What Costs Money?

[cpfoxhunt]

This is a fairly simple question. I'm on contract with orange, and have no data allowance. Do the following things which use 'the network' cost money?

AGPS - will orange charge me for pinging the towers - does it count as a gprs data transfer?

Google maps - is there a way to make this work on wifi, so that I can download the uk maps at home and then use the software away from a hotspot?

Thats basically it for now - all other network connections seem to be a direct net connection, and are available on wifi anyway.

Cheers
Cpfoxhunt

[Gizmoratty]

A-GPS - Yes, but only a minimal amount

Google Maps - You cannot 'Pre download' the maps as a whole, so no

[Sexyback]

Poor you on Orange, just like me :(

Your N95 will notify you when it wants to use the net. The AGPS shouldnt cost.

I would be very very careful with Orange. Their unlimited net bundle is 30mb at £7 per month. I recommend that if you work all day, just to get the Evening and Weekends bundle at £5 per month, I never seem to go over the data limit there.

However i have told Orange to stick their net where the sun dont shine and use a 3 pay as you go for unlimited surfing.

Good luck, and if you do go for the bundles, DOUBLE check they put it on. I have had months of customer serv reps not putting it on, and then i incur up to £200 bills!(got sorted by head office though!)

[Sexyback]

Originally Posted by Gizmoratty

A-GPS - Yes, but only a minimal amount

WTF!!!! How where when sorry I should shut my mouth. How????

[GaryT85]

it uses a data connection, you weren't expecting this for free were you?

[Mr G]

If your on about the A-GPS then it's very minimal as Giz stated earlier....so it doesn't cost alot unless your downloading maps over the air,which is just plain stupid.

[cpfoxhunt]

Originally Posted by Sexyback

Poor you on Orange, just like me :(

Your N95 will notify you when it wants to use the net. The AGPS shouldnt cost.

I would be very very careful with Orange. Their unlimited net bundle is 30mb at £7 per month. I recommend that if you work all day, just to get the Evening and Weekends bundle at £5 per month, I never seem to go over the data limit there.

However i have told Orange to stick their net where the sun dont shine and use a 3 pay as you go for unlimited surfing.

Good luck, and if you do go for the bundles, DOUBLE check they put it on. I have had months of customer serv reps not putting it on, and then i incur up to £200 bills!(got sorted by head office though!)

Orange have mucked me about, putting on bundles I didn't ask for etc frequently, but they upgraded me to their newer plan for free (giving me unlimited texts and 600 mins instead of 500 of each), so I can't complain to much.

I would seriously recommend installing the new firmware though, it makes the phone MUCH nicer to use, the gallery loads quicker etc - and orange firmware rleases take months and months.

Think I'll definitely give gmaps a miss then. Shame.

[Sexyback]

Originally Posted by cpfoxhunt

Orange have mucked me about, putting on bundles I didn't ask for etc frequently, but they upgraded me to their newer plan for free (giving me unlimited texts and 600 mins instead of 500 of each), so I can't complain to much.

I would seriously recommend installing the new firmware though, it makes the phone MUCH nicer to use, the gallery loads quicker etc - and orange firmware rleases take months and months.

Think I'll definitely give gmaps a miss then. Shame.

I'm so sorry to hear that and thats just like the done to me!

[Sexyback]

Originally Posted by GaryT85

it uses a data connection, you weren't expecting this for free were you?

ooooooooooooooh handbags at dawn, I apologise for being so brainless!