Re: Iphone4: mobile data OFF, 3G ON

Peter <occassionally-confused@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
: What does this do?

: What is the point of the "3G" setting at all?

: The phone has run up a £15 bill in 1 month (Virgin PAYG) despite never
: having been used for data.

Very strange! This eetting definitely works - or many people who use it to
avoid mind-numbing bills when abroad whould be VERY upset!

On 22/08/2012 15:14, Brian Mc wrote:
> Peter <occassionally-confused@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
> : What does this do?
>
> : What is the point of the "3G" setting at all?
>
> : The phone has run up a £15 bill in 1 month (Virgin PAYG) despite never
> : having been used for data.
>
> Very strange! This eetting definitely works - or many people who use it to
> avoid mind-numbing bills when abroad whould be VERY upset!

Well yes - except there's a different switch, "No data roaming",
specifically for that purpose when abroad - and I can confirm that does
work, too!

David

On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:58 +0000 (UTC), bkm@somewhere.ac.uk (Brian
Mc) wrote:

>Peter <occassionally-confused@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>: What does this do?
>
>: What is the point of the "3G" setting at all?
>
>: The phone has run up a £15 bill in 1 month (Virgin PAYG) despite never
>: having been used for data.
>
>Very strange! This eetting definitely works - or many people who use it to
>avoid mind-numbing bills when abroad whould be VERY upset!

But until the OP has a look at the detail on his bill we can't be sure
this £15 has resulted from data usage. Up until now that is only an
assumption.

Chris