On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:54:30 -0000, "Steve Terry"
wrote:

"Scott" wrote in message
.. .
I have just returned from a trip to Denmark where I was unable to use
my Vodafone (pay as you talk) to make calls. Texts worked fine. I
contacted Vodafone customer services and they told me (1) they have no
agreement with any Danish network, (2) that I would need to do a
manual network discovery to make sure I was connected to the correct
network (thus contradicting 1) then (3) they have no agreement with
Canada (thus suggesting they had not read my e-mail). I will be
making my views known.

My question to the experts here is that if I change to another network
and keep my number, will I be in the same position? Or is the network
identified by a method other than looking at the phone number?
Thanks
Scott


Don't even dream of using a PAYG for roaming, go for a zero per month
contract sim like Virgin with Direct Debit added, or if you can find one
an Orange OVP Virgin or even a 3 zero sim.

Contract sims will have proper roaming agreements, and you'll have
manual control of them

I keep an old Orange OVP Virgin for roaming

This is a very interesting suggestion. Could you provide a bit more
information about how these work and who offers them.

I assume they are like Oyster with an automatic top-up of a specified
amount when the credit falls to a certain level. I cannot imagine
they would make a direct debit of a few pence each time a call is
made.

Also, do you know if O2 offers this and what it would be called. I
cannot find any obvious mention on their website.

Scott