O2 Pre + International networks

dakis · 10/16/2009, 12:51 PM

Now that we know the O2 (Germany) Pre does indeed work on some international networks, I thought I'd start a thread where we can collect some info on that.
Someone posted a list over at infocenter. However, I doubt it's for real: http://www.palminfocenter.com/forum/...gs-db3-t46893/ Swisscom's on there and that provider definitely isn't supported at the moment (tested it myself).

Important info: while the list was / is being compiled to the best of my knowledge, I can't personally verify all the entries. So they're without any guarantee for completeness or correctness. Also: the list is only valid for O2 (Germany) Pres. Reportedly, devices sold in Ireland and the UK behave differently.

Australia

Provider: Telstra
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice + MMS) - 3G data reportedly only through roaming, EDGE works, though (thanks thewhitetower!)

Austria

Provider: 3
Status: Partly supported (activation, data + voice) (apparently 3G only, unconfirmed. Update: others say only EDGE works???)

Provider: Orange Austria (thanks Flunsh!)
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice, SMS, MMS)

Provider: T-Mobile Austria
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice)

China (Hong Kong)

Provider: Peoples (2.5G EDGE) (thanks garyau!)
Status: unsupported (no activation)

Provider: Smartone-Vodafone
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice)

Provider: Three (3G HSDPA):
Status: unsupported (no activation)

Denmark

Provider: 3
Status: unsupported (voice only, no activation) (thanks Trekkie + pattersson)

Provider: TDC
Status: supported (voice, data + activation) (MMS unconfirmed)

Dubai

Provider: Etisalat
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (thanks freakout!)

Italy:

Provider: 3 Italia
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unknown) (thanks akitayo)

Provider: Tim
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (thanks wolfgart!)

Provider: Vodafone Italy (tested with a business SIM card and a private one) (thanks chrispazz and mastahaze!)
Status: Fully Supported (activation, data + voice, mms) APN web.omnitel.it

Provider: Wind
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unknown)

Lithuania

Provider: Omnitel
Status: unsupported (no activation) (thanks petkus!)

The Netherlands

Provider: KPN
Status: Supported (activation, data voice, SMS)

Provider: T-Mobile
Status: Unsupported

Norway

Provider: Netcom
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice - mms untested)

Provider: Onecall
Status: Unsupported (data once you're able to turn on roaming + voice - no activation or mms)

Telenor: unsupported

Singapore

Provider: Starhub
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice)

Sweden:

Provider: Telia Sweden (thanks Andreas!)
Status: Supported (activation, data, voice, SMS) MMS not supported

Provider: Telenor Sweden (thanks Andreas!)
Status: Supported (activation, voice, data, MMS)

Switzerland:

Provider: Orange
Status: Supported (activation, data, mms + voice)

Provider: Sunrise
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice - MMS not supported)

Provider: Swisscom
Status: unsupported (voice only, no activation)

UK:

Provider: T-Mobile UK
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unconfirmed) (thanks happymore!)

Provider: Vodafone
Status: Partly upported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unconfirmed) (thanks dr3wster!) PAYGO SIMs apparently unsupported!

Ukraine:

Provider: MTS Ukraine (UMC) (thanks dubiki!)
Status: Supported (activation, data + voice)

Provider: KyivStar:
Satus: Unsupported (no activation, voice only)

chrispazz · 10/16/2009, 06:40 PM

Any news about italian providers?

I need Vodafone (web.omnitel.it).

Thank you

hotdp · 10/17/2009, 09:39 AM

Any on Danish providers? Or some who has tried with 3 ?

wolfgart · 10/17/2009, 09:42 AM

Italy:

Provider: Tim
Status: Supported (Activation, Data + Voice)

dakis · 10/17/2009, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfgart

Italy:

Provider: Tim
Status: Supported (Activation, Data + Voice)

thanks!

dakis · 10/18/2009, 07:40 AM

Added Sunrise Switzerland (supported). Read on several forums that Sunrise is fully supported.

freakout · 10/18/2009, 09:25 AM

Once my Pre arrives, I'll check which Australian providers it works with.

dakis · 10/18/2009, 10:06 AM

Added some Austrian providers (Info from Nexave.de forums)

spud101 · 10/18/2009, 02:25 PM

I might buy a Pre on Halloween as I go to see Depeche Mode in Oberhausen. If I do I'll let you know whether it will work on Dutch provider KPN.

