Brabus
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Just got edge all setup on my iPhone so i can go online when not around wireless, mainly for email updates etc.
Im on PAYG, topped up £10, went online to check my emails for literally 3-4mins and my £10 was gone 
Anybody else on o2 PAYG on iPhone?
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chris_uk
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im sure its down to how much you download not how long your on for.
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Brabus
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Strange i didnt download anything, literally browsing, isnt opening a web page classed a downloading?
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Robbo
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yes
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Brett
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It's something insane like £3 per MB.
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John
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PAYG won't be very good if you want to use the iphone for anything that needs data, which is the whole point of the iphone, I doubt payg on any network would be any good.
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James
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Should have got a Blackberry on Vodafone TBH.
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Brett
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Is there not an O2 bolt-on for data? Probably will be.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Is there not an O2 bolt-on for data? Probably will be.
there is, its a tenner a month
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Should have got a Blackberry on Vodafone TBH.
goes without saying
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Brabus
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Is there not an O2 bolt-on for data? Probably will be.
Yes, i have just this second activated this, it just takes £10 a month out of your credit. ALthough it does say 'unlimited browsing subject to excessive use policy'. Surely £10 in 3-4 mins would be classed as excessive use, especially if ive got mail on push etc. 
[Edited on 23-10-2008 by Brabus]
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Brabus
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
quote:
Originally posted by James
Should have got a Blackberry on Vodafone TBH.
goes without saying
But then i would have to browse as shitty EDGE speeds even when im at home sitting next to my wi-fi router :
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colour_golden
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I thought the PAYG iphone included a years browsing as part of the cost of the phone?
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Brabus
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Originally posted by colour_golden
I thought the PAYG iphone included a years browsing as part of the cost of the phone?
It is, but mine is the 2G which i got last Nov.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Brabus
quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
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Originally posted by James
Should have got a Blackberry on Vodafone TBH.
goes without saying
But then i would have to browse as shitty EDGE speeds even when im at home sitting next to my wi-fi router :
iphone wifi category g? 2mb second max?
vodafone umts-3.6 mb second max.
edge=no no.
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John
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Since when has a 54mbps wireless connection only gave 2MB ber second?
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bubble
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Originally posted by John
Since when has a 54mbps wireless connection only gave 2MB ber second?
just because router may be on 54mbps, doesnt mean the iphone can receive at that speed.
tends to be 1meg-2 meg a second.
stolen from iphone forum
"press the WIFI button (which triggers a larger payload), the 2g phone gets me a speed of between 1mbit and 2mbit. The test completes inside 45 seconds. A bit slow, yes, but not too bad..
When I put the same sim into the brand new 2.0 phone, (also on wifi) and do the same thing, the speed test limps along and either fails completely or sometimes gets as far as reporting a very slow speed.. 200kbit or so.."
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John
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I have no idead what speed it is, you said it was g.
802.11g gives 54mbps, i'm well aware this is theoretical top speed but it's still more than capable of over double 2 meg a second.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I have no idead what speed it is, you said it was g.
802.11g gives 54mbps, i'm well aware this is theoretical top speed but it's still more than capable of over double 2 meg a second.
iv never done a latency test one but internetz says they struggle with 2.
cracking read here tbh
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20809899-3g-iphone-wifi-speed
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John
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Thats showing people doing speed tests on an iphone and getting varying results.
As has been shown on the speedtest thread in geek day speedtests don't mean anything.
wifi is still faster than your network and it was a massive mistake leaving it out.
I don't like the iphone either but the blackberry still won't sell as many 
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Tommy L
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I wish i could get on my internet when not in a wifi zone 
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A2H GO
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In real world usage my iPhone loads web pages through wireless at the same speed as my laptop. No phone on an EDGE/3G connection will. That is all that matters.
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