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New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
wondering what the options are.
Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
Standing by .....N.
OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
wondering what the options are.
Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
Standing by .....N.
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
Naphov <Spellchecker@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
c2dc8b075f3f@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>
> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
> wondering what the options are.
>
> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>
> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> Standing by .....N.
I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they serve
the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be
like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastions
of no cellness?
--
Joseph Coulter, cruises and vacations
w w w .josephcoulter . com
yourvacation@comcast . net
877 832 2021
904 631 8863 cell
Naphov <Spellchecker@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
c2dc8b075f3f@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>
> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
> wondering what the options are.
>
> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>
> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> Standing by .....N.
I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they serve
the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be
like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastions
of no cellness?
--
Joseph Coulter, cruises and vacations
w w w .josephcoulter . com
yourvacation@comcast . net
877 832 2021
904 631 8863 cell
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:55:52 -0600, Joseph Coulter
<seeLOOKATsig@comcast . net > wrote:
>Naphov <Spellchecker@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
>c2dc8b075f3f@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
>
>> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>>
>> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
>> wondering what the options are.
>>
>> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>>
>> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
>> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>>
>> Standing by .....N.
>
>I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
>prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
>overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they serve
>the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be
>like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastions
>of no cellness?
Thanks Jonathan. Current status is I've been offered the use of a
Vodafone(NZ) cellphone, and I'm hoping I can just purchase a local
simcard upon my arrival in New Caledonia. Will that work ? And if so,
does it become immediately active once the NC-purchased sim card is
inserted? This is important, since I'm only in the country for 4
nights.
Cheers!!
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:55:52 -0600, Joseph Coulter
<seeLOOKATsig@comcast . net > wrote:
>Naphov <Spellchecker@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
>c2dc8b075f3f@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
>
>> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>>
>> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
>> wondering what the options are.
>>
>> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>>
>> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
>> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>>
>> Standing by .....N.
>
>I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
>prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
>overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they serve
>the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be
>like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastions
>of no cellness?
Thanks Jonathan. Current status is I've been offered the use of a
Vodafone(NZ) cellphone, and I'm hoping I can just purchase a local
simcard upon my arrival in New Caledonia. Will that work ? And if so,
does it become immediately active once the NC-purchased sim card is
inserted? This is important, since I'm only in the country for 4
nights.
Cheers!!
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
Nho Whei <NhoWei@hotmail . com > wrote in
news:leaqr392a5gderaf1ap7inoomj18rcel6f@4ax . com :
>
> Cheers!!
>
better to find a totally unlocked phone. Vodaphone may well have a
different lock on phones in Oz than NC. Phone companies do not want to
makethis easy. I have seen this in the European and US Markets. They like
to sell phones. Unlocked you can use your gsm phone that you have right now
and put the NC sim in it presto phone service.
--
Joseph Coulter, cruises and vacations
w w w .josephcoulter . com
yourvacation@comcast . net
877 832 2021
904 631 8863 cell
Nho Whei <NhoWei@hotmail . com > wrote in
news:leaqr392a5gderaf1ap7inoomj18rcel6f@4ax . com :
>
> Cheers!!
>
better to find a totally unlocked phone. Vodaphone may well have a
different lock on phones in Oz than NC. Phone companies do not want to
makethis easy. I have seen this in the European and US Markets. They like
to sell phones. Unlocked you can use your gsm phone that you have right now
and put the NC sim in it presto phone service.
--
Joseph Coulter, cruises and vacations
w w w .josephcoulter . com
yourvacation@comcast . net
877 832 2021
904 631 8863 cell
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
On Feb 21, 8:37 pm, Nho Whei <Nho...@hotmail . com > wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:55:52 -0600, Joseph Coulter
>
>
>
>
>
> <seeLOOKAT...@comcast . net > wrote:
> >Naphov <Spellchec...@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
> >c2dc8b075...@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
>
> >> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>
> >> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
> >> wondering what the options are.
>
> >> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>
> >> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
> >> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> >> Standing by .....N.
>
> >I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
> >prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
> >overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they ser=
ve
> >the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be=
> >like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastio=
ns
> >of no cellness?
>
> Thanks Jonathan. Current status is I've been offered the use of a
> Vodafone(NZ) cellphone, and I'm hoping I can just purchase a local
> simcard upon my arrival in New Caledonia. Will that work ? And if so,
> does it become immediately active once the NC-purchased sim card is
> inserted? This is important, since I'm only in the country for 4
> nights.
