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  1. #1
    Barney
    Guest
    Does anyone know off hand who is cheapest for GPRS on pay as you go?

    I'm looking to get a seperate sim card for my XDA as it's a bit impractivcle
    as a phone, but good for checking email on

    Cheers,

    B





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  2. #2
    Stephen Henson
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    In article <Bmr%[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > Does anyone know off hand who is cheapest for GPRS on pay as you go?
    >
    > I'm looking to get a seperate sim card for my XDA as it's a bit impractivcle
    > as a phone, but good for checking email on
    >


    Depends on your usage pattern.

    Orange do a £1 daily unlimited GPRS add on and a £4 for 4Mb add on too
    that lasts a month. Otherwise it is £4 per Mb. So it can be expensive if
    you forget to activate the add on.

    T-mobile PAYG have a daily charge limit of £1. If you use more than 133K
    you'll hit that because it is 0.75p per KB.

    If you plan to do a lot of GPRS then a T-mobile SIM only contract with
    WnW add on works out at £15 a month including 50 anytime minutes and
    unlimited GPRS.

    T-mobile allows 3G, Orange doesn't. That wouldn't matter with an XDA
    though.

    Steve.



  3. #3
    Stephen Henson
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    In article <[email protected]>, occassionally-
    [email protected] says...
    >
    > Stephen Henson <[email protected]> wrote
    >
    > >Orange do a £1 daily unlimited GPRS add on and a £4 for 4Mb add on too
    > >that lasts a month. Otherwise it is £4 per Mb. So it can be expensive if
    > >you forget to activate the add on.

    >
    > Is the above UK only, or roaming?
    >


    UK only.

    >
    > >T-mobile PAYG have a daily charge limit of £1. If you use more than 133K
    > >you'll hit that because it is 0.75p per KB.

    >
    > Does that mean they cut you off after you have spent £1?
    >


    No they maximum charge is £1 a day. Usage is unlimited subject to
    various conditions.

    > >If you plan to do a lot of GPRS then a T-mobile SIM only contract with
    > >WnW add on works out at £15 a month including 50 anytime minutes and
    > >unlimited GPRS.
    > >
    > >T-mobile allows 3G, Orange doesn't. That wouldn't matter with an XDA
    > >though.

    >
    > TM also blocks a load of ports (one can see this on Virgin GPRS).
    >


    I haven't noticed any blocked ports on contract (SIM only + WnW Pro)
    don't use PAYG myself though.

    Steve.



  4. #4
    Stew Pid
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:48:17 +0100, Stephen Henson wrote:

    > I haven't noticed any blocked ports on contract (SIM only + WnW Pro)
    > don't use PAYG myself though.
    >
    > Steve.


    Agree with you, I have a T-mobile contract with WnW plus and a PAYG sim
    and haven't noticed any blocked ports yet. ssh , ftp , vpn , email all
    work fine.




  5. #5
    Jack Torrence
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    "Peter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > Stephen Henson <[email protected]> wrote
    >
    >>Orange do a £1 daily unlimited GPRS add on and a £4 for 4Mb add on too
    >>that lasts a month. Otherwise it is £4 per Mb. So it can be expensive if
    >>you forget to activate the add on.

    >
    > Is the above UK only, or roaming?


    Certainly not roaming. 0.5mb cost me nearly £5 in Lanzarote.





  6. #6
    Phil
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    "Jack Torrence" <room217[at]overlook.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
    >
    > Certainly not roaming. 0.5mb cost me nearly £5 in Lanzarote.


    You need a virgin sim for roaming.



  7. #7
    Brian McIlwrath
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    Phil <[email protected]> wrote:
    : > Certainly not roaming. 0.5mb cost me nearly £5 in Lanzarote.

    : You need a virgin sim for roaming.

    Still not cheap! Virgin are £5/Mb while Orange are £8/Mb for PAYG (according to
    their latest shop handout)



  8. #8
    Stew Pid
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:25:48 +0100, occassionally-confused wrote:
    > What about the Windows (PPTP) VPN? Virgin block that particular one.
    >
    > I haven't tried IPSEC yet; it's supported by win2000/XP but is a pig to
    > get it working.


    PPTP is what I have been using and it works fine, I haven't needed to try
    IPsec yet.



