Vodafone auto-update of time and date

#1 (**permalink**) 09-30-2007, 09:00 PM

Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia 3410,
auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.

-- Graham J

#2 (**permalink**) 09-30-2007, 11:18 PM

As far as i have seen.. i've only spotted it working on Orange

#3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2007, 06:26 AM

graham@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
> Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia 3410,
> auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.

Updates are usually triggered when you try to access the internet on the
phone.
--
Regards
Jon

#4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2007, 03:59 PM

On 1 Oct, 07:26, Jon <s...@jonparker.plus.com> wrote:
> gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
>
> > Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia 3410,
> > auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.
>
> Updates are usually triggered when you try to access the internet on the
> phone.
> --
> Regards
> Jon

yes it does work although it only updates when you make a GPRS
connection. so either access the internet or set the GPRS to "always
online". This will update the time everytime the phone is turned on
as it attaches to the GPRS network. (it wont cost anything to leave it
on always online btw)

#5 (**permalink**) 10-01-2007, 05:25 PM

"James Lewis" <steffangl@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1191254371.622729.109530@o80g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> On 1 Oct, 07:26, Jon <s...@jonparker.plus.com> wrote:
>> gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
>>
>> > Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia
>> > 3410,
>> > auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.
>>
>> Updates are usually triggered when you try to access the internet on the
>> phone.
>> --
>> Regards
>> Jon
>
> yes it does work although it only updates when you make a GPRS
> connection. so either access the internet or set the GPRS to "always
> online". This will update the time everytime the phone is turned on
> as it attaches to the GPRS network. (it wont cost anything to leave it
> on always online btw)

This is a Nokia 3410. The manual says nothing about it having GPRS. It
does offer WAP, with the data bearer type being "GSM data".

That being so, how does "auto-update of time and date" actually work?

--
Graham J

#6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 12:46 AM

On Oct 2, 3:25 am, "Graham" <gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk> wrote:
> "James Lewis" <steffa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1191254371.622729.109530@o80g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 1 Oct, 07:26, Jon <s...@jonparker.plus.com> wrote:
> >> gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
>
> >> > Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia
> >> > 3410,
> >> > auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.
>
> >> Updates are usually triggered when you try to access the internet on the
> >> phone.
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >> Jon
>
> > yes it does work although it only updates when you make a GPRS
> > connection. so either access the internet or set the GPRS to "always
> > online". This will update the time everytime the phone is turned on
> > as it attaches to the GPRS network. (it wont cost anything to leave it
> > on always online btw)
>
> This is a Nokia 3410. The manual says nothing about it having GPRS. It
> does offer WAP, with the data bearer type being "GSM data".
>
> That being so, how does "auto-update of time and date" actually work?
>
> --
> Graham J- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

When abroad my phone automatically updates itself to the local date
and time without even making a call. When in the US, sticking on the
same network and travelling across time zones it automatically updated
itself whilst sat on the car dash.

Whenever returning to the UK on O2 (recently) or Orange/Voda (a few
years ago) it would never update itself back to UK time on various
Nokia's and S.E's I've had so I don't think it's implemented as well
as it could be over in the UK.

Alex

#7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 04:05 PM

On 2 Oct, 01:46, Alex <alexb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 2, 3:25 am, "Graham" <gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "James Lewis" <steffa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:1191254371.622729.109530@o80g2000hse.googleg roups.com...
>
> > > On 1 Oct, 07:26, Jon <s...@jonparker.plus.com> wrote:
> > >> gra...@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
>
> > >> > Can anybody confirm whether Vodafone provides this service? Nokia
> > >> > 3410,
> > >> > auto-update of time and date selected, but it doesn't get anything.
>
> > >> Updates are usually triggered when you try to access the internet on the
> > >> phone.
> > >> --
> > >> Regards
> > >> Jon
>
> > > yes it does work although it only updates when you make a GPRS
> > > connection. so either access the internet or set the GPRS to "always
> > > online". This will update the time everytime the phone is turned on
> > > as it attaches to the GPRS network. (it wont cost anything to leave it
> > > on always online btw)
>
> > This is a Nokia 3410. The manual says nothing about it having GPRS. It
> > does offer WAP, with the data bearer type being "GSM data".
>
> > That being so, how does "auto-update of time and date" actually work?
>
> > --
> > Graham J- Hide quoted text -
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> > - Show quoted text -
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> When abroad my phone automatically updates itself to the local date
> and time without even making a call. When in the US, sticking on the
> same network and travelling across time zones it automatically updated
> itself whilst sat on the car dash.
>
> Whenever returning to the UK on O2 (recently) or Orange/Voda (a few
> years ago) it would never update itself back to UK time on various
> Nokia's and S.E's I've had so I don't think it's implemented as well
> as it could be over in the UK.
>
> Alex- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

If its not got GPRS then the time won't be updated. In theory it could
update using GSM when you switch the phone on as it does abroad in
certain countries however not in the UK. Also 3G phones dont update
when connecting to the 3G network only the 2G with GPRS. O2 and T-
Mobile dont support any updating.

#8 (**permalink**) 10-04-2007, 06:17 AM

graham@nospam.zen.co.uk declared for all the world to hear...
> This is a Nokia 3410. The manual says nothing about it having GPRS. It
> does offer WAP, with the data bearer type being "GSM data".
>
> That being so, how does "auto-update of time and date" actually work?

It does work, but your device cannot make use of it.
--
Regards
Jon