>
> Cheers!!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
4 nights in New Caledonia isn't nearly enough time to visit this
beautiful spot so close to NZ & Australia....Great spot to visit.
Try contacting Tourism New Caledonia in Auckland as they are very
helpful & will know.A phone call to them will help resolve your
query.
I'M sure they will even send you some great brochures to peruse before
you go.
A great little website to also check out is" Tijabou" as they have
lots of good links.
Have an awesome time, and check out the museums when your up there.
Another thing you may like to find out before you go there is if they
are having a 'BANK' holiday as they have these around once a month on
a Monday & lots of places are closed that day.
On Feb 21, 8:37 pm, Nho Whei <Nho...@hotmail . com > wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:55:52 -0600, Joseph Coulter
>
>
>
>
>
> <seeLOOKAT...@comcast . net > wrote:
> >Naphov <Spellchec...@gmail . com > wrote in news:d8e2f1f9-46b3-46ba-ae45-
> >c2dc8b075...@o10g2000hsf.googlegroups . com :
>
> >> OK it's neither Aussie nor NZ, but nearby ....
>
> >> Off to New Caledonia in a few weeks for just four nights, and
> >> wondering what the options are.
>
> >> Can you for instance hire a phone for such a short period.
>
> >> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn
> >> from a Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> >> Standing by .....N.
>
> >I was just snooping around and discovered that they don't show up on the
> >prepaidgsm website either. The trouble may stem from their being an
> >overseas department of France. You might check Orange and see if they ser=
ve
> >the area. (though Voda works france as well. very puzzling, could this be=
> >like E Timor (or at least as it was ten years ago) one of the last bastio=
ns
> >of no cellness?
>
> Thanks Jonathan. Current status is I've been offered the use of a
> Vodafone(NZ) cellphone, and I'm hoping I can just purchase a local
> simcard upon my arrival in New Caledonia. Will that work ? And if so,
> does it become immediately active once the NC-purchased sim card is
> inserted? This is important, since I'm only in the country for 4
> nights.
>
> Cheers!!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
4 nights in New Caledonia isn't nearly enough time to visit this
beautiful spot so close to NZ & Australia....Great spot to visit.
Try contacting Tourism New Caledonia in Auckland as they are very
helpful & will know.A phone call to them will help resolve your
query.
I'M sure they will even send you some great brochures to peruse before
you go.
A great little website to also check out is" Tijabou" as they have
lots of good links.
Have an awesome time, and check out the museums when your up there.
Another thing you may like to find out before you go there is if they
are having a 'BANK' holiday as they have these around once a month on
a Monday & lots of places are closed that day.
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:49:12 -0800, Naphov wrote:
> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn from a
> Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
* w w w .gsmworld . com /roaming/gsminfo/roa ncmo.shtml
says Vodafone roaming works. I'd believe that site before I'd believe a
counter jockey.
Jason
--
See * w w w .scuba-addict.co.uk/ for UK diving reports and the UK
Underwater Visibility Database. View the database or add your own report
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:49:12 -0800, Naphov wrote:
> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn from a
> Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
* w w w .gsmworld . com /roaming/gsminfo/roa ncmo.shtml
says Vodafone roaming works. I'd believe that site before I'd believe a
counter jockey.
Jason
--
See * w w w .scuba-addict.co.uk/ for UK diving reports and the UK
Underwater Visibility Database. View the database or add your own report
Re: New Caledonia - Mobile Phones
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:37 +0000, Jason
<jason.news.nospam@ntlworld . com > wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:49:12 -0800, Naphov wrote:
>
>> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn from a
>> Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> * w w w .gsmworld . com /roaming/gsminfo/roa_ncmo.shtml
>says Vodafone roaming works. I'd believe that site before I'd believe a
>counter jockey.
>
>Jason
Hey! Thanks for that link. "Counter jockey mistaken" wouldn't be a
first.
Cheers Jason .........N
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:37 +0000, Jason
<jason.news.nospam@ntlworld . com > wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:49:12 -0800, Naphov wrote:
>
>> NZ Telecom don't roam there. Knew that. But was surprised to learn from a
>> Voda counter jockey that they didn't either.
>
> * w w w .gsmworld . com /roaming/gsminfo/roa_ncmo.shtml
>says Vodafone roaming works. I'd believe that site before I'd believe a
>counter jockey.
>
>Jason
Hey! Thanks for that link. "Counter jockey mistaken" wouldn't be a
first.
Cheers Jason .........N
