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Meteor in Oz - Help!

  • 17-10-2007 7:35am
    #1
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭


    Im down in Australia at te moment and I thought my phone would work, but I dont seem to be pickin up a signal.

    I have a nokia N70 on meteor. When i search for a network i get a choice of VOdafone AU, Telsta and another netwrok that i cant rememer. When I try access them it says NO ACCESS.

    Any ideas? It says on the meteor website roaming works in Aus and i have roamin set up, but nothin is happening.

    Anyone any ideas? Its o frustrating being without my phone.

    PS my mates N70 which is on vodaphone works nop bother.


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  • #2
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Contact Meteor. They probably didn't setup you up for browsing in Oz.

    Used to be that you had to request roaming for each country you intended visiting which was ridiculous. Don't know if that is still the case.


  • #3
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭gary the great


    Just found out on the web that meteor are partners with YES OPTUS here in Aus, that network appears when i do a search but say i have no access.


  • #4
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭gary the great


    brim4brim wrote: »
    Contact Meteor. They probably didn't setup you up for browsing in Oz.

    Used to be that you had to request roaming for each country you intended visiting which was ridiculous. Don't know if that is still the case.

    Thanks Brim, could be that. I cant rig them so I sent the an eail, fingers crossed thats all it is. I thought roaming would come up autoatically though, like it does with my mates vodaphone phones.


  • #5
    chrislad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Metoer don't have automatic roaming in Australia. You need to top up by 60euro and leave credit card details on 1905.


  • #6
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭gary the great


    chrislad wrote: »
    Metoer don't have automatic roaming in Australia. You need to top up by 60euro and leave credit card details on 1905.



    No way! 60euro top up! Your having a laugh


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  • #7
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    gary the great wrote: »
    No way! 60euro top up! Your having a laugh

    No, it used to be like that.

    I can't believe they are still using that system when roaming is so popular. What a way to lose customers.

    Probably cheaper to buy a basic phone out there, use it with national call rates instead of roaming charge rates and then sell it to another punter before you leave (probably another Irish user would be best).

    This is the reason I never setup roaming with them years ago and I've never looked into since.


  • #8
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,872 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Its prob a bit too late to get your phone working.

    It may be roaming is not activated on your account. You need to be on your home network (that is, in Ireland).

    If you are prepay the chances are there may not be roaming set up.

    Always check with your network before you travel is my advice.... sorry.


  • #9
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    brim4brim wrote: »
    No, it used to be like that.

    I can't believe they are still using that system when roaming is so popular. What a way to lose customers.

    they are outside europe


  • #10
    gary the great
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,665 ✭✭✭gary the great


    So i have to be in ireland to activate it on the network?
    Ie given my gf all my details and stuff and told her to go down to meteor and siee if they can activate it.


  • #11
    20 Times 20 Times
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭20 Times 20 Times


    Okay here is a start mate , If your playing on staying in Australia just but a Vodafone sim card and sign up for the maxi caps.Otherwise mate you could of googled this and got the number http://www.meteor.ie/misc/contact.html . Contact them and talk about it.


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