international gprs access

[Flying_V]

Hi, quick question for you all. I want to get GPRS access when i'm abroad. Do I need to add the access point name for the foreign network i'm roaming on to? Or can I just leave it as mobile.o2.co.uk for example and it will just work?

Thanks.

 

[Yas786]

Should be ok as it is but it will be mega expensive, id check with o2 regarding overseas gprs access.

 

[jhmaeng]

Should be ok as it is but it will be mega expensive

You can say that again!!

International GPRS pricing
Tier    RRP exc. VAT  RRP inc. VAT  
Tier A  £6.00 per MB  £7.05 per MB 
Tier B  £4.50 per MB  £5.29 per MB

Notes:
- Charges are made only for data received and sent. There is a minimum daily charge (24 hours ending midnight UK time), per Access Point Node (APN) and per foreign network operator of £1.38 (RRP, inc. VAT) for a Tier A operator and £1.03 (RRP, inc. VAT) for a Tier B operator. This equates to data usage of 200KB.
- Charging is in 1KB increments
- Charges apply at all times of day
- 1MB is 1,024KB

 

[Seft]

Buy a £10 sim when you get there if you plan to use more than a meg. (speaking from experience, although the dumbasses at Cingular took ages to figure out how to config my phone - they just gave me a printout of their guide in the end . Got it working about ten seconds after leaving the store too )

 

[Flying_V]

Thanks for this, the costs aren't really an issue as its just the occasional check of email messages (without attachments). Buying a SIM for each country travelled to isn't really practical either.

A colleague has just advised me that he did have to put the AP details in for the foreign network he had roamed too. It all seems a bit random to me!