"cmj" <chris.moose@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Gerry (The MOTH) (TheMOTH) wrote:

>> I have MSN on all day (Drops out every so often, but reconnects again
>> with
>> no probs) and I use Skype at night to call the kids when their online,
>> call
>> quality is very good..

>Skpye on my mobile would be great. More of my friends are using skype
>now,
>and one of the things i hate about it on my PC is that I need the PC
>on, and I'm
>tied to it via the headset. Being able to walk around while on the
>phone would be
>a real advantage - something i got used to from cordless landlines.

>I think you're limited to 5000 minutes or something, which is a good
>few hours a day,
>do I don't see i'll hit that limit.

My Wife is totally PC illiterate, so been trying to look for a cheap Skype
Wifi Phone and you don't need the PC on (That's if you have Wifi broadband),
but cheapest I've seen is £84, so might wait a few months to see if price
goes down as newer products are become available. Most people I know use
MSN, but I've been trying to get them to switch or also have it on their
PC's as well.
PS: My 8 year old is okay using the PC and its her I call when she's online
after school.


>>This is what internet on your phone should be and for an extra £5 a month
>> its a bargain.

>I presume this is internet on your phone, not via your phone - ie you
>can't use it
>from a laptop as a "modem"? Tho tbh the cases i'd need that are so rare
>thesedays,
>and I have an orange PAYG SIM that i can can use their "all you can eat
>GPRS for a
>quid" deal on when I do need it.

I hooked my N73 up to my laptop to try it as a modem (With the Nokia PC
Suite software selected to manually connect, access point three.co.uk and
everything else blank) and looked at a few web pages, so waiting till end of
month to see if I'm charged for it, I wont use it as a modem, but you never
know so it will be good to know I can in emergencies.

>> PS: I only stayed with o2 previously because you used to get gprs free
>> via
>> port :8080 for checking my email, but when they did away with that, what
>> was
>> the point of staying with them when their charges were daylight robbery.

>I thought o2 were overcharging me, but I don't think they were, just
>ther prices are
>so stupidly high. Even at the full price for three X-Series silver (35
>a month) I'd be saving
>on what i current pay o2, and that's after i cut my GPRS usage right
>down.

>Cheers

>Chris

Think the other networks will need to follow three soon or they will lose
customer fast. Been with Three two months now and can't say one bad thing
about them so far. Sales, Billing and CS have all been very good.

Now if I could just find a program which will play wma stream for some radio
stations and a IR Remote program for TV & Freeview Box I use will working
away (Saves carrying romtes about with me) I'll be happy.

PS: Also now have 8MB (40GB Download limit) Home Broadband for £5 per month
via Sky Broadband, ditched Orange (Wanadoo) after my line became 8MB active
and they wanted me to sign another 12 month contract to change my speed from
2MB to 8MB, even though I signed up for Wanadoo's Broadband Plus Up To 8MB
package, they sneakily changed the T&C's back in Dec 06, but didn't inform
me, so complained to Orange Higher Complaints Dept 0113 298 2005 and don't
have to pay the cancellation fee (still got 2 months left of 12 month
contract) as they never ever informed me of their change to my T&C's.

--
Gerry (The MOTH)