Posted by MsJ
I'm using a Nokia 7250i at moment which is suppost to be tri-band but the sim is only a gsm. The 7250i has no vid, just camera. . . I'v just got a Nec338 . . Which i think is just 3g only. (the sim is a USIM) Apart from the services providd by '3' .(uk network3) i can't do anything else. Bit of a waste really. (wish i'd hav lookd into this 2g/3g/smartfone topic earlier. . . !) tut!Does any1 hav any info or advice on if its possible to browse gprs/2g sites with a 3g only fone ? Please!
Posted by govigov
If it has gprs, you can. If there is ONLY 3g, i'm afraid.
Posted by MsJ
In the phones features it does say it has a 2.5 gprs browser. But god knows how to get to it or activate it. U can switch the gprs off and just hav the 3g only signal. . . . But not vice versa! . . . . Wish i'd got a Nokia now!! :(
Posted by Debu
3, on branding their phones, make sure that you cant see any sites outside their own...they kinda ruin the phone.
Posted by MsJ
Yeah, but 3 offer t giv u yor fones unlocking code in T&C . ..
Posted by voda_jon
still wouldnt make a difference... its in the fw of the phone. u will never b able to get outside of 3 content on a 3 phone.
Posted by Debu
I think this whole branding concept sucks major!
Posted by scotsboyuk
3 will not allow full internet access until they have an incentive to do so. At the moment the majority of their revenue , like all the other UK networks, comes from voice calls, not data. When data services become either the primary means of income or play an increased role in generating revenue then 3 will be forced to compete with the other networks' data options to remain competitive.
Posted by The_Nashy
Three is a prick with Data, they give me the reason "We just can't do it, especially with the money we would recieve, it just isn't worth it"
Posted by MsJ
I heard 'H3 UK' - 3, had been forced to merge with 2g company MM02 (bt cellnet) and the 2g/3g wud b available to all 3's customers by about May2005. . . So in theory 3's mobiles should already has 2g software in there somewhere?? Shouldnt they?? . .Huh?
Posted by scotsboyuk
@MsJ
As far as I am aware O2 and 3 haven't merged.
Posted by MsJ
I didnt say O2 + 3 . . . . I said MM02 (btcellnet) europe but not uk. (yet) . . http://www.3g.co.uk
Posted by scotsboyuk
@MsJ
mm02 is O2, it is common to use the shortened version. BT sold off their mobile division and they have no control over O2 (mm02) anymore.
3 use O2's 2.5G network in the UK to allow their customers to make calls and utilise some data services when not within 3's 3G coverage.
Posted by OluYom
I am of the opinion that if a platform already exists on a network, not allowing people to use it is a waste of resources. I expect that allowing untethered browsing would motivate people to browse more, which should result in bigger income.
Posted by scotsboyuk
@AYA
You would think so!
Posted by OluYom
@scots: I guess there must be something they know - or have in mind - that I must be ignorant of. Its a shame the original poster discovered this only after getting on the train. I'd feel bad too if I were in his shoes.
Posted by scotsboyuk
@AYA
3 have no real motivation for allowing full internet access as relatively few people use their mobile phone to access the internet. Most of the people who do use their mobiles to access the internet are no doubt looking for wallpapers, ringtones, etc, which 3 can provide through its own portal.
As I said previously, until revenue from data becomes more important to 3, they are unlikely to offer full internet access.
Posted by OluYom
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That makes it quite clear. I can imagine that regular internet access is in abundance at home and at work in the UK, and those on the move would probably prefer Wi-fi where available. Mobile data for serious work consequently won't be an option then.
Posted by MsJ
@AYA its a shame that some ppl take to putting down others..i thought this 4um was decent. With ppl who could help and give advice. if i'd have wantd a slaggin off i would have gone to www.takedapiss.com i don't take to writing unecessary posts.. . And if your gonna continue to slag others off, u could at least get their gender right b4 u do ! . . .
Posted by scotsboyuk
@MsJ
Where did that come from? No one attacked you as far as I can see.
Posted by MsJ
@scotsboyuk . . . It wasnt 4 u. . . . See post 16 !!
Posted by scotsboyuk
@MsJ
I don't think AYA meant to insult you, his post certainly doesn't strike me as being insulting, if anything he is being sympathetic towards you.
Posted by MsJ
Wot? . . . . It more or les says i'm a bit thick and dont know wot i'm on about and just made sumthing up just 4 the sake of posting sumthing . . . Never mind . Just 4get it ! !