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Back from Italy....detailed roaming report for those who want a European twist :D

Discussion in 'The Roaming Zone' started by ShoresGuy, Oct 10, 2006.

  1. ShoresGuy

    ShoresGuy Euer WA Experte in Europa
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    Hi all,

    I returned from a quick trip to Trieste earlier today. The roaming experience was as pleasant as in previous years with my Motorola E770v looking for a new network (be it Italian, Slovenian (SL Vodafone or Mobitel) or Croatian networks (HR VIP or T-Mobile HR) every few minutes depending on where I was in Trieste or further north in Udine and Gorizia counties.

    With my BASE contract, I was able to roam on WIND (GSM 900/1800), 3 Italy (UMTS 2100) and on Vodafone for both 2.5 GSM and 3G/UMTS roaming. I didn't try any video calling or UMTS data roaming since my contract isn't set up for it just yet. E-Plus is starting to issue all BASE contracts with E-Plus U-SIM cards.

    Coverage was quite solid for WIND's 2.5 GSM coverage. 3 Italy was quite pleasant to pay attention to and it seems like they have a solid network in place to compete with the likes of TIM and Vodafone who offer both GSM 900/1800 and UMTS 2100 networks.

    I was in Klagenfurt on Monday and had a chance to observe the coverage on A1, one, T-Mobile Austria, tele.ring and 3 Austria. Coverage on the A22/A2 from Udine to the border was solid as described above. Once we crossed the border, the E770v jumped between A1, 3 Italy and T-Mobile Austria for 3G roaming. one also appeared from time to time. Tele.ring was also solid along the Austrian Autobahn. I stayed on A1 once we passed the Wörthersee and Villach on our way to Klagenfurt.

    Klagenfurt itself was quite uneventful in terms of coverage. A1 did drop out at times and 3 Austria or T-Mobile took over. Strangely enough, I didn't pick up tele.ring's 3G coverage in that part of the state of Kärnten.

    I also detected WIND's 3G network briefly between Venice and Trieste along the A4 but there was no 3G coverage on WIND anywhere in the Trieste/Sistiana area. 3G coverage was determined by setting the E770v to UMTS 2100 only in the network menu. Mobitel Slovenia also showed up as a 3G network using this setting.

    During the annual "Barcolana" sailing regatta in the Adriatic Sea around Trieste, I was standing on top of the mountain where the Cathedral Monte Grisa stands. I was able to pick up Tele2 Croatia briefly but couldn't registered with the network.

    So all in all, it was a very pleasant roaming experience....I hope it's of use to some people...:)
     
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    Man thank you for that roaming experience. Your report made me miss the place a little, I would take the Austrian Autobahn quite a bit on my way to visit Family.
     
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    It was a very pleasant side trip during my vacation...in fact, I was glad to be in a country again where I could actually speak the entire language and not just understand only portions of it :D.
     
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    welcome back, i was there 40 some odd years ago, great place to visit.
     
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    Hope you had a good time! I'd like to visit sometime and very well might.

    A friend of ours from Slovenia was in town and stayed with us for a few days a couple weeks back. He and his band are from in and around Orlek, which is apparently pretty darn close to Trieste. Some of the older guys were telling stories of smuggling punk rock albums into Yugoslavia from Trieste back in the cold war days. some of the older guys are still a little cheesed-off that Trieste ended up as part of Italy - I think it had been part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire or some such...

    Anyway, they had no problem with their T-Mobile phones working while they were here. And the wine they brought from Karst was really good too!
     
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    Hi Shoresguy :)

    Wow..sounds like a nice trip. :)

    Hey sometime can I pick your brain about Germany? My husband Harold was born in Frankfurt. He moved to the states when he was 9. He became a citizen at 21. I wasn't aware that he still could speak/understand German until he was playing a tape one day and I was like you understand this? Why didn't you ever talk to me? He said well it's not like you can answer me back... I was like ha ha ha...joke's on me.
    Anyway...perhaps sometime we can chat about Germany. I know Harold would love to hear about modern day Germany. :)
     
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    Welcoje back
     
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    thanks :).......
     
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    Lol I sure did miss that very relevant fact. Trieste did become part of Italy for a period of 25 years between 1918 and 1943.
     
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    You sure can pick my brain. Is he still a German citizen? I have both passports and am living here in Germany. My parents were born and raised in Cologne hence the connection to this city.
     
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    I'm full of 'relevant' facts! lol :p
     
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    :D That's why the concept of "World History" takes on a different meaning when you learn it in the US. We learn all about American history and the political structure before you get started on modern World History which tends to cover the period from The French Revolution all the way to WWII.

    Trieste is full of Austrian history though....it's well worth a visit.
     
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    Sorry... I haven't been on much since we just moved. We are slowly back and up running and still unpacking UGH!

    Anyway my hubby I don't believe is a citizen of Germany anymore...???? I'm not sure how that works. I would believe he would stay one since he was born there, but he was adopted by his Swiss stepfather.... so I know he has citizenship in Switzerland....well I do too actually :browani:
    I'm not sure but I think when the adoption went through the German citizenship fell off. And he became a US citizen at 21 by taking the test,etc. His younger brother was born here in the states, and his sister who is 4 years younger than him doesn't remember any German,etc. She has a permanent alien status and she never took the US citizen ship test.
    That is great that you have dual citizenship. Like I said we do too...but it's for US and Switzerland.
    My hubby says that he can remember Frankfurt pretty good, but see he was like 9 or 10 when they came to the states.
    He said it was quite interesting going to a US school...
    He's told me that it was funny when he was learning English and such..that he still spoke in his head in German while speaking English, but eventually it faded away and in his thoughts he thinks English now. But he still understands German and he has German music that he plays and sings along with. I've been after him to translate this song for me. Drives me nuts. I love the song, but can't understand it and my poor brain is trying to put English words to it to make it make sense. LOL

    I'll have to mention to my hubby that you wouldn't mind if he asks some questions about Germany. I know he doesn't want to forget his heritage...after all I have the typical Good looking German man :browani: I is a lucky girl. Cute and a sweetheart to boot. His nickname for me is Lepchen (probably not spelling right) I believe he said it means his adored one? not sure.

    :)
     
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    Lepchen doesn't ring a bell with me either :D. Did he maybe mean something like "Läppchen" or "Liebchen" (Dear or Lovely One)?
     
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    Probably the second one...Liebchen... sorry I said I probably didn't spell it right. I'll have to ask him later when he gets home. ;)
     
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    All right :)....so which one did he mean?
     
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    It was Liebchen ;)
     
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    I had business in Klagenfurt in 2004. I drove through the country you described including Blad in the half a free day I had. I had a hired car and a flight out of Salzburg. I drove down through Slovenia, cut back into Italy near Udine and then up what became the A1 to Salzburg just barely catching my flight. Boy do I wish I had booked more time. I keep vowing to go back.
     
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