from the board i see that o2 gprs often gets un monitered and not billed for many people
is this the case on pay as you go?
if i get a PAYG sim with the money spent on mb ,will it expire
i hope someone can answer this
thanks very much
sorry this may be abit of a tricky one dont wanna talk anyhting imoral ont he board,
if anyone uses o2 either contract and finds they are unbilled or anyone with ifno regards the same on PAYGid be greatfull if you could pm
thanks a lot
(only ive got a 02 sim and not sure what is what )
just call CS and they will confirm if its contract or not.
And no gprs uisnt free anymore, and you will find it quite difficult to browse the internet with a O2 PAYG sim
jim
thanks for your time mate
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Hey all,
I'm off to Ireland at the end of the week and I'm taking my XDA with me, I'd like to be able to use GPRS to get onto MSN etc, but I'm not sure how much I'd be charged for this, I've spoken to O2 about phone call and text prices, but forgot to ask about GPRS.
O2 do appear to have their own GPRS settings for Ireland, so my question is: If I use the GPRS setting for Ireland, will the MB's be used from my inclusive ones ? or will I be charged extra for them..
Cheers
read somewhere that they were making tons of money with overpricing roaming
read that a person using a local phone company could expect to pay up to
10£ pr MB when traveling around in europe
of cause if it's the same phone company maybe it's much cheaper
Hi guys, this is my first time on the site and making a post. Hope im posting this question in the right section if not i apologise im just a little overwhelmed by the amount of new information i have to take in here.
I am looking into purchasing an Xda, not sure which exact model yet, i was wondering if it is possible to run aol instant messenger on it. I know they are capable of running MSN messenger, but i only use AIM, so i was hoping it is possible to install it.
Can anybody help me out by filling me in...thanks
This should work, though you have to make a data connection first before signing in.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=980031&postcount=4
thanks and that will work if i connect to my router and wont cost me any network charges correct?
also do u know any websites selling sim free xda's at good prices?
thanks for the help
yes apart from what you pay for your network on the pc
you dont even need a pda phone to do it any pda with wifi can use IM over the wifi accessing ones normal network
true but my current phone is broken so im looking to kill 2 birds with 1 stone so to speak
Got any links to sim free xda's?
over here in ireland they are not available sim free or pay as you go yet, only bill and they are very expensive
http://www.expansys.com/
heh where i am getting non sim free pda phones is the hard bit
which i guess reflect on the prices :S
^ Very good site thanks for the link, if only i could shave off £80-100 on the sim free phones id definately buy one right now
Qtek 9100 Pocket PC
^ i like that one....£350 which is over €500 so thats a little too much
anybody know another site with slightly cheaper prices?
as titles just got an email,
http://www.vodafone-emailme.co.uk/vfemailme/process.do?action=digest&digest=1166301300&oid=107384161&location=http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=Phones.productdetails%26prodid=3037%26WT.mc_id=EMAIL-110908-BuyNow-CLKHERE-HTCTchPr
seems expensive though and only avalible on buisness website
Try ordering one, I have and they dont have them in stock
churchwa said:
Try ordering one, I have and they dont have them in stock
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Thought you was on O2?
I am, but I have another upgrade on Vodafone waiting for me to use
Then it is just a matter of flashing it and hoping it is not sim locked. If it is then looks like I am going to have to pay a hefty fee on this forum to get it unlocked.
Now get back to your Stella induced slumber
I now have mine in hand.
The good news is that it is Sim Unlocked already. I just popped my O2 Sim in it and it worked straight away.
The bad news is that they have butchered the software. Anyone using it without flashing is going to think it is a pile of rubbish.
I am just waiting for it to charge before I Hardspl it and flash it.
Hi Churchwa,
So....How do you go about flashing the TD Pro?
I've got mine now (with the vodafone skinning) how do I get ride of it (the vodafone skin that is)?
Help please...
All details you need to flash your device and HARDSPL can be found in the wiki, and the rom development section of this forum.
Many thanks. I'll have a gander!
Hardspl worked like a treat.
Then I flashed it with the latest Asian WWE rom. Very very easy
Could you give a quick little tutorial on what needs to be done, this is my first windows mobile phone.
THANKS
churchwa said:
Hardspl worked like a treat.
Then I flashed it with the latest Asian WWE rom. Very very easy
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Why did you Flash it to an Asian ROM over a UK one?
What are the improvements over the Vodafone ROM
??
A question to those of you who got it on Vodafone UK, have you got a registered business or something? I was going to order mine a bout 2 minutes ago, but its asking if im a sole trader\Ltd Company etc... or did you manage to get it without a connection to a business?
just ring the normal new connections number and ask for a touch pro, they should give you one straight away, thats all i did.
rang Thursday afternoon, was offered 600 mins unlimted txts and unlimited internet for 35 a month and got the phone for 20 pounds, not bad really, got delivered today (fri) about dinner time.
currently flashing it reception seems quite good with voda and they seem really efficient.
My local Vodafone store called to let me know they had the Touch Pro in stock and were willing to sell me one on a £35/month contract with net access but still wanted £100 up front, still a little steep.
I tried my luck calling in to Vodafone sales and was tole that the TP was only on a business contract if that helps.
D.
Thanks for the heads up, my brother in law (who has a business) has got his today and was told by Vodafone he can have a few extra lines, so i was going to get it that way if i cant get it direct, i know someone already stated that its not SIM Locked, but can anyone else confirm this too, although i'll be getting it on contract with VF UK, but i wont acually use that SIM, i'll be using a T-Mobile one and just want to make sure before i comit.
