Hello, I'm not surprised by your experience. That's the norm.
Your phone does not display the G symbol even if your network is GPRS-enabled, unless you have your phone number activated; in most cases. It is rather unfortunate that Vmobile's GPRS settings is lousy; in the sense that, they do not send any OTA (Over-the-air) GPRS settings but rather want every subscriber to set it manually. I'm sure some folks would make money out of this. Trust Nigerians! When I arrived Ibadan one early Sunday morning in July, I decided to buy a glo line so I could call my friend to come for me at Iwo Road. Well, since I wasn't familiar with any Nigerian network, (I'd been away for long) I was confused on how to activate my SIM. I asked the guy I bought it from, and imagine what he told me? I should pay N100! My father would turn in his grave if I should give that money. Despite my education, how could I fall for such a cheap gimmick? Stubbornly, I attempted calling my friend just like that and alas, there was the voice prompt which I followed to activate my number in no time right in this presence of this guy. I was soon talking to my friend, and left him (the seller) starring at me. I used my N100 for Sunday Punch newspaper. Oluniyi David Ajao http://www.davidajao.com --- Sagai John Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Vmobile has been trialing free GPRS for months now. > The problem > is the GPRS symbol does not show on a phone. This > deceives a lot > of people from registering and enjoying the service. > > On my trip to Lagos last week, I cracked the case! > > What you need to do is send an SMS with the word > "wapgprs" to > 184 EVEN WHEN NO GPRS IS VISIBLE ON YOUR PHONE. > > The SMS is what activates your account for GPRS. You > will > receive several SMS from vmobile (I have received > around 19 so > far) all saying the same thing... "Welcome to > Vmobile WAP > etc..." > > After sometime, the GPRS symbol will appear on your > phone. > > Next Problem: GPRS settings. > ---------------------------- > > Unlike the other networks, Vmobile does not send any > OTA > (Over-the-air) GPRS settings so you will have to do > it manually. > > To do that, visit this site: > http://domainstandard.net/mobility/vmobiledatasettings.php > > There is some modification U need to do depending on > your > phone... which I will send later. > > Good luck! > > Vmobile WAP is still free and VERY FAST. It also has > MMS but I > have not tried it yet. > > It is available in Lagos and Abuja. I am not sure of > the other > states. > > stay blessed, > > Adam > > > You need to take a look at my family, my friends, my > views, my world at http://360.yahoo.com/ajsagai > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ******************** Web4Africa - PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS @ Affordable Prices. We gladly accept payment via e-gold for our services. Contact us today, we'd be glad to hear from you. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.web4africa.net __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/.DlolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> >> LetÂ’s TALK GSM (LTG)Discussion Group << ------------------------------------------ The discussion group of Nigerian GSM subscribers. >> Our website: http://www.talkgsm.jump.to >> To join, click the link below and enter your email address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letstalkgsm >> Read the group Rules and regulations at: http://geocities.com/letstalkgsm/rules.html >> To leave this group, send an email to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letstalkgsm/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
