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Originally Posted by rewob65
Is there anyway to tell if the bars international an roaming have been removed while in the UK. Many times I speak to under skilled people in call centres who say they have done somethi yet it turns not to be the case.
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If you are referring specifically to 3's data modems, then yes you can. Once you've bought the modem you use it's phone number and the code on the SIM to log into "my Three" (basically your account admin pages). This shows you the roaming status (which as I said a bove is pre-configured to support international roaming). I'd be pretty surprised if the other networks didn't have a similar offering.
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Originally Posted by rewob65
Also am I right to think 3 only use 3G and therefore any gprs overage is roaming so is £££s per mb?
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That's correct. However you can choose what types of connection your modem can establish. By default it will use 3G but fall back to roaming GPRS on partner networks when out of coverage - and as you say, that will end up costing you £3/MB 9on PAYG - less expensive on contract, but still v. costly). To prevent this, simply reconfigure the modem (the provided software allows this) so that it will ONLY use 3G. That way, when you are outwith Three's own network, the modem hardware will not physically allow you to roam onto GPRS, it will just drop the connection or refuse to connect in the first place.
As I said a couple of times, best to study the Three network coverage map of italy I linked to above to see if the location(s) you plan to be in general have coverage. If so, changing the default connection as described would be a viable solution.
If you plan to roam all aroujnt the country and NEED to stay connected regardless of location/coverage then the Three UK package would not be a good option, and you should select from the many good Italian offers available.