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Using phone for internet connection

  • 30-08-2009 5:37pm
    #1
    AugustusMaximus
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    Hi guys. Just a quick question.

    I might need to use my phone via 3G to have an internet connection on my laptop. I've taken a look at the prices on the Vodafone website here.

    https://www.vodafone.ie/planscosts_bus/data/

    Just to be sure, I'm on pay as you go so I'm stuck to option 2. Its say .02c per kb and after a certain amount of kbs it becomes .001c per kb.

    Just to be absolutely sure.

    A. That is .02c which is €.0002
    B. Does kb stand for kilobytes or kilobits ?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    They are the business rates you have linked, im guessing that was a mistake as you said your payg :)


    Payg is 99c for the 50MB daily allowance and 2c per KB thereafter.

    more info if needed: http://www.vodafone.ie/vlive/internetmobile/


  • #3
    AugustusMaximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭AugustusMaximus


    Davy wrote: »
    They are the business rates you have linked, im guessing that was a mistake as you said your payg :)


    Payg is 99c for the 50MB daily allowance and 2c per KB thereafter.

    more info if needed: http://www.vodafone.ie/vlive/internetmobile/

    That's great. Better than the business rates from the look of it.

    That will allow me to conect to the entire net via my laptop for 99c per day (50MB max ?).


  • #4
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    the 99c is for vodafone live, its not the full internet.

    Something closer to the full net is the isp apn which is 19c per MB.


  • #5
    AugustusMaximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭AugustusMaximus


    Davy wrote: »
    the 99c is for vodafone live, its not the full internet.

    Something closer to the full net is the isp apn which is 19c per MB.

    OK. So if I want to connect to the rest of the net it is 19c per MB with a minimum of 99c for the day ?


  • #6
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    AugustusMaximus wrote: »
    OK. So if I want to connect to the rest of the net it is 19c per MB with a minimum of 99c for the day ?

    Nope, both are totally separate.

    One uses live.vodafone.com, while the isp one connects to isp.vodafone.ie


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  • #7
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    Davy wrote: »
    the 99c is for vodafone live, its not the full internet.

    Something closer to the full net is the isp apn which is 19c per MB.

    Now the proxy's gone, it appears to be the full internet.


  • #8
    ardmacha
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    Do any of the PAYG services allow use of the phone as a modem? I tried this and it didn't work.


  • #9
    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    If you use the prepay (Ready to Go) ISP APN, at 19c/MB, this should allow you use your phone as a modem.


  • #10
    Abelloid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid


    I use this handy Vodafone App -

    http://www.business.vodafone.com/site/bus/public/enuk/support/10_productsupport/10_via_the_phone/05_summary/p_summary.jsp

    It is set to use the HS (high speed) APN but can be switched to ISP.

    It's keeps track of your connection speed and has a data counter too.


  • #11
    Dankoozy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Dankoozy


    ardmacha wrote: »
    Do any of the PAYG services allow use of the phone as a modem? I tried this and it didn't work.

    i used the 99c proxy one and it worked

    all payg and bill pay thingies will let you do that only some of them have the proxy like vodafone does so you are limited to a messed up version of HTTP and nothing else


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