David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> Mark Stephens <no@way.com> wrote:
>
>> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:1hsvkjz.1tcu5fx1xremgiN%d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk...
> []
>>> A silly question, but it is GPRS that you're using on the Siemens phone,
>>> not dial-up WAP?
> []
>> 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?
>
> If it's GPRS, you should be fine. I asked because there is also dial-up
> WAP. Well, I say that- I haven't used it in many years... It was very
> expensive when used abroad (the same per minute price as roaming) and it
> was also quite a flaky service. GPRS works well while roaming in my
> experience. It's very useful- not just for email, you can check news
> headlines, weather, train times, and so on.
>

Agree the costs could add up when roaming abroad. The network with the
most reasonable roaming GPRS charges at present look to be Virgin.
Failing that, perhaps it would be cheaper to get an Irish SIM for the
phone and then there wouldn't be any roaming charges (although I guess
you want to set things up for you Mum before she goes so this might not
be an ideal solution).

Alan