"Mark Stephens" <no@way.com> wrote in
news:7cCwh.117782$Da2.104449@fe06.news.easynews.co m:

>
> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:1hsvkjz.1tcu5fx1xremgiN%d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk...
>> Mark Stephens <no@way.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
>>> message news:1hstf5v.1k6ecy8cq5p8eN%d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk...
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>>> > 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
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> 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?
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>
>

It should work fine unless your UK network blocks it on your tariff. It
will be somewhat more expensive to use roaming GPRS than in the UK.

Peter