Still no answer to my query, but I agree with Vic that a DC range should be used for pulsating DC voltages. An oscilloscope is of course the correct tool, and will show the frequency of rotation multiplied by the number of coils. Or possibly half that.
PBO did an article about these recently, bottom line is that they all perform adequately. As they often come without a battery, it seems a good idea to get a twin pack with a drill.
Try "INTOSC - I/O function to ..." the one with the data I/O.
If you Compile and Build in mikroC it should switch to mikroProg with the right settings.
I have never used a PICKit programmer, but I know you need to read up on configuration, especially for the configuration fuses.
The LED should flash each time a sentence is decoded, or on error (see source code). Normally this would be about 1Hz. My first thought is that the oscillator fuse is...
It is obvious to me that three are quite reasonably using cell access to decide where the SIM is being used. If you don't give it a chance to reset back to the UK, then it is your own fault.