GPRS + Bluetooth
Discussion
Im getting bored of not having the internet! I plan to connect to the net using GPRS and a bluetooth conection to the pc. Its time i got a new phone anyway so just wanted to know:
Which company does the best GPRS packages?
~Also, if it will save me lots of money I wud happily use dial up. But I have not got acess to a land line, and it must connect to a normal pc easily (ie not a laptop card)
Which company does the best GPRS packages?
~Also, if it will save me lots of money I wud happily use dial up. But I have not got acess to a land line, and it must connect to a normal pc easily (ie not a laptop card)
Its seriously expensive for everyday use. I posted the charges in response to a different query recently...
1) Pay as you go
£0/month
0mb inclusive
£2.34/mb
2) 02 Data 5
£11.99/month
5mb inclusive
£1.50/mb
3) Web Professional
£36.99
36mb inclusive
£1.17/mb
The above are from 02 which I use currently. Other providers are pretty similar.
Glancing at my connection stats this afternoon (using a dialup), I've used 4.5mb download and 0.8mb upload in the last 2 hours of infrequently downloading email and browsing the web. That would equate to 5.3mb x £1.17 = £6.20!
1) Pay as you go
£0/month
0mb inclusive
£2.34/mb
2) 02 Data 5
£11.99/month
5mb inclusive
£1.50/mb
3) Web Professional
£36.99
36mb inclusive
£1.17/mb
The above are from 02 which I use currently. Other providers are pretty similar.
Glancing at my connection stats this afternoon (using a dialup), I've used 4.5mb download and 0.8mb upload in the last 2 hours of infrequently downloading email and browsing the web. That would equate to 5.3mb x £1.17 = £6.20!
First month on my GPRS enabled phone and the phone bill went from the usual £30 ish to £68 and it was so slow I couldn’t surf with pictures enabled in IE. This was with O2 and they charge £2/meg and I hardly used it !
Although it is advertised as about 56K you only get something like 40K on the best phones over Bluetooth (Nokia 6310i being one). If you move around a bit this start dropping off rapidly, stick a wall in the way and forget it.
Great for low bandwidth stuff like MSN or text emails thou’
Although it is advertised as about 56K you only get something like 40K on the best phones over Bluetooth (Nokia 6310i being one). If you move around a bit this start dropping off rapidly, stick a wall in the way and forget it.
Great for low bandwidth stuff like MSN or text emails thou’
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