  9. #9
    Bob Coates
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs


    "Barney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:Bmr%[email protected]...
    > Does anyone know off hand who is cheapest for GPRS on pay as you go?
    >
    > I'm looking to get a seperate sim card for my XDA as it's a bit
    > impractivcle
    > as a phone, but good for checking email on
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > B
    >
    >


    Don't know if they're cheapest or not, but I use Easymobile. They charge £3
    per MB charged in kB chunks.
    When roaming, they don't seem to list their charges but I found it to be
    about £10 per MB when in the USA recently.

    BobC





  10. #10

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:39:44 +0100, "Bob Coates"
    <bob@g4dih._remove_.co.uk> wrote:

    >Don't know if they're cheapest or not, but I use Easymobile. They charge £3
    >per MB charged in kB chunks.


    Are you sure? I had to do something over GPRS and the only connection
    available was easymobile. I got through £60 worth of credit in one
    evening.

    And they still charged me 75p per month because my call spend hadn't
    reached £5 that quarter.

    --

    Iain
    the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
    http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
    Browse now while stocks last!



  11. #11
    Soruk
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:14:28 +0000, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > [email protected] wrote:
    >
    >>Are you sure? I had to do something over GPRS and the only connection
    >>available was easymobile. I got through £60 worth of credit in one
    >>evening.

    >
    >I once blew away £150 in an hour, with Vodafone, in the USA. GPRS runs
    >2x faster over there than here...
    >
    >One has to be really careful. Disable windoze auto update, antivirus
    >auto update, etc.


    There's a reason why my laptop only has a configuration for GPRS
    connections when under Linux...

    I used it in USA on Virgin Mobile. Worked like a charm and was probably
    cheaper than the Wi-Fi hotspot or the approach-and-use terminals at the
    airport.

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  12. #12

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:14:28 +0000,
    [email protected] wrote:

    >Disable windoze auto update, antivirus
    >auto update, etc.


    I was careful. All those were off. It was data I needed to shift
    around.

    --

    Iain
    the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
    http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
    Browse now while stocks last!



  13. #13
    Alan J Robertson
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    Stephen Henson wrote:
    > In article <Bmr%[email protected]>,
    > [email protected] says...
    >> Does anyone know off hand who is cheapest for GPRS on pay as you go?
    >>
    >> I'm looking to get a seperate sim card for my XDA as it's a bit impractivcle
    >> as a phone, but good for checking email on
    >>

    >
    > Depends on your usage pattern.
    >
    > Orange do a £1 daily unlimited GPRS add on and a £4 for 4Mb add on too
    > that lasts a month. Otherwise it is £4 per Mb. So it can be expensive if
    > you forget to activate the add on.
    >
    > T-mobile PAYG have a daily charge limit of £1. If you use more than 133K
    > you'll hit that because it is 0.75p per KB.
    >
    > If you plan to do a lot of GPRS then a T-mobile SIM only contract with
    > WnW add on works out at £15 a month including 50 anytime minutes and
    > unlimited GPRS.
    >
    > T-mobile allows 3G, Orange doesn't. That wouldn't matter with an XDA
    > though.


    Ahh - so the T-Mobile max £1/day deal works on 3G? Do you need a
    special 3G PAYG USIM for that or does a normal T-Mobile SIM in a 3G
    phone work? I've got some spare T-Mobile PAYG SIMs lying around and if
    I can get 3G access for max £1/day then I'd prefer to use that than the
    Orange £1 non-3G deal.

    Cheers

    Alan



  14. #14

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:37:53 +0000, Alan J Robertson
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Ahh - so the T-Mobile max £1/day deal works on 3G?


    Yes

    >Do you need a
    >special 3G PAYG USIM for that


    No

    >or does a normal T-Mobile SIM in a 3G
    >phone work?


    Yes

    --

    Iain
    the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
    http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
    Browse now while stocks last!



  15. #15
    Alan J Robertson
    Guest

    Re: PAYG GPRS Costs

    [email protected] wrote:
    > On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:37:53 +0000, Alan J Robertson
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Ahh - so the T-Mobile max £1/day deal works on 3G?

    >
    > Yes
    >
    >> Do you need a
    >> special 3G PAYG USIM for that

    >
    > No
    >
    >> or does a normal T-Mobile SIM in a 3G
    >> phone work?

    >
    > Yes
    >

    Sweet!

    Cheers for the quick reply.

    Alan



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