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30 June 2003, 11:34 PM
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...mobile phone bill you've ever had? I just cracked a whopping 354quid this month 
turns out GPRS is more expensive than I first thought 
Any "monster" spenders out there???
turns out GPRS is more expensive than I first thought Any "monster" spenders out there???
01 July 2003, 01:30 AM
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Pete U tight old git
A mate of mine who I used to work with, works all over europe and the middle east building big **** off earth station antenna his normal bill is between £300-£1000 and more sometimes
Belive me I have seen some of the bills
Huxley
A mate of mine who I used to work with, works all over europe and the middle east building big **** off earth station antenna his normal bill is between £300-£1000 and more sometimes
Belive me I have seen some of the bills
Huxley
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LOL. Jamie, GPRS is 'always on' web connection. Unless you're using WAP then you don't have to worry. 
Sounds to me like people need to check their GPRS tariffs. I've heard a few stories like this, of horrendous bills building up. I'm on Voda and have a thing called 'GPRS Select' which isn't widely publicised, but is very good. For a fiver a month, I get GPRS at £2.35/Mb (IIRC). So whether I'm using my AirCard on my laptop to download email over GPRS, or just checking my email on my phone (via WapMail) I rarely clock up a bill of more than a tenner.
Sounds to me like people need to check their GPRS tariffs. I've heard a few stories like this, of horrendous bills building up. I'm on Voda and have a thing called 'GPRS Select' which isn't widely publicised, but is very good. For a fiver a month, I get GPRS at £2.35/Mb (IIRC). So whether I'm using my AirCard on my laptop to download email over GPRS, or just checking my email on my phone (via WapMail) I rarely clock up a bill of more than a tenner.
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Not my bill, but a chap in our office submitted a £5500 approx bill for 1 month... global roaming charges from far east + calling his PA every five mins in the uk
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jlanng's right, if you talk to them it can work out big time in your favour.
I don't use my phone for business or anything like that, my phone bill was in excess of £250 odd every month, rang up 02 and kicked off saying this cant be right etc etc, my phone bill is now £70 odd, 1000 mins talk time (Anytime any network), 500 texts, 50 media messages, my GPRS only costs me £3-5 as i dont spend too much time using it.
I don't use my phone for business or anything like that, my phone bill was in excess of £250 odd every month, rang up 02 and kicked off saying this cant be right etc etc, my phone bill is now £70 odd, 1000 mins talk time (Anytime any network), 500 texts, 50 media messages, my GPRS only costs me £3-5 as i dont spend too much time using it.
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or just ask me, as i advise people which phones and tariffs to change too.
all you have to do is check the number of minutes you use and change to tarrif that matches the minutes you use.
how hard can that be....
the biggest bill i`ve seen is for 12k..and he paid it all in cash from a tesco`s bag!!
all you have to do is check the number of minutes you use and change to tarrif that matches the minutes you use.
how hard can that be....
the biggest bill i`ve seen is for 12k..and he paid it all in cash from a tesco`s bag!!
