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> Subject: Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 112, Issue 23
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:18:29 +0000
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> 1. Re: How to get a pre-paid SIM card for Wikimania in 15 easy
> steps (Sam Klein)
> 2. Re: How to get a pre-paid SIM card for Wikimania in 15 easy
> steps (Siebrand Mazeland)
> 3. Re: How to get a pre-paid SIM card for Wikimania in 15 easy
> steps (aude)
> 4. Free spots: Explainer video workshop during Wikimania
> Pre-Conference (Claudia Garád)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:18:48 -0400
> From: Sam Klein <sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu>
> To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"
> <wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] How to get a pre-paid SIM card for
> Wikimania in 15 easy steps
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> And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this option:
> http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Stuart Prior <stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk
> > wrote:
>
> > +1
> >
> > Alternatively:
> >
> > Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes.
> > Buy simcard there.
> > Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos.
> > Momentarily lose your original simcard.
> > Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your
> > domestic plan.
> > Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't
> > actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan.
> > Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely grateful
> > for your Hispanophone friend.
> > Eventually get it all sorted out.
> >
> > Or you can try Siebrand's way.
> >
> > S
> >
> > On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland <siebrand@kitano.nl> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> 1. Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
> >> 2. Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
> >> Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy
> >> street, just before the "Empire State building".
> >> 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo
> >> 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably
> >> upstairs.
> >> 5. Go to that counter
> >> 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega
> >> 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data
> >> 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out
> >> 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim
> >> 10. Back to the clerk's desk
> >> 11. You'll get the SIM card
> >> 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered.
> >> Telcel 3G for me
> >> 13. Hand the phone to the clerk
> >> 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate
> >> 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll
> >> get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text
> >> message that confirmed the 200MB of data.
> >> 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
> >>
> >> This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton.
> >> Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your
> >> friends...
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Siebrand Mazeland
> >> Kitano ICT
> >>
> >> M: +31 6 50 69 1239
> >> Skype: siebrand
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Stuart Prior*
> > *Project Coordinator*
> > *Wikimedia UK*
> > +44 20 7065 0990
> >
> > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
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> > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
> > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:35:00 -0500
> From: Siebrand Mazeland <siebrand@kitano.nl>
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> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] How to get a pre-paid SIM card for
> Wikimania in 15 easy steps
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Sam Klein <sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
> > And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this option:
> > http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
> >
>
> Does this work if I have T-Mobile from the Netherlands, or does this only
> work for customers of T-Mobile from the United States of America? (I
> already know the answer, it's the latter, but this was my passive
> aggressive attempt to request more precise information when people suggest
> alternatives. Sorry, Sam ;).)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Siebrand
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:17:47 -0400
> From: aude <aude.wiki@gmail.com>
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> <wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] How to get a pre-paid SIM card for
> Wikimania in 15 easy steps
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> On Jul 14, 2015 12:18 PM, "Sam Klein" <sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
> >
> > And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this
> option:
> > http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
>
> Movistar has free roaming "sin fronteras" within all central american
> countries, so can use sim card from different country.
>
> Think they have something for us-Mexico also.
>
> Katie
>
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Stuart Prior <
> stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> +1
> >>
> >> Alternatively:
> >>
> >> Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes.
> >> Buy simcard there.
> >> Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos.
> >> Momentarily lose your original simcard.
> >> Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your
> domestic plan.
> >> Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't
> actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan.
> >> Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely
> grateful for your Hispanophone friend.
> >> Eventually get it all sorted out.
> >>
> >> Or you can try Siebrand's way.
> >>
> >> S
> >>
> >> On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland <siebrand@kitano.nl> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
> >>> Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
> Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy
> street, just before the "Empire State building".
> >>> At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo
> >>> You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably
> upstairs.
> >>> Go to that counter
> >>> Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega
> >>> Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data
> >>> Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out
> >>> You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim
> >>> Back to the clerk's desk
> >>> You'll get the SIM card
> >>> Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G
> for me
> >>> Hand the phone to the clerk
> >>> They will call a number. Presumable to activate
> >>> The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an
> activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message
> that confirmed the 200MB of data.
> >>> All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
> >>> This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the
> Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your
> friends...
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Siebrand Mazeland
> >>> Kitano ICT
> >>>
> >>> M: +31 6 50 69 1239
> >>> Skype: siebrand
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Wikimania-l mailing list
> >>> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stuart Prior
> >> Project Coordinator
> >> Wikimedia UK
> >> +44 20 7065 0990
> >>
> >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
> >>
> >> Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:18:27 +0200
> From: Claudia Garád <claudia.garad@wikimedia.at>
> To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Wikimania-l] Free spots: Explainer video workshop during
> Wikimania Pre-Conference
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> Hi everyone,
>
> we still have some free spots for our explainer video workshop on
> Thursday (see mail below for more information).
>
> Sign up if you want to join us!
> Claudia
>
>
> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
> Betreff: Explainer video workshop during Wikimania Pre-Conference
> Datum: Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:23:18 +0200
> Von: Claudia Garád <claudia.garad@wikimedia.at>
> An: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> are you looking for some interesting things to do during Wikimania
> Pre-Conference? Well, perhaps this is for you: on*Thursday afternoon*,
> we will be hosting a workshop for creating animated explainer videos for
> Wikimedia projects:
> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workshop_for_Explainer_Videos
>
> Videos have become a popular format for the dissemination of information
> - especially short animated explainer videos which provide a quick
> overview over complex topics. The same principle applies to Wikipedia:
> videos can enrich exisiting content and provide an entertaining and
> easily comprehensible access to free knowledge. Together with experts
> from the simpleshow foundation Wikimedia Österreich offers workshops for
> Wikimedians which are designed to learn the tricks of the trade of
> screenwriting for explainer videos. In the context of this year’s
> Wikimania we are happy to host such a workshop for the international
> community*.*
>
>
> Content of the workshop
>
> * Interested participants will learn the basic skills for creating
> plots of explainer videos: how to explain complex topics in a short
> and comprehensible way, how to work with cut-out animation,
> storyboard conception and visualization
> * The participants create and refine their scripts and storyboards
> together with the simpleshow foundation after the workshop
> * The realization and production of the finished storyboard will be
> done by the simpleshow foundation, the result will be published
> under the CC-BY-SA license on Wikimedia Commons
> * The screenwriters can use the videos for Wikipedia articles and
> other purposes
>
>
> What do you need?
>
> * Interest in storytelling
> * A topic for an explainer video
> * No previous knowledge in screenwriting or video production necessary
>
> Please sign up here:
> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workshop_for_Explainer_Videos
>
> Claudia
> --
> Claudia Garád
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
> Siebensterngasse 25/15
> 1070 Wien
> 0699 141 28615
> www.wikimedia.at <http://www.wikimedia.at/>
>
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