freakout · 10/19/2009, 12:42 AM

dakis - looks like we can add Etisalat in Dubai to the list of "working":
A few questions about the German Palm Pre

dakis · 10/19/2009, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakout

dakis - looks like we can add Etisalat in Dubai to the list of "working":
A few questions about the German Palm Pre

thank you, I've added it to the list.

thewhitetower · 10/19/2009, 02:09 AM

Mine should be arriving this week too (from Germany to Australia) so I will test and report back. If my Telstra sim does not work I have an O2 Germany sim arriving and also have a Vodafone Greece sim as well. Hopefully I can get through the activation obstacles with one of these sims on hand.

dakis · 10/19/2009, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thewhitetower

If my Telstra sim does not work I have an O2 Germany sim arriving and also have a Vodafone Greece sim as well. Hopefully I can get through the activation obstacles with one of these sims on hand.

I'm sure one of them will work. My O2 SIM apparently doesn't have roaming enabled, though - might have to get that set up

dakis

dakis · 10/19/2009, 03:17 AM

To those who have reported their findings before and to those who are about to: could you also comment on whether MMS works or not?

I just found out that for Sunrise Switzerland, MMS doesn't work while data + voice are no problem. Not that I care much about MMS (this thing does e-mail, after all :-) but to some people it might be important.

Trekkie · 10/19/2009, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotdp

Any on Danish providers? Or some who has tried with 3 ?

As reported by pattersson in this thread: Official getting a simlock-free (GSM) Pre thread, all countries - post #81 (sorry can't link yet), it seems like everything works with TDC (don't know if it's Telmore or Just TDC), and everything except data works on the 3 network in Denmark. Perhaps pattersson could elaborate, so this list could be updated?

How about Sonofon and Telia in Denmark? Anyone?

Trekkie

dakis · 10/19/2009, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trekkie

As reported by pattersson in this thread: Official getting a simlock-free (GSM) Pre thread, all countries - post #81 (sorry can't link yet), it seems like everything works with TDC (don't know if it's Telmore or Just TDC), and everything except data works on the 3 network in Denmark. Perhaps pattersson could elaborate, so this list could be updated?

How about Sonofon and Telia in Denmark? Anyone?

thank you - I updated the list accordingly

dakis · 10/19/2009, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotdp

Any on Danish providers? Or some who has tried with 3 ?

Hi, unfortunately, it appears no to work on 3 Denmark :-/

dr3wster · 10/19/2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thewhitetower

Mine should be arriving this week too (from Germany to Australia) so I will test and report back. If my Telstra sim does not work I have an O2 Germany sim arriving and also have a Vodafone Greece sim as well. Hopefully I can get through the activation obstacles with one of these sims on hand.

lol ... do you have any other SIMs?

I've already ordered by German Pre and will test its functionality on the Hutchison 3 Network here in Oz!

dr3wster · 10/19/2009, 08:01 AM

Oh, and Dakis, please add Vodafone UK to the list of supported. I got an e-mail back from Expansys UK (who I purchased my German Pre from) and they have told me that they put a Vodafone UK Sim in and it works perfectly ... this was after I already bought the phone ... just in case you're thinking they just said that to get the sale

spud101 · 10/19/2009, 08:50 AM

Also check this thread: A few questions about the German Palm Pre

It has a theory to predict whether your SIM will work or not.

