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Gprs Alwayson

deecom · 2003-09-24 09:18:03

Quick Question got a 7250i want to now should i Leave it always on or connect when needed? Do you only pay for what you transfare? Thanks.

24-09-2003 10:18am

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deecom

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Quick Question got a 7250i want to now should i Leave it always on or connect when needed? Do you only pay for what you transfare? Thanks.

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#2 24-09-2003 10:36am

MiCr0

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i'd leave it to when needed - there's no advantage with always on

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#3 24-09-2003 7:24pm

deecom

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but are there any advantages/disadvantages to alwayson?

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#4 24-09-2003 7:59pm

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here's one each

disadvantage - battery usage - more than if it was off

advantage - on vodafone you shouldn't get hit with the 10kb min charge per connection (as you will be maintaining the connection)

i set mine to when needed - even if always on it still takes time to wake the connection

BrianG

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