never use a 3g data phone with payg or monthly sim, unless you have a flat rate tariff. t-mobile at least limit data to a max of £1 a day on PAYG o2 offer a flat £7.50 a month bolt on for PAYG as well
realistically no E66 users are PAYG.
Samantha
· 1 year ago
I know, but isn't it just a little stupid, that you can't use a phone the way you like to? And then, when you do, you get charged for the miserable privilige of having done so?
Samantha.
paule
· 1 year ago
Is it a new PAYG SIM?
Call 343, get switched to the new PAYG animal packages, Dolphin in particular (free access to Facebook/Bebo/etc with £10/month top-up). On the animal packages it's £2 a day maximum charge for data.
daveGravell
· 1 year ago
The Nokia E66 does have Wi-Fi, on Nokia's site it's listed; WLAN 802.11b, 802.11g. On this page http://europe.nokia.com/A41148255 about half way down.
I had the Nokia E65, it's predecessor, an ok phone, Wi-Fi network connectivity is pretty lame on all phones I've used with the exception of (I hate to be that guy but it's true) the iPhone.
If you dig around the settings you should be able to find it, there should also be a way of putting Wi-Fi search on the home screen (I'm assuming it's similar to other S60 devices I've used). However, I think the A-GPS needed for Nokia maps may need cell data connectivity.
daveGravell
· 1 year ago
Also, with regards to PAYG data tariffs Three I believe have a good deal and they have decent 3G coverage, with a lot of HSDPA in city areas atleast.
MarkW
· 1 year ago
In fact, HSDPA covers a lot of non-city areas too now. I've used it successfully all over the place.
daveGravell
· 1 year ago
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to claim it wasn't in non-city areas, I mean you can almost guarantee it if you're anywhere near a city/large town.
South77
· 1 year ago
get ewan to sort you out with a contract. basic rule of flash mobile is you need to spend a little money. no point dinking around with low-end phones or pay as you go data.
get sim-only with no lock-in from T-Mob and get the data add-on for £5 month. Or you could try 3 pre-pay, whch offers 1GB for £5 (but it runs out after a month). £5 is not even 2 pints these days. or half a cocktail. it's barely even a tube ride.
it's well documeted on smstxt new that orange is not your firend for data ... £10 for a bit of facebook, what a scam.
nokia maps is pretty good -- you need nake sure you've got the newish beta version -- can,t think of anything better.
i agree, WiFi should be on all good phones
Samantha
· 1 year ago
Five pounds for a gig is still laughable. Considering that from my ISP I pay around £18 - £20 for a 2mg connection, which is unlimited (although I have to comply to the FUP), and generally works alright.
As for tube rides and stuff... Where there's a will there's a way. And paying £7.50 for a travel card is one way I don't go for!
Samantha.
South77
· 1 year ago
why laugable? you will struggle to use a gig on handset. battery is the bigger problem.
You can get the 3GB plan for £7.5O and use your handset as a modem for your PC as well -- so you;d save money relative to your fixed ISP, if saving money is your thing.
the solutions and services are avilable if you want them. much easier to find than firing off lenghty emails to custoemr services.
Ben Smith
· 1 year ago
Grab a T-Mobile PAYG SIM - on any of their tariffs data use is capped at £1 per day. For every day use 3's £5 per month is market leading and better value, but for ad-hoc testing T-Mob's is better IMO. Also you don't have to order any 'add-ons' for the T-Mob offer, where 3 will charge you the regular rate if you don't explicitly add the £5 option (from memory).
Kip Hakes
· 1 year ago
Nokia Maps - You need to download the maps onto your phone to be honest, it will do it over 3G, but it will eat your allowance damn fast. And ensure you are running the latest version (its no longer in Beta). It rules!
K
Jonathan
· 1 year ago
have you tried Boingo and Devicescape to connect across WLAN networks? At least in the US data is a flat fee ...
Tom
· 1 year ago
If you're on Orange you can get an 'extra' where they deduct £1 from your pre-pay credit and you get unlimited internet access until midnight that day. I used it the other day to while away a long train journey when I had a PDA with an orange PAYG sim in it, and it worked fine
Dan C
· 1 year ago
best deal is T-Mobile for £7.50 because even if you go over the 1GB allowance there is no charge.... if you go way over you get contacted to moderate use but no extra money is paid
Mike42
· 1 year ago
Sam, WiFi on mobiles is not the answer. You will pay an awful lot more for a worse experience. WiMax certainly isn't, you are under the marketing spell of Intel there, and I don't have the heart to repeat my previous rants on that one.
£5 data add-on and a 3 PAYG SIM are all you need to get 1GB of HSDPA handset data. I bet you anything you'll never use it up in one month.
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t-mobile at least limit data to a max of £1 a day on PAYG
o2 offer a flat £7.50 a month bolt on for PAYG as well
realistically no E66 users are PAYG.
And then, when you do, you get charged for the miserable privilige of having done so?
Samantha.
Call 343, get switched to the new PAYG animal packages, Dolphin in particular (free access to Facebook/Bebo/etc with £10/month top-up).
On the animal packages it's £2 a day maximum charge for data.
I had the Nokia E65, it's predecessor, an ok phone, Wi-Fi network connectivity is pretty lame on all phones I've used with the exception of (I hate to be that guy but it's true) the iPhone.
If you dig around the settings you should be able to find it, there should also be a way of putting Wi-Fi search on the home screen (I'm assuming it's similar to other S60 devices I've used). However, I think the A-GPS needed for Nokia maps may need cell data connectivity.
get sim-only with no lock-in from T-Mob and get the data add-on for £5 month. Or you could try 3 pre-pay, whch offers 1GB for £5 (but it runs out after a month). £5 is not even 2 pints these days. or half a cocktail. it's barely even a tube ride.
it's well documeted on smstxt new that orange is not your firend for data ... £10 for a bit of facebook, what a scam.
nokia maps is pretty good -- you need nake sure you've got the newish beta version -- can,t think of anything better.
i agree, WiFi should be on all good phones
As for tube rides and stuff... Where there's a will there's a way. And paying £7.50 for a travel card is one way I don't go for!
Samantha.
You can get the 3GB plan for £7.5O and use your handset as a modem for your PC as well -- so you;d save money relative to your fixed ISP, if saving money is your thing.
the solutions and services are avilable if you want them. much easier to find than firing off lenghty emails to custoemr services.
K
£5 data add-on and a 3 PAYG SIM are all you need to get 1GB of HSDPA handset data. I bet you anything you'll never use it up in one month.
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