Telephoning in Hungary
#16
Re: Telephoning in Hungary
It is still not anything like as easy as in other countries. I got my pay as you go sim on my first visit to Hungary. The process took about an hour and I was given 8 pages of paperwork they printed out for me! In some countries you can get sim cards from a vending machine. I later tried to get a pay as you go dongle for mobile internet but was refused because at the time I didn't have a residents or address card.
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Re: Telephoning in Hungary
Not as easy as getting free sim cards with your weetabix box. But an improvement thank god. If only they would increase their broadband capability. Here, they are on about inceasing broadband speed accessibilty for everyone from next year from 10mb to 30mb and to 100mb by 2020. I can't see this happening in Hungary in my lifetime.
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It is still not anything like as easy as in other countries. I got my pay as you go sim on my first visit to Hungary. The process took about an hour and I was given 8 pages of paperwork they printed out for me! In some countries you can get sim cards from a vending machine. I later tried to get a pay as you go dongle for mobile internet but was refused because at the time I didn't have a residents or address card.
Never taken us an hour, we have bought 4, the first being nearly five years ago and it was the most difficult to purchase. The last was about a year ago and took 15 mins at the little phone selling kiosk, next to the ice cream seller in Nagy Tesco and if memory serves me correctly, I didn't need to fill in any paperwork - just my name and address.
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Not as easy as getting free sim cards with your weetabix box. But an improvement thank god. If only they would increase their broadband capability. Here, they are on about inceasing broadband speed accessibilty for everyone from next year from 10mb to 30mb and to 100mb by 2020. I can't see this happening in Hungary in my lifetime.
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It wasn't a question of where did I go, at that time there was no options. Had to go to the telephone supplier. But it was a while back, tempus fugit.
#21
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Not you, I can imagine where you had to go Fidbosa said he had 8 pages of paperwork to fill in and I have only ever experienced that at T-Home who, despite the procedure being simplified, seem to insist on an unnecessary amount paperwork being filled in.
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I have used 3g in the most obscure places, as you should, but still confounded with the problem here.
Good luck for your move.
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If possible I go without rather than go through the palaver of more forms and signing your life away. I have never seen so many contracts in my life. Plus the fact that there is no continuity, no one says the same thing, and everyone is right. Just do the work!
Each time something comes up, which is a simple task, and they make a mountain out of a mole hill, I spend half my time in Hungary sighing. It is so anticipated, if I wasn't teetotal I would be plastered every day.....
#24
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Where did you go?
Never taken us an hour, we have bought 4, the first being nearly five years ago and it was the most difficult to purchase. The last was about a year ago and took 15 mins at the little phone selling kiosk, next to the ice cream seller in Nagy Tesco and if memory serves me correctly, I didn't need to fill in any paperwork - just my name and address.
Never taken us an hour, we have bought 4, the first being nearly five years ago and it was the most difficult to purchase. The last was about a year ago and took 15 mins at the little phone selling kiosk, next to the ice cream seller in Nagy Tesco and if memory serves me correctly, I didn't need to fill in any paperwork - just my name and address.
#25
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T Mobile shop in Tesco, Zalaegerszeg, March 2011. There was not actually much filling in but a few signatures, passport, mothers maiden name, colour of underwear etc etc. The time included standing in a queue to be served then waiting again for the other assistant who spoke English.