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> Has anyone noticed any problems with Orange PAYG GPRS recently? I've been
> using a Windows laptop with Nokia 6820 connected via Bluetooth to the 1
> pound/day offer. This combination worked a few weeks ago and I haven't
> changed anything since. Today GPRS connects successfully via PPP from
> Windows, but there's a problem with data transfer. Looking at the data
> counters on the phone or in Windows, the sent data increases as you'd
> expect, but received data either stays at zero, or works correctly
> (receiving valid web pages) until about 13-15KB at which point no further
> data is received. The same happens with the phone's WAP browser - I get two
> WAP pages before the connection dies, with the byte count at about 14KB.
>
> I can't see how this would be anything other than Orange's network - could
> it be? I've tried moving the phone around the house, but it has the same
> effect. Using a Siemens A62 with the same SIM and the internal WAP browser
> also stalls in a similar way, at about 22KB combined up+down bytes (it
> doesn't separate by direction).
>
> Anything I can do, or anywhere I can report this that would get a sensible
> response?

156.

FWIW I shift a couple of Mb per day and have not had any trouble, could
be a local issue.
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Regards
Jon