On Oct 1, 12:27*am, "
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On 30/09/2010 21:34, andy wrote:

On 30 Sep, 15:10, Mizter *wrote:

On Sep 30, 2:46 pm, *wrote:

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Dover-Calais, even inside the restaurant, there's always some coverage
by UK or French networks on the passenger decks. Outside on top, it's
usually though not always possible to select one's UK network from
just outside Calais

You can pick up the French networks when walking along the cliffs near
Dover.

Of course, but I didn't mention it because as this is mainly British
readers we'd be less interested in doing so

I was once surprised to get 14 networks shown on a search from the top
of the ferry, on an old phone with 1800 MHz only. It wouldn't actually
log in to the Dutch ones though.

I don't think that you can log onto the French ones from the English
side as well.

It can be done - not only that but you can get those automatic
'Welcome to France - call charges are as follows...' type texts quite
inadvertently when ambling along the white cliffs as your mobile locks
on to a French network for a short period.