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Thread ID: 102321 2009-08-15 08:03:00 iPhone with Voda (data) Nomad (952) PC World Chat
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801294 2009-08-15 08:03:00 Hey, just out of interest, not that I am thinking of buying .

Why is it that iPhones can only access the net via a calling plan contract? Why cannot you just dump in a prepay simcard and pay that $2 . 50?



Thanks .
Nomad (952)
801295 2009-08-15 08:08:00 You probably could, if you jailbreak it Speedy Gonzales (78)
801296 2009-08-15 08:13:00 What is this jailbreak? I haven't caught up with the news. Is it Vodafone restricts iPhone purposely.

From a 1 and 0's point of view. Dump a simcard in it, what's the big deal Vodafone? What's the diff from iPhone to Nokia ...
Nomad (952)
801297 2009-08-15 08:44:00 Don't bother jailbreaking.

You can use the $1 for 10MB a day data on Prepay, or $10 for 100MB a month. I've just switched from my plan to Prepay and get the $10 for 100MB add-on.
All you need to do is change the APN to www.vodafone.net.nz :)
Chilling_Silence (9)
801298 2009-08-15 09:02:00 Why does it says this for the iPhone?
To access the web you require a Broadband Plan for Mobile (Only available with an On Account plan).

What is APN by the way :D
Nomad (952)
801299 2009-08-15 09:31:00 They don't tell you coz they want you to sign up for an iPhone-specific plan. I've got a stock-standard iPhone, no jailbreaking, and it works with Vodafone's Prepay 'net just fine :)

APN stands for Access Point Name, its like setting the "gateway".
Chilling_Silence (9)
801300 2009-08-15 09:44:00 They don't tell you coz they want you to sign up for an iPhone-specific plan. I've got a stock-standard iPhone, no jailbreaking, and it works with Vodafone's Prepay 'net just fine :)

APN stands for Access Point Name, its like setting the "gateway".

And then if you jailbreak the phone you may wish to reverse the process.
I don't have an iPhone. i am so lucky!!
Sweep (90)
801301 2009-08-15 23:35:00 What is this jailbreak? I haven't caught up with the news. Is it Vodafone restricts iPhone purposely.

From a 1 and 0's point of view. Dump a simcard in it, what's the big deal Vodafone? What's the diff from iPhone to Nokia ...

I jailbroke mine (OS3) purely so I could have a decent MMS tone/tune that lasted longer than 1 second + jack up the volume so you can hear it when it's buried in your pocket. Everything works as it should
Phil B (648)
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