Built-in internet access on the Faroe Islands

[vonRypp]

Originally Posted by giftgrub100

https://www.telekom.hotspotdrive.com...oductcontracts

"With HotSpot Drive there are no boundaries to the high-speed connectivity in your car, even when you cross national borders: your vehicles’ free volume is valid within the entire EU, Switzerland, Norway and the UK."

Not sure if Faroe Islands would be covered under EU.

Yes I found this one, but Faroes being such a small country sometime they don’t even bother listing it and they are part of Kingdom of Denmark so I am not sure if they would list is as an independent country.

[Hadajag]

Did not realise Faroes were part of Denmark.
Thus as Vodafone have free roaming in Denmark then can't see a problem. Depends on coverage but as I said earlier it is frequently excellent in such remote locations.

[Fibrous]

Originally Posted by vonRypp

Yes I found this one, but Faroes being such a small country sometime they don’t even bother listing it and they are part of Kingdom of Denmark so I am not sure if they would list is as an independent country.

Yes they mention the EU but the Faroe Islands, although part if Denmark, are not part of the EU. Having said that they rent out the latest AAOS Volvos on the island so there must be some 'deal' with the local Telecoms firms of which I believe there are 2 main ones.

[vonRypp]

Originally Posted by Hadajag

Did not realise Faroes were part of Denmark.
Thus as Vodafone have free roaming in Denmark then can't see a problem. Depends on coverage but as I said earlier it is frequently excellent in such remote locations.

It’s a bit complicated, because they are a self-governing territory, de facto independent, but as a tiny country, being part of a bigger entity/economy, it also has its perks

[vonRypp]

Originally Posted by Fibrous

Yes they mention the EU but the Faroe Islands, although part if Denmark, are not part of the EU. Having said that they rent out the latest AAOS Volvos on the island so there must be some 'deal' with the local Telecoms firms of which I believe there are 2 main ones.

I’ve seen rental AAOS Volvo offers on the island, but not sure if they have working internet or not… I believe there is no official Volvo presence on the island.

[Fibrous]

Originally Posted by vonRypp

I’ve seen rental AAOS Volvo offers on the island, but not sure if they have working internet or not… I believe there is no official Volvo presence on the island.

Perhaps send the rental company an email and ask?
I notice on a Faroe Islands Car Rental website they offer Wifi at 13USD per day as an option. Of course you maybe best to hotspot your mobile.

[vonRypp]

Originally Posted by Fibrous

Perhaps send the rental company an email and ask?
I notice on a Faroe Islands Car Rental website they offer Wifi at 13USD per day as an option. Of course you maybe best to hotspot your mobile.

I will be travelling with my own car and they might have a work around for the internet and I am sure they would tell they have the built in internet even if they were using a mifi router.

I will downlod the map section before boarding the ferry, and I will also purchase a data only prepaid sim for my mobile as well, then I could make a hotspot for the car as well.

[Fibrous]

Im sure one way or another there will be a solution. Have a great trip.

[Chudy85]

Do Volvos with AAOS have space in the modem to add my personal sim card as it is in Sensus?

[vonRypp]

Originally Posted by Chudy85

Do Volvos with AAOS have space in the modem to add my personal sim card as it is in Sensus?

No, as far as I know they use eSIM, and works only with a SIM registered at Volvo.