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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / September 2004Which operators give PAYG GPRS with *full internet* and roaming?
Hi, I've tried looking through the newsgroup but nobody seems to be quite sure which operators offer full GPRS Internet on a PAYG sim. As far as I can tell Vodafone and Orange do, o2 doesn't but some people have said it works even when roaming, and I don't know about T-Mobile. What I'm actually looking for is a PAYG sim with full Internet roaming GPRS, with a reasonable cost. Is this possible? Cheers, dave >I've tried looking through the newsgroup but nobody seems to be quite >sure which operators offer full GPRS Internet on a PAYG sim. Your impression is incorrect. >As far as I can tell Vodafone and Orange do, o2 doesn't but some >people have said it works even when roaming, and I don't know about >T-Mobile. So you have discovered that two of them do, one does not mostly, and you don't know about the fourth. That's not what you said in the preceding paragraph. >What I'm actually looking for is a PAYG sim with full Internet roaming >GPRS, with a reasonable cost. > >Is this possible? Possible, yes. Probable, no. The mobile networks are determined to recoup the ridiculous price they paid for 3G licences, and s they hike up all charges as high as the market will bear. I'm not sure what you mean by "full Internet roaming GPRS". Do you mean internet access by GPRS when roaming? If you're bothered about the per-megabyte charge, your best bet is probably the Orange mobile Office card on the PAYC tariff: no line rental, and either 3G or GPRS at £2.35 per megabyte. See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm  SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! >>I've tried looking through the newsgroup but nobody seems to be quite >>sure which operators offer full GPRS Internet on a PAYG sim. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm You can get 4 megabyte per month for £4 on Orange PAYG if you subscribe to Orange World Access 4, see:- http://www.orange.co.uk/services/orange_gprs.html It works fine for full internet access. I'm using an Ericsson R520m and a laptop with a bluetooth USB dongle. SignatureIan Edwards I've got cheap PAYG sims on their way from each network now, seems to be the best way. Thanks for the replies. dave > I've got cheap PAYG sims on their way from each network now, seems to > be the best way. > > Thanks for the replies. > dave Orange definitely give full web access on PAYG OWA GPRS. I've got a connection up and working now, used it for ssh (port 22) http (obviously) IRC (6997) and AIM (5190?) from my zaurus, really stable, not the best latency in the world. A little thing to note is that Orange (and I hear T mobile) ignore LCP echo requests, presumably to stop people idling, but it's really thick because what time you idle out after is entirely OS dependent. For me it was 2.1 minutes until I edited /etc/ppp/options to forget about it and now it's forever ;). Megan meganofwutai@gmail.com (Megan) wrote in message > Orange definitely give full web access on PAYG OWA GPRS. I've got a > connection up and working now, used it for ssh (port 22) http > (obviously) IRC (6997) and AIM (5190?) from my zaurus, really stable, > not the best latency in the world. I've just received an Orange SIM and yes it does work, even abroad and (currently) at the same cost as using GPRS in the UK. Orange say it doesn't work abroad at all... dave The Tesco Sim (Which is O2) costs a tenner in any Tesco store and GPRS has been free!!! For UK use and Roaming since I got the sim earlier this year. Tesco customer services did say months ago that they did not know how long it would be free for or if they would start charging at all. >>I've tried looking through the newsgroup but nobody seems to be quite >>sure which operators offer full GPRS Internet on a PAYG sim. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm >The Tesco Sim (Which is O2) costs a tenner in any Tesco store and GPRS >has been free!!! For UK use and Roaming since I got the sim earlier this >year. Tesco customer services did say months ago that they did not know >how long it would be free for or if they would start charging at all. But, does it permit full internet access or only WAP? >>>I've tried looking through the newsgroup but nobody seems to be quite >>>sure which operators offer full GPRS Internet on a PAYG sim. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >>See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm Signature-- Michael "Soruk" McConnell Eridani MailStripper -- www.eridani.co.uk/MailStripper -- Uncovers Everything! Only Wap Browsing as far as I am aware, although I have never asked about or attempted to use the phone for data transfer etc. - but it's still a very good deal >>The Tesco Sim (Which is O2) costs a tenner in any Tesco store and GPRS >>has been free!!! For UK use and Roaming since I got the sim earlier this [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>> >>>See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm SignatureGraham F.Allen > The Tesco Sim (Which is O2) costs a tenner in any Tesco store and GPRS > has been free!!! For UK use and Roaming since I got the sim earlier this > year. Tesco customer services did say months ago that they did not know > how long it would be free for or if they would start charging at all. Does it give full Internet access and is it still free? The Tesco web site only mentions WAP via GPRS which is apparently going to be charged at GBP4 per MB from 1/9/04. Cheers, dave I'll have a look at the website, but I was using WAP for the footy results yesterday and it didn't eat up any of my credit. >> The Tesco Sim (Which is O2) costs a tenner in any Tesco store and GPRS >> has been free!!! For UK use and Roaming since I got the sim earlier this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Cheers, >dave SignatureGraham F.Allen > I'll have a look at the website, but I was using WAP for the footy > results yesterday and it didn't eat up any of my credit. Isn't Tesco a virtual operator using O2? Are O2 currently charging for WAP over GPRS? Cheers, -dave > If you're bothered about the per-megabyte charge, your best bet is > probably the Orange mobile Office card on the PAYC tariff: no line > rental, and either 3G or GPRS at £2.35 per megabyte. > > See http://www.mobileshop.org/costs/orangedata.htm How would I be able to get that Mobile Office PAYC service? I can only find the monthly rental Mobile Office tariffs on Orange's web site. >How would I be able to get that Mobile Office PAYC service? Ask Orange? >I can only find the monthly rental Mobile Office tariffs on Orange's web >site. Their web site is famous for its accuracy and completeness. Unfortunately, not famous for high levels of these attributes. The good news is that the PAYC tariff is on there, but you have to click to order the thing before you get to see it. Persevere a while, and you'll find it. The way their site is done makes giving a URL seemingly impossible. 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