M.A.R. writes:
> I was just looking at the Vodafone website and found out that GPRS data is
> 0.73p/KB...I don't know if that is 73% of a penny or 73% of a pound so I
> will find out later today - if it's the latter then a standard email is
> going to cost a lot to download and I have AOL-using friends who love their
> HTML emails with animated GIFs and so on. I'll be bankrupt within a week.
>
> So is it possible to use the 12" G4 with a Bluetooth phone and have it just
> call up a standard ISP number and connect through that? That way it will be
> covered by my free minutes. Or does it have to be over GPRS? Speed isn't a
> concern.
Yes, that is possible, and straightforward to setup. I have
both a circuit-switched and a GPRS setup on my powerbook, as it is not
always possible to use GPRS from abroad (probably because the telcos
have been unable to agree on roaming rates for GPRS).
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