"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Mark Stephens <no@way.com> wrote:
>
>> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:1hstf5v.1k6ecy8cq5p8eN%d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk...
> []
>> > You can get GPRS WAP (which is what would be cheapest here) in many
>> > countries- maybe even most countries with GSM signals- but it does
>> > depend on the roaming agreements with your phone company. It's been a
>> > long time since I couldn't get a roaming GPRS signal, despite GPRS
>> > existing in those particular countries. I couldn't get one in Slovenia
>> > a
>> > few months ago for some reason, and I'm sure they have it there. Also,
>> > GPRS roaming may not be available (or work well) on all carriers in
>> > that
>> > country, so it's worth trying another if it doesn't work on the first
>> > network you pick up.
>> >
>> > --
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> I went into Carphonewarehouse today and asked about this. Although
>> polite,
>> the staff had no idea what they were talking about. Firstly, said the
>> cheapest PAYG phone would do ok, then changed his mind - had a word with
>> his
>> colleagues and they tried to sell me one for nearly £100 as I would "need
>> it
>> to do WAP".
>>
>> I declined and checked on the interweb when I returned home, to find the
>> one
>> I initially asked about would have done fine (a Motorola Razr).
>>
>> Anyway, I found an old Siemens I had from a while back and went online
>> via
>> the Orange PAYG sim I had forgotten about. Straight into Gmail. The
>> only
>> problem was that I can only enter numerical passwords for some reason.
>> Changed my password via the main PC and Voila - I can access email on the
>> phone.
>>
>> So, I can give my mum this old phone - total cost? £0! Yay!
>
> Yes, it's a shame that the staff in these places are so incompetent! The
> first phone I had that did GPRS wap was a T39, and I'm sure there were
> models even older than that!
>
> A silly question, but it is GPRS that you're using on the Siemens phone,
> not dial-up WAP?
>
> --
> (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate

Not a silly question, as I have no idea! It says GPRS on the top of the
screen? I thought WAP was how the internet worked on GPRS or something?

Does this mean it won't work in Ireland?