Comments on: Mobile Internet in Tunisia http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/ Vagabonding Europe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Naim http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 Naim Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:47:05 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/2010/01/28/mobile-internet-in-tunisia/#comment-1651 <p>Hi Michael. Very good info thank you. Presently iam using tunisiana i found that tunisia telecom in deed is much better than tunisiana so i recommend if you need good speed go for ttelecom. Further agrew that no english here i speak some arabic its literature called fus ha but almost no one at the places you need help understands it.</p> Hi Michael. Very good info thank you. Presently iam using tunisiana i found that tunisia telecom in deed is much better than tunisiana so i recommend if you need good speed go for ttelecom. Further agrew that no english here i speak some arabic its literature called fus ha but almost no one at the places you need help understands it.

]]> By: Michael http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/comment-page-1/#comment-1595 Michael Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:54:55 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/2010/01/28/mobile-internet-in-tunisia/#comment-1595 <p>Not a problem at all! Clutter away ;-)</p> <p>Generally speaking, that's right, as long as the devices in question are unlocked (your Vodafone modem may well not be - these things can generally be unlocked, but it takes a bit of doing). Some telcos pretend there's a distinction between modems and mobile/smartphones, but there really isn't - a modem (what you call a key) is the essentially same thing as the part of a mobile phone that speaks to the mobile network; it may just have different capabilities (like no voice support). It accesses data exactly the same way.</p> <p>How you go about setting it up varies wildly depending on what device(s) you're talking about, what operating system you're using, and what mobile network you're on.</p> <p>The basic procedure is to first do whatever you need to activate the SIM card (as you say, perhaps making a phone call, or dialling a control code), then pop the SIM into the modem, and finally configure the APN/username/password/etc settings for the carrier, which may be possible through a utility, or through the system settings (for me, it's configurable through my Mac's system preferences, but I had to install a driver for the modem first).</p> <p>Incidentally, if you do have a smartphone, many of these can be used as modems (replacing your USB modem) - either via a cable, or over Bluetooth, meaning you can use the one SIM for both voice and tethered internet.</p> Not a problem at all! Clutter away ;-)

Generally speaking, that’s right, as long as the devices in question are unlocked (your Vodafone modem may well not be – these things can generally be unlocked, but it takes a bit of doing). Some telcos pretend there’s a distinction between modems and mobile/smartphones, but there really isn’t – a modem (what you call a key) is the essentially same thing as the part of a mobile phone that speaks to the mobile network; it may just have different capabilities (like no voice support). It accesses data exactly the same way.

How you go about setting it up varies wildly depending on what device(s) you’re talking about, what operating system you’re using, and what mobile network you’re on.

The basic procedure is to first do whatever you need to activate the SIM card (as you say, perhaps making a phone call, or dialling a control code), then pop the SIM into the modem, and finally configure the APN/username/password/etc settings for the carrier, which may be possible through a utility, or through the system settings (for me, it’s configurable through my Mac’s system preferences, but I had to install a driver for the modem first).

Incidentally, if you do have a smartphone, many of these can be used as modems (replacing your USB modem) – either via a cable, or over Bluetooth, meaning you can use the one SIM for both voice and tethered internet.

]]> By: Sarah Familia http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/comment-page-1/#comment-1594 Sarah Familia Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:47:18 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/2010/01/28/mobile-internet-in-tunisia/#comment-1594 <p>Sorry to clutter up your comments, Michael. Hopefully you have other readers as clueless as I am. So are you saying that I can use the same SIM in my Vodafone key as I would use in a smartphone? How would I set it up as you describe? (since I obviously cannot call from my internet key.) Would I put the SIM into my phone to make the call to activate it, and then put it back into the internet key to use it for internet? Thank you again!</p> Sorry to clutter up your comments, Michael. Hopefully you have other readers as clueless as I am. So are you saying that I can use the same SIM in my Vodafone key as I would use in a smartphone? How would I set it up as you describe? (since I obviously cannot call from my internet key.) Would I put the SIM into my phone to make the call to activate it, and then put it back into the internet key to use it for internet? Thank you again!

]]> By: Michael http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Michael Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:42:45 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/2010/01/28/mobile-internet-in-tunisia/#comment-1593 <p>Hi Sarah,</p> <p>Both, actually; I use my iPhone as a wireless modem, so I access the internet both on the iPhone itself and via laptops. This info is oriented towards proper, full Internet use (as opposed to the lame just-enough-to-check-the-weather-weekly nonsense that one sometimes sees).</p> <p>As long as your USB modem is unlocked, you shouldn't have any trouble. Just make sure you know how to set it up with the new APN, etc, and you'll be just fine!</p> Hi Sarah,

Both, actually; I use my iPhone as a wireless modem, so I access the internet both on the iPhone itself and via laptops. This info is oriented towards proper, full Internet use (as opposed to the lame just-enough-to-check-the-weather-weekly nonsense that one sometimes sees).

As long as your USB modem is unlocked, you shouldn’t have any trouble. Just make sure you know how to set it up with the new APN, etc, and you’ll be just fine!

]]> By: Sarah Familia http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/tunisia/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Sarah Familia Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:43:00 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/2010/01/28/mobile-internet-in-tunisia/#comment-1592 <p>Hey Michael,</p> <p>This is great information. Are you talking about internet on a mobile phone or internet on a laptop via an internet key? I am currently in Italy using a Vodafone key for internet on my laptop. I'll be spending a couple of months in Tunisia, and would love to find the same thing there.</p> <p>Thanks! Sarah</p> Hey Michael,

This is great information. Are you talking about internet on a mobile phone or internet on a laptop via an internet key? I am currently in Italy using a Vodafone key for internet on my laptop. I’ll be spending a couple of months in Tunisia, and would love to find the same thing there.

Thanks! Sarah

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