Well it has been happening again.  BB6 has all the teenagers paying $6
each to w.nk off over as much as they want, making data services next to
impossible from the time school is out until the early hours of the morning.
I complained early in the week without any satisfaction to ...

the "ok" select button on my 6230 is not making a positive "on" or "off"
choice when i push the "ok" button eg. i am trying to turn "on" my bluetooth
but it goes to "off" all the time now and i can't access my bluetooth. i
have a number of pics that i can't replace so i was hoping ...

I have started to get Service Messages on my 3 phone.  I thought a
Service Message could only be sent by the network provider, but they
obviously aren't.  Today's message says it comes from Victoria:
        Hi there! :-)

Daughter just arrived from UK with a motorola V3 that appears to be locked
to Orange. She wants to use it in Aus on Vodafone. It keeps asking for a
SUBSIDY password. What does this mean? Can anybody provide the SUBSIDY
password so I can unlock it. I can provide the IMEI number and ...

As they change every 5 mins i figured would ask the question
Have a mate arriving for canada for a 12 moths stay
essentials
sms to and from canada

Can anyone tell me if any of the Australian carriers have enabled cell
broadcast?  3 haven't but what about the others?
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I have recently moved from Vodafone to 3 with my Nokia N70.  The 3 sim
card works fine and I can make voice calls and send sms.  Unfortunately
I cannot send MMS, access Planet 3 or surf the net as I do not have the
3 settings.

I recently was in Australia for 2 weeks and wanted a local low cost
mobile option. Compared all the networks and decided to go with revtel.
At the time it offered $20 credit for $5 and in two weeks the 50c
recharge and 15c a day network fee was not going to be a problem. On

Cannot find software to log duration of each connection made via bluetooth
for GPRS connection.
I do NOT need to log GPRS data. There are several apps** that do that.
I need DURATION of each GPRS connection.

So far two premium SMS companies have offered a refund via cheque. Is
it done this way because it's technically impossible to push a refund
through the carrier billing system, or is it so they don't have to
disclose to the carrier that they're actioning a refund?

Another query, If I buy a jasjar or similiar device, and use 3G Vodafone Sim
in it, am I permanently connected like a mobile phone and also to the
internet to surf web and receive e-mails at the same time?> ($1 for 5
minutes surfing the net on a $79 cap)

I've been noticing on my account that incoming calls to my mobile are
being charged a small amount.  0.01c, 0.02c, 0.07c... the amount varies
and is dependent on the time taken for the call.
I've sent them an email but I suggest everyone using iSim check their

I am thinking of buying a notebook and getting the Vodafone mobile connect
card for $99 a month.
I noticed that I can send SMS and MMS messages with it and it also says I
can receive them. How can that be? Do I get a mobile phone number allocated

There was an article in the paper today about DoCoMo being the world's
second largest wireless operator (based on subscribers I assume).
Who is the largest? I had a bit of a look on Google, but could only find
lists broken down by country (ie, Vodafone carriers in each country