Anyone any experience of this, it's the first year that I will have a GPRS handset on holiday.
02 GPRS France
I use 02 GPRS in France with no problem at all.
Just beware though, they charge something like £ 1.50 for connection in a 24 hour period and about £ 7.50 per MB !!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
I think I'll disable it just in case it connects accidentally.
Many thanks romman
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Does any bod know how i could connect to the internet using my uk PAYG sim cards, on O2 or Orange??? :shock:
Please help me!!! Thanks for any help
hi.
I've got the o2 online tarrif (the one that gives 300 minutes of WAP and 300 text per month, just as long as you top up £10 every month)
At lunchtime today, i'm going to the o2 showroom in Manchester, where their datacentre is going to set up GPRS for me.
I'll write down what they do, and post it here this afternoon.
Hope this will help!
I am looking for orange gsm wap UK settings too!
Phillip. I have just posted on this topic. I have not been able to get orange (UK) to work on my xda. It dials up and connects but does not allow anything beyond this. So i cannot surf or check mail. Have you had any luck in getting settings? Ken.
Hey Beny, did you get the settings, can you post them as I am having atrocious problems with the O2 payg settings. Cheers.
:?:
After about 20 months of free internet , I got this sms this AM
"o2 : We hope you enjoyed the the mobile internet free promo. Charging begins from 31mar but remember it is only £3/mb including VAT .
for money saving bolt ons see www.o2.co.uk"
Tis truly a sad day for me
unlucky!
20 months... I have one of the old o2 genie sims... so far 7 years of free wap, gprs and now 3g!
Anyone know what about our bussiness users?I got 512K something called "bussiness sense" per month,and,I haven't received that SMS from O2... :?
Cheers,
Tian
Ok , so now I am told I'll be charged from the 31 March ,I'd like to keep an eye on my usage
So I go to o2's "View my bill" section
And for the first time since I have been with o2 (nearly two years) I am unable to access this info as the site is "having a makeover"
Funny , it's almost as if they want me to overspend :lol:
Hi
Thought i would share my findings about O2 and payandgo sim cards. Several people have provided me with gprs settings all of which seem to work but don't fully then meschle (cheers) explained things.
O2 payandgo gprs access is restricted and will allow things like basic browsing but not msn email checking. i have phoned them to confirm this.
So if you are on O2 payandgo trying to get the best out of your wizard or indeed any xda then... sod then off and go for Orange!
orange have a simular deal but better. 10quid min topup, 300texts something else and 1meg gprs every month! if you add a gprs option it costs £4 from your monthly £10. so every month you would get 300textsa £6 to spend on calls and a stonking 5meg gprs.
the sims only cost £1 to order from the orange website, i have tested it all working getting your O2 number changed to orange is dead easy and only takes a week.
the hours i have spent messing with O2 gprs!!!!!! thought i would try to save other people from doing the same.
Get an Orange PayAndGo Sim card for free...
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/simevent/film
...and you have to enter a code at the bottom which is "film" without the quotes
Note: this is just to get the simcard for free! Everything else RJWebb has mentioned above regarding monthly topup still applies!
i did the same, moved from o2 to orange.
Im on the free text top up rate (which you should ask for as they dont automatically put you on it).
I always top up around £30 in the month, convert £8 to 8MB GPRS web access (2 x £4 chunks), i get 1000 free texts(for topping up £30) and 1MB free GPRS, making 9MB total
The other £22 is calls and extra texts (which I buy at £5 for 150 so 3p each)
Another thing to do if you are new is call up to get picture messaging to be activated and they give you 30 free pic messages for one month only.
Highly recommended
The only 'problem' i have is if i send or receive a picture message so connect to the orange mms server, I cannot access gprs web then until I do a soft reset. The same happens in reverse too, if I have been on the web/msn/whatever I cannot then send or receive a pic message until I do a soft reset. I didnt get this problem on o2 and havent been able to uncover the reason for this.
does anyone have a cab file for the orange gprs and mms settings? i'm gonna move to orange from o2 cheers
Rob
http://www.modaco.com/Orange_GPRS_settings_for_XDA_Mini_S-t236403.html
I couldnt get any one particular cab set of settings to work, i think i installed one and then just tweaked it until it 'happened'
Thanks for the cab file with a few changes it works
real internet access at last cheers guys!
R
o2 benefits
but swapping to orange u lose your 200 anytime any network min plus 1 meg download if 300 text
all costing me just 10.00, so I can't decide why 30.00 on pay as you go what benefit . one question if u swop your no. from a sim do both sims then have the same no.ie any one can phone me and catch me on either sim on one no.
Video call doesn't work ***UPDATE!*** NOW IT WORKS JUST FINE!!
READ THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE FOR UPDATE!!
When I try to make a video call with my dutch t-mobile vario 2 to another dutch t-mobile vario 2 user it disconnects me right away. My friend has made a video call from his vario 2 with a other cellphone umts user with success. His and my college's whom all had the vario 2 can't also seem to make a video call with eachother.
