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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / June 2004Pre-Paid accounts with Internet GPRS?
I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid Vodafone red sim but they are only limited to WAP browsing. Thanks in advance. > I have found a need for mobile internet but > don't want to commit to a contract just yet You dont have to commit to a contract to get a post paid. > so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer > Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid Vodafone red > sim but they are only limited to WAP browsing. > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a > contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer > Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid Vodafone red sim but they are only > limited to WAP browsing. > > Thanks in advance. I was also after the same thing but couldn't find a provided that offered it. I ended up going with Vodafone Red Sim Monthly. dopefish No Prepaid Product in Australia offers Internet GPRS, only WAP over GPRS and MMS, you can connect on telstra, optus and vodafone on month to month plans with out contracts > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a > contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer > Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid Vodafone red sim but they are only > limited to WAP browsing. > > Thanks in advance. Is it not correct to say that iSim intends to open this option? I think I read it somewhere on their web site. > No Prepaid Product in Australia offers Internet GPRS, only WAP over GPRS and > MMS, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Thanks in advance. -- > No Prepaid Product in Australia offers Internet GPRS, only WAP over GPRS and > MMS, > you can connect on telstra, optus and vodafone on month to month plans with > out contracts And Hutchison/3, which also has the cheapest GPRS rates 0.4c/kB casual. ($4000/GB still ) Worth considering if you don't already have a suitable handset. You'll need a 3G handset, but they're subsidised, and faster than 2G gprs, supposedly. Roams to vodafone gprs. > And Hutchison/3, which also has the cheapest GPRS rates 0.4c/kB casual. Holy crap. Still expensive, but a lot bloody cheaper than most others offer it for!!! dopefish >> And Hutchison/3, which also has the cheapest GPRS rates 0.4c/kB casual. > > Holy crap. Still expensive, but a lot bloody cheaper than most others offer > it for!!! hrm, i don't think 0.4c is a whole bloody lot cheaper than optus' 0.55c. At least with gsm i can use smaller phones with decent battery life. :) > >> And Hutchison/3, which also has the cheapest GPRS rates 0.4c/kB casual. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > optus' 0.55c. At least with gsm i can use smaller phones > with decent battery life. :) Ahh, I didn't realise Optus had a rate that low. Cool. dopefish Thanks for all the info guys. Today I got a Vodaphone "no plans" SIM for $30. It seems all the other deals have a minimum spend and since this will be my backup mobile for GPRS I didn't want to spend money if I don't use it. Vodafone look like they have the best kb rate, see http://www.vodafone.com.au/business/bussol/databundle/databundle.jsp. You preselect a bundle and if you go over you automatically get the next volume rate. > > No Prepaid Product in Australia offers Internet GPRS, only WAP over GPRS and > > MMS, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > need a 3G handset, but they're subsidised, and faster than 2G gprs, > supposedly. Roams to vodafone gprs. > > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a > > contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer > > Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid Vodafone red sim but they are only > > limited to WAP browsing. I'd like to know what the difference between GPRS and WAP over GPRS is? Anyone got a URL that explains this? Hi Shaun, From my limited experience there are 2 ways of connecting to WAP/Internet sites, CDS and GPRS. GPRS uses packets like the internet and you are cheaged for data while CSD cherges you by time like voice calls. GPRS seems the most efficient for data. Some providers only allow you to view WAP sites whch is OK for browaing on your phone, others allow full internet acces which is what you want if you use your mobile as modem for your notebook. Hope this helps. > > > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a > > > contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Anyone got a URL that explains this? > I'd like to know what the difference between GPRS and WAP over GPRS is? WAP can be either over the standard method @ 9600bps, or over GPRS which is much faster. GPRS can also be used as a high-speed mobile data service, minus the WAP browser. Not all plans on all carriers support this though (especially prepaid ones). So simply, there is no difference - GPRS is still being used in either case, just one uses the phone's inbuilt browser, and one doesn't. Albinus. > > > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to commit to a > > > contract just yet so I was wandering if any Pre-Paid accounts offer [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Anyone got a URL that explains this? WAP over GPRS is limited to Port 80 (for browsing web sites). You can't use programs like IM+, Agile Messenger, Netfront Internet Browser and so on using WAP over GPRS. Internet over GPRS opens up all ports, therefore allows you to use programs that need data connections to the net (using ports other than 80). dopefish > I have found a need for mobile internet but don't want to > commit to a contract just yet so I was wandering if any > Pre-Paid accounts offer Internet GPRS. I have a pre-paid > Vodafone red sim but they are only limited to WAP browsing. http://www.unisonmobile.com/index.html offers gprs and has no contract at all. |
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