Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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I only want to connect to the internet using my wifi (coz its free obviously) but how do I know if i'm connecting using the wifi or using orange's costly browsing service?
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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So i'm the only Blackberry user on Corsasport?
Is the GPRS symbol supposed to be up all the time too?
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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Manage connections > Mobile Network options > Switch off Data Services
Activate you wifi.
I guess this should work.
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James_DT
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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GPRS is an always-on connection, it'll be connected whether it's in use or not.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Does having a blackberry and not using data not defeat the purpose a bit?
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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I can't remember how I did it exactly but I've set the browser to only work on wifi - I did something with the hotspot settings. Not much help I know though. Sorry!
And John - kind of, but I'm just coming to the end of a contract which charges big money for using the internet so I'm just waiting till it runs out then get a decent sim only contract so I can use the blackberry properly!
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liamC
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
I only want to connect to the internet using my wifi (coz its free obviously) but how do I know if i'm connecting using the wifi or using orange's costly browsing service?
Open your browser, go to options, and go to "Browser Configuration" and change the Browser to "Hotspot Browser".
After that, go into "General Properties" of the browser application option and do the same in there.
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Originally posted by John
Does having a blackberry and not using data not defeat the purpose a bit?
Sort of and not really, if that makes any sense(!).
I have a Blackberry without a data plan (It costs 30 quid a month here for unlimited email and internet). Normally I am sat infront of my machine where I don't need my phone for either internet or email, and on a nightime I'm either at my girlfriends (Who has wireless internet), or out playing football/down the pub, where I wouldn't use email/internet anyway.
Suppose it all just depends on how much you need to have access to emails really, and for the sad wankers amomgst us, how many times they want to update their life on Facebook.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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I just like the phone, I use wifi when I can and use the email features too. Amazingly though, you try and find details of the useage costs, I challenge you after I looked on the Orange website last night and the O2 site and i'll be damned if I can find any information that isnt vague.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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On my phone (XDA) I just disabled GPRS and enabled WiFi, that way I know for sure that O2 won't rape me with their data charges 
I assume you can do something similar on a Blackberry.
Re. O2 charges, I'm sure I read something about up to 98p a day?
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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On my phone it automatically switches between WiFi and GPRS/3G depending on what's got the best signal. Unlimited data is included and it's a breeze to turn WiFi on and off if you need to. Don't let bubblevaux or Robbo hear that though.
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