What is the problem with it? We all have 3G/UMTS connections and still it doesn't work. Is this just a setting we need to adjust? Is it T-Mobile NL that won't allow any video call connections?
PLEASE HELP ME / US OUT GUYS!!
I love my vario 2 but still haven't seen this video calling work. Video calling was also one of the reasons why I bought this phone...
Thx a million is advance
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Ok guys! T-Mobile finally called me after 5 days and couldn't test it at that moment. After 2 days a technician called me and he checked my connection and that of a friend of mine whom I gave the number of to be checked also.
What he saw was that they (T-mobile) FORGOT to turn my video-call-option ON!!
Now it works perfectly!
So guys if it doesn't work just call T-mobile and they'll turn the video call option ON
btw! VIDEO CALL RULES!!! lol
Enjoy!
hlc1971,
Have you contacted t-mob NL customer service ? I am very courious whay they will say.
By the way, how much do you pay per month to have UMTS in your t-mob NL subscription?
Yeah I contacted T-Mobile this evening and their technical department is going to give me a call about this problem. I'll let you guys know what their answer to this problem is.
Here in The Netherlands we only have to pay 10 euro's a month for an unlimited GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA connection.
hlc1971 said:
Yeah I contacted T-Mobile this evening and their technical department is going to give me a call about this problem. I'll let you guys know what their answer to this problem is.
Here in The Netherlands we only have to pay 10 euro's a month for an unlimited GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA connection.
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But it's only 64 kilobyte download!
For the 1,8 meg connection, it costs about 70 euro's.
I don't know anyone with the video call function, so I can't test it with my T-Mobile contract.
I'll post something here if it works, or not.
That's what I tought.
I have Magician at this moment (The MDA Vario II has not came yet, I ordered last week) and I also subscribed to the Web'n'Walk for 10 euro / month.
When I use the Vario II, will it AUTOMATICALLY use HSDPA 64 Kbps ???? Do I need to contact the customer service to activate HSDPA in my account ???
Or will it still use the GPRS connection like the old Magician ???
Thanks.
TiMMah!!! said:
But it's only 64 kilobyte download!
For the 1,8 meg connection, it costs about 70 euro's.
I don't know anyone with the video call function, so I can't test it with my T-Mobile contract.
I'll post something here if it works, or not.
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hlc1971 said:
When I try to make a video call with my dutch t-mobile vario 2 to another dutch t-mobile vario 2 user it disconnects me right away. My friend has made a video call from his vario 2 with a other cellphone umts user with success. His and my college's whom all had the vario 2 can't also seem to make a video call with eachother.
What is the problem with it? We all have 3G/UMTS connections and still it doesn't work. Is this just a setting we need to adjust? Is it T-Mobile NL that won't allow any video call connections?
PLEASE HELP ME / US OUT GUYS!!
I love my vario 2 but still haven't seen this video calling work. Video calling was also one of the reasons why I bought this phone...
Thx a million is advance
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I have the same problem with my tytn and tmobile web-n-walk NL.
I cant seem to get video call to work with another tytn.
It did work one time with a nokia cellphone.
I gave up hope to ever make a video call with a tytn.
gogol said:
That's what I tought.
I have Magician at this moment (The MDA Vario II has not came yet, I ordered last week) and I also subscribed to the Web'n'Walk for 10 euro / month.
When I use the Vario II, will it AUTOMATICALLY use HSDPA 64 Kbps ???? Do I need to contact the customer service to activate HSDPA in my account ???
Or will it still use the GPRS connection like the old Magician ???
Thanks.
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Yeah. When I bought my Vario II, I automatically got the higher speeds.
gogol said:
That's what I tought.
I have Magician at this moment (The MDA Vario II has not came yet, I ordered last week) and I also subscribed to the Web'n'Walk for 10 euro / month.
When I use the Vario II, will it AUTOMATICALLY use HSDPA 64 Kbps ???? Do I need to contact the customer service to activate HSDPA in my account ???
Or will it still use the GPRS connection like the old Magician ???
Thanks.
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Overhere it switches AUTOMATICALLY from GPRS to HSDPA where it's possible. Before I had the MDA Compact (GPRS only) and just renewed my contract for a year together with the gprs package for 10 euro's/month. And indeed it switches automatically from "G" to "3G".
I just read that with the provider KPN you need to pay for whatever connection you like. So a GPRS connection was around 30 euro's a month and a HSDPA connection around 70 euro's.
Not with T-Mobile... not yet tho...
hlc1971 said:
Overhere it switches AUTOMATICALLY from GPRS to HSDPA where it's possible. Before I had the MDA Compact (GPRS only) and just renewed my contract for a year together with the gprs package for 10 euro's/month. And indeed it switches automatically from "G" to "3G".
I just read that with the provider KPN you need to pay for whatever connection you like. So a GPRS connection was around 30 euro's a month and a HSDPA connection around 70 euro's.
Not with T-Mobile... not yet tho...
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What do you mean not yet?
They changed their whole priceplan for data-connections when HSDPA came, they must have thought about it quite well.
I don't think it will get more expensive in time.
Or do you have some inside information you want to share?