10/16/2009, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
dakis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 119 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	O2 Pre + International networks (which ones work, which ones don't?) Now that we know the O2 (Germany) Pre does indeed work on some international networks, I thought I'd start a thread where we can collect some info on that. Someone posted a list over at infocenter. However, I doubt it's for real: http://www.palminfocenter.com/forum/...gs-db3-t46893/ Swisscom's on there and that provider definitely isn't supported at the moment (tested it myself). Important info: while the list was / is being compiled to the best of my knowledge, I can't personally verify all the entries. So they're without any guarantee for completeness or correctness. Also: the list is only valid for O2 (Germany) Pres. Reportedly, devices sold in Ireland and the UK behave differently. Australia Provider: Telstra Status: Supported (activation, data, voice + MMS) - 3G data reportedly only through roaming, EDGE works, though (thanks thewhitetower!) Austria Provider: 3 Status: Partly supported (activation, data + voice) (apparently 3G only, unconfirmed. Update: others say only EDGE works???) Provider: Orange Austria (thanks Flunsh!) Status: Supported (activation, data, voice, SMS, MMS) Provider: T-Mobile Austria Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) China (Hong Kong) Provider: Peoples (2.5G EDGE) (thanks garyau!) Status: unsupported (no activation) Provider: Smartone-Vodafone Status: Supported (activation, data, voice) Provider: Three (3G HSDPA): Status: unsupported (no activation) Denmark Provider: 3 Status: unsupported (voice only, no activation) (thanks Trekkie + pattersson) Provider: TDC Status: supported (voice, data + activation) (MMS unconfirmed) Dubai Provider: Etisalat Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (thanks freakout!) Italy: Provider: 3 Italia Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unknown) (thanks akitayo) Provider: Tim Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (thanks wolfgart!) Provider: Vodafone Italy (tested with a business SIM card and a private one) (thanks chrispazz and mastahaze!) Status: Fully Supported (activation, data + voice, mms) APN web.omnitel.it Provider: Wind Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unknown) Lithuania Provider: Omnitel Status: unsupported (no activation) (thanks petkus!) The Netherlands Provider: KPN Status: Supported (activation, data voice, SMS) Provider: T-Mobile Status: Unsupported Norway Provider: Netcom Status: Supported (activation, data, voice - mms untested) Provider: Onecall Status: Unsupported (data once you're able to turn on roaming + voice - no activation or mms) Telenor: unsupported Singapore Provider: Starhub Status: Supported (activation, data, voice) Sweden: Provider: Telia Sweden (thanks Andreas!) Status: Supported (activation, data, voice, SMS) MMS not supported Provider: Telenor Sweden (thanks Andreas!) Status: Supported (activation, voice, data, MMS) Switzerland: Provider: Orange Status: Supported (activation, data, mms + voice) Provider: Sunrise Status: Supported (activation, data + voice - MMS not supported) Provider: Swisscom Status: unsupported (voice only, no activation) UK: Provider: T-Mobile UK Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unconfirmed) (thanks happymore!) Provider: Vodafone Status: Partly upported (activation, data + voice) (MMS unconfirmed) (thanks dr3wster!) PAYGO SIMs apparently unsupported! Ukraine: Provider: MTS Ukraine (UMC) (thanks dubiki!) Status: Supported (activation, data + voice) Provider: KyivStar: Satus: Unsupported (no activation, voice only) Last edited by dakis; 11/01/2009 at 11:20 AM.

10/18/2009, 09:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
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10/16/2009, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
chrispazz Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 61 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Any news about italian providers? I need Vodafone (web.omnitel.it). Thank you

10/17/2009, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
hotdp Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Any on Danish providers? Or some who has tried with 3 ?

10/17/2009, 09:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
wolfgart Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Italy: Provider: Tim Status: Supported (Activation, Data + Voice)

10/18/2009, 07:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
dakis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 119 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Added Sunrise Switzerland (supported). Read on several forums that Sunrise is fully supported.

10/18/2009, 10:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
dakis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 119 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Added some Austrian providers (Info from Nexave.de forums)

10/18/2009, 02:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
spud101 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 197 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I might buy a Pre on Halloween as I go to see Depeche Mode in Oberhausen. If I do I'll let you know whether it will work on Dutch provider KPN.

10/19/2009, 02:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
thewhitetower Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 29 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Mine should be arriving this week too (from Germany to Australia) so I will test and report back. If my Telstra sim does not work I have an O2 Germany sim arriving and also have a Vodafone Greece sim as well. Hopefully I can get through the activation obstacles with one of these sims on hand.

10/19/2009, 03:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
dakis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 119 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	To those who have reported their findings before and to those who are about to: could you also comment on whether MMS works or not? I just found out that for Sunrise Switzerland, MMS doesn't work while data + voice are no problem. Not that I care much about MMS (this thing does e-mail, after all :-) but to some people it might be important.

10/19/2009, 08:01 AM	#19 (permalink)
dr3wster Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Oh, and Dakis, please add Vodafone UK to the list of supported. I got an e-mail back from Expansys UK (who I purchased my German Pre from) and they have told me that they put a Vodafone UK Sim in and it works perfectly ... this was after I already bought the phone ... just in case you're thinking they just said that to get the sale

10/19/2009, 08:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
spud101 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 197 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Also check this thread: A few questions about the German Palm Pre It has a theory to predict whether your SIM will work or not.