Hiya.. I have a small business and got this via my business contract. but as others have said you can get them on a consumer contract also.
Just Flashed mine with the 1.90 405.1 top get rid of all that Red Vodafone crap
Ordered!
Just thought i'd let everyone know, I've ordered the Touch Pro on Vodafone as a consumer and not business, so as stated by someone else earlier, you can get this without being a business. Not only that, the option i chose was "Best for texter" which, for £35 (including VAT), gives you 600 minutes and unlimited text messages (AUP says 3000 messages a month) and the guy on the phone said he'd give me the unlimited internet package too (500MB limit per month) and has the full HSDPA enabled ie 7.2 MPBS and the best bit of it all.... the phone was free
He said it should be with me Tuesday, so for me Chistmas has come early, just got to hope i can use my T-Mobile SIM without having to unlock it, i'll let you know as soon as i get it.
just to let people know, the phone i got from voda is unlocked, has my orange sim in it now.
RavenY2K3 said:
Just thought i'd let everyone know, I've ordered the Touch Pro on Vodafone as a consumer and not business, so as stated by someone else earlier, you can get this without being a business. Not only that, the option i chose was "Best for texter" which, for £35 (including VAT), gives you 600 minutes and unlimited text messages (AUP says 3000 messages a month) and the guy on the phone said he'd give me the unlimited internet package too (500MB limit per month) and has the full HSDPA enabled ie 7.2 MPBS and the best bit of it all.... the phone was free
He said it should be with me Tuesday, so for me Chistmas has come early, just got to hope i can use my T-Mobile SIM without having to unlock it, i'll let you know as soon as i get it.
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Is the full HSDPA enabled mean the little H that changes from H to 3G is that ?
Why does it keep changing, shall i set the H as default?
It only switches to H when you need it, (when streaming data) otherwise it just sits on 3G
Hi Folks,
The phone "officially" registered on my contract with Orange UK is an old 2G one for it has a 2G SIM. I'm looking to get a Touch HD which will need a 3G SIM.
Unfortunately, I'm told that Orange won't just give out shiny new 3G SIMs.
The obvious way to wheedle a 3G SIM out of Orange would be to simply "upgrade" to a cheap 3G phone - But because of the ancient tariff I'm on ("Everyday 50"), my local Orange shop wouldn't entertain ANY kind of upgrade, even though I am "out of contract", unless I change to a more expensive tariff !
Any ideas anyone ? "Dog ate my SIM"? Threaten to leave ?
Thanks in advance.
- Steve
If you go in somewhere like phones4u and tell them the contract you already have, they will often try to match it, sometimes by giving you a lump sum refund so that the monthly price is brought down to what you want.
jez83uk said:
If you go in somewhere like phones4u and tell them the contract you already have, they will often try to match it, sometimes by giving you a lump sum refund so that the monthly price is brought down to what you want.
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That's an idea - but the plan I'm on at the moment suits me very well and is very cheap indeed (which is undoubtedly why they are not keen on giving me an upgrade phone). I can't see anyone easily matching it long-term.
I wonder if all SIMs used by orange are now 3G compatible, or would I really need to specifically get a 3G phone to get a 3G SIM?
Have you thought about going for one of the SIM only tariffs? That way you get the new SIM, the old number can be ported across and you get a lower monthly cost.
Just done it with Vodafone for their cheapest tariff and its costing me £10 for 75 mins and 500 texts on top of which i have added the £7.50 Mobile Internet. And the SIM i have is HSPDA compatible.
Oh, and one other possible plus, while it is a contract there is no long term tie in, its a rolling 30 day commitment.
So I'm due for an upgrade, voda UK won't give it to me, so I have requested PAC. They do have the HD2 as web only but voda always put their own firmware on it.
So what I want to know, is what are the best deals around for the HD2 in the UK. Ideally I want unlimited text, unlimited data and 500+ minutes. I pay at the moment £35 pm for 750minutes, unlimited text+unlimited data and would like to pay maybe a little less .
Help me find a better deal please oh and I'd like the phone un-modified and I don't really want to pay for the bloody handset lol.
Is it possible? Help me find out.
It's very good!
The vodafone hd2 has no operator specific software on it and mine is sim-unlocked too!
I got it free on-line and this tariff:
Plan 18 month
900 mins Unltd texts £40
+ Online exclusive - this plan includes 300 extra minutes
+ Unlimited land lines
+ 500MB of mobile internet and webmail
With £90 quidco cash-back that makes it £35/month
Was it from the vodafone uk website?
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Was it from the vodafone uk website?
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Yes and it was a new contract, although I PACd in from Virgin.
Well, have ordered my Leo today and apparently it will arrive tomorrow. So fingers crossed
nice one did you get it from vodafone in the end? seems like most people can't anymore
No voda stopped them the day I was going to order it lol, so ended up ordering off mobilephones direct, still on Voda connection though but the handset will be unlocked and unbranded.
I really hope it comes tomorrow.
You know you should get it on O2, thats what Im doing. Buy an unlocked hd2 and then pick up a free O2 sim card and I cant remember the name of the deal (describe it to them) where IF YOU CHOOSE to top up £10 you get free texts, or if you top up £15 a month, your get free texts AND unlimited internet, and then the cash goes to talktime and whatever else you need.
Im getting my HD2 for xmas, its here but im not allowed it yet then christmas eve im gonna go pick up the sim from O2
hope you love the HD2, I know I will, looks AWESOM!!!!!!!!
I did receive it and it is awesome, there's a few problems that I need to work out (some software I had on my Diamond, doesn't work on the Leo) but it's all good fun and i'm loving it