TiMMah!!! said:
What do you mean not yet?
They changed their whole priceplan for data-connections when HSDPA came, they must have thought about it quite well.
I don't think it will get more expensive in time.
Or do you have some inside information you want to share?
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hahaha No I don't have no inside information about T-Mobile getting more expensive but if KPN doesn't lose a lot of members because of the high pricing of HSDPA T-Mobile NL might wanna take a bite out of that pie also
I just wouldn't be supprised about it...that's al I'm saying
OH! The best friend of my uncle is an ambassedor at T-Mobile. She might enlighten me some more about it...
Will come back on this if I can get a hold on her...
UPDATE!!
Ok guys! T-Mobile finally called me after 5 days and couldn't test it at that moment. After 2 days a technician called me and he checked my connection and that of a friend of mine whom I gave the number of to be checked also.
What he saw was that they (T-mobile) FORGOT to turn my video-call-option ON!!
Now it works perfectly!
So guys if it doesn't work just call T-mobile and they'll turn the video call option ON
btw! VIDEO CALL RULES!!! lol
Enjoy!
How is 64kbps HSDPA??? That's around EDGE speeds!
Woah .. do we have to pay for this option ? I have Web'n'Walk with T-Mob NL for 9.5 euro / month.
We can only do video call with other MDA Vario II user right ? Or with other device like Nokia too?
hlc1971 said:
Ok guys! T-Mobile finally called me after 5 days and couldn't test it at that moment. After 2 days a technician called me and he checked my connection and that of a friend of mine whom I gave the number of to be checked also.
What he saw was that they (T-mobile) FORGOT to turn my video-call-option ON!!
Now it works perfectly!
So guys if it doesn't work just call T-mobile and they'll turn the video call option ON
btw! VIDEO CALL RULES!!! lol
Enjoy!
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gogol said:
Woah .. do we have to pay for this option ? I have Web'n'Walk with T-Mob NL for 9.5 euro / month.
We can only do video call with other MDA Vario II user right ? Or with other device like Nokia too?
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I have the same web'nWalk with T-Mobile NL just like you!
Just call their customer service number: 0624001200
Say you need your video-call option turned on by the technical department
And your good to go
Oh! And then you can call anybody with a HSDPA connection on any phone
Enjoy!
Hi all , just got a spv m3100 and am gonna upgrade to WM6 and unlock the SIM/CID , now then.....
In the UK which is the cheapest/best data provider on PAYG , anyone offer free browsing on evenings/weekends? Do all use HSPDA?
How do i go about setting up 3g or even where to buy a 3g sim?
Also WIFI is free if i connect to my own wireless router isnt it?
Sorry for being so completely thick , and i have googled around for data tariffs btw but cant really work out half the hidden charges etc
i dunno about cheapest/best data provider, but for sure noone offers free evenings.
3g service is a capability built into your phone, and a "3g" sim card is just a normal sim card. there really is no such thing.
Wifi IS most definitely free if you connect to your own router.
Thanks for the responce , I know Orange do free evenings....
"Get up to 1000 free texts to anyone every month
and free evening mobile Internet browsing"
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/sim/payg_sim
Apparently the most you can spend is 1 pound a day (on most providers) , is this for 3G as well as / or only for GPRS. And are there any hidden charges?
How have you guys found browsing on your PPC's/PDA's etc?
Also which provider should i choose , who provides the best service in your opinion?
cheers
roy
as i understand it, 100p = 1 pound, right?
It shows that each area/region code has different going rate.
It seems like a reasonable deal, and orange i believe has 2g services (EDGE)
I think it says that the REGISTRATION fee is 1 pound, and the most you will end up spending for data is 2 pounds a day. This works like any prepaid card, you add money, you call people, money gets taken off the card.
It seems like a good deal, but orange has a history of sneaky language.
For example, their "Unlimited Data" actually mean "At 3 gb, we start watching you"
roy8846 said:
Hi all , just got a spv m3100 and am gonna upgrade to WM6 and unlock the SIM/CID , now then.....
In the UK which is the cheapest/best data provider on PAYG , anyone offer free browsing on evenings/weekends? Do all use HSPDA?
How do i go about setting up 3g or even where to buy a 3g sim?
Also WIFI is free if i connect to my own wireless router isnt it?
Sorry for being so completely thick , and i have googled around for data tariffs btw but cant really work out half the hidden charges etc
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I think the 3 network is the best , 5 pound per month for 2 g data . it is very good at the moment , I use it for some months and the speed is ok so if you want to use the net on the go you should try to give it a go
buy a 3 simcard
install cap file on your spv m3100 which is all setting for internet
click start/setting/connection
click connection/manage existing connection
click Proxy setting/advanced
stick this network uses aproxy server to connect to the internet
click wap under server enter 192.168.71.35 under port 9201
click ok 5 times
topup 10 pound PAYG and then use your spv 3100 go to http://mobile.three.co.uk/pc/Live/pcreator/live/mwsun
go to my 3
from there you to buy internet add-on 5 pound p/m
you should only go to internet after bouth add-on because if you didnt they will charge very expensitive