Bold 9700 and PAYG ?

psikey · 05-02-2010, 7:14 PM

Just got a Bold 9700 from Vodafone & got it unlocked.

I currently have an Orange PAYG SIM in it and browsing web on phone and tethered to my Netbook at there usual £1/day unlimited usage.

Is there a PAYG add on that gives me unlimited Internet & Push email for a fixed monthly price? If not with Orange, is there any other PAYG SIM?

Also, am I correct in thinking Opera Mini 5 is the best browser for the Bold itself?

Thanks

Sy1441 · 05-02-2010, 10:17 PM

Im pretty sure you can buy an orange pack for £5 or the like which gives BIS.

psikey · 06-02-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sy1441

Im pretty sure you can buy an orange pack for £5 or the like which gives BIS.

Thanks, your correct

Phoned Orange last night and now have my email being pushed, internet & maps all working.

Seems a really good deal for unlimited data at only £5/month.

Will this also work when I use the Blackberry as a modem with my Netbook or do I still need to pay for the £1/day Orange World for that? I'll have to test if no one knows.

psikey · 06-02-2010, 4:27 PM

Just done a short test using the Bold 9700 with BIS as a bluetooth modem for my netbook & browsing 3 pages cost me 71p so looks like I still need to pay the £1/day for that, as expected.

Browsing on Opera 5 is decent on the phone so should reduce times I need/want to use my netbook unless I'm doing some series browsing while away from home or work.

Sy1441 · 06-02-2010, 8:09 PM

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Originally Posted by psikey

Just done a short test using the Bold 9700 with BIS as a bluetooth modem for my netbook & browsing 3 pages cost me 71p so looks like I still need to pay the £1/day for that, as expected.

Browsing on Opera 5 is decent on the phone so should reduce times I need/want to use my netbook unless I'm doing some series browsing while away from home or work.

Best getting some sort of internet add on. Not sure but i'd imagine you could get that for £5 a month too.

psikey · 07-02-2010, 7:27 PM

I don't need to use my Nebook over a mobile connection very often (only when away on business) so the £1/day is fine, especially now & have unlimitted access to my emails & "on the phone" internet.