have been unable to use my phone to either call to text. This was my first trip abroad and although wasn't a major problem I just wanted to be able to call or text home to say I'd arrived safely.
My phone seemed to register the vodafone network in Germany and the A1 network in Austria when I switched it back on after getting off the plane and I received a text on both occassions notifying me of the call/text charges but each time I went to call or text I got a sending error message or tone.
I went into the vodafone shop today and found them not to be particularly helpful - they just said there are no barrs on using phone abroad on PAYG so it should be OK despite me telling them it was not!!!!
Having never used a mobile abroad before perhaps I'm supposed to do something special (apart from put in the international dialling code!!) - can anyone shed any light??
I have recently taken my mobile and both Germany and Austria but on both occasions have been unable to use my phone to either call to text. This was my first trip abroad and although wasn't a major problem I just wanted to be able to call or text home to say I'd arrived safely.
My phone seemed to register the vodafone network in Germany and the A1 network in Austria when I switched it back on after getting off the plane and I received a text on both occassions notifying me of the call/text charges but each time I went to call or text I got a sending error message or tone.
I went into the vodafone shop today and found them not to be particularly helpful - they just said there are no barrs on using phone abroad on PAYG so it should be OK despite me telling them it was not!!!!
Having never used a mobile abroad before perhaps I'm supposed to do something special (apart from put in the international dialling code!!) - can anyone shed any light??
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