Virgin Prepaid: WAP/GPRS possible?

I don't seem to be able to find out whether Virgin Mobile offers GPRS WAP
browsing on its prepaid plans.

Years ago free browsing of the 'Zoo' walled garden was available but it
seems nowadays I can't get the phone to connect - I receive a message
'Network Unavailable' on my mobile - yet I am using the settings that worked
way back when.

I have called Virgin's customer service and after sitting on hold for half
an hour, received equivocal advice - the operator did not know whether
things should work and could not supply phone settings.

I can't seem to find anything definitive by googling the web either.

Ideas anyone?

It seems that Virgin Postpaid plans definitely offer GPRS and HSDPA access
to both Virgin Vibe and full web browsing. But maube prepaid doesn't permit
this?

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:50:28 +1030, The Family wrote:

> I don't seem to be able to find out whether Virgin Mobile offers GPRS WAP
> browsing on its prepaid plans.
>
> Years ago free browsing of the 'Zoo' walled garden was available but it
> seems nowadays I can't get the phone to connect - I receive a message
> 'Network Unavailable' on my mobile - yet I am using the settings that worked
> way back when.
>
> I have called Virgin's customer service and after sitting on hold for half
> an hour, received equivocal advice - the operator did not know whether
> things should work and could not supply phone settings.
>
> I can't seem to find anything definitive by googling the web either.
>
> Ideas anyone?

Access to Virgin "Vibe" is available, access to the Internet is not.

Thanks Horry,

Any idea about the APN and IP address to use?

I can't get things to work at all and the Virgin Mobile website
configuration tool won't send the settings txt to my phone - it's dead.



"Horry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:50:28 +1030, The Family wrote:
>
>> I don't seem to be able to find out whether Virgin Mobile offers GPRS WAP
>> browsing on its prepaid plans.
>>
>> Years ago free browsing of the 'Zoo' walled garden was available but it
>> seems nowadays I can't get the phone to connect - I receive a message
>> 'Network Unavailable' on my mobile - yet I am using the settings that
>> worked
>> way back when.
>>
>> I have called Virgin's customer service and after sitting on hold for
>> half
>> an hour, received equivocal advice - the operator did not know whether
>> things should work and could not supply phone settings.
>>
>> I can't seem to find anything definitive by googling the web either.
>>
>> Ideas anyone?
>
> Access to Virgin "Vibe" is available, access to the Internet is not.

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:00:39 +1030, The Family wrote:

> Thanks Horry,
>
> Any idea about the APN and IP address to use?
>
> I can't get things to work at all and the Virgin Mobile website
> configuration tool won't send the settings txt to my phone - it's dead.

I've just gone and stolen my sleeping son's prepaid Nokia 5070, and I can't
find the settings anywhere in its menu.

I can definitely access "The Vibe" though.

"Preferred access point" is set to "Virgin WAP" but I can't find out what
"Virgin WAP" actually is.