Cell Phones in Great Britain - Re: Can I use Pop3, Gmail, G'Maps on T-Mobile UK unlimited Web & Walk Tarrif £7.30

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Re: Can I use Pop3, Gmail, G'Maps on T-Mobile UK unlimited Web & Walk Tarrif £7.30

tommylux

2006-11-30, 12:33 pm

Emailed T-Mobile with the same question to my first post; I had this
reply:

Hello Tom,
Thanks for contacting us about Web'n'Walk, I hope I can help.
You can access unlimited internet using a 3G connection. However, if
you regularly transfer over 1Gb of data in a month your service may be
restricted.
You can use the POP3 email client as part of your Web'n'Walk use.
The Web'n'Walk option is designed for web browsing and email only so
using applications which access the internet will contravene the
fair-use policy. Our Web'n'Walk Plus option allows internet
applications. Also, the applications you want to use may not be
compatible with a k800i.
For details of the fair-use policy please check the terms and
conditions at the bottom of this page
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatche...alk
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I hope that this answers your questions Tom, please get back in touch
if you have any further queries.
Regards,

T-Mobile

I then reply:

Hello Jonathan,
Thanks for your quick reply,
I am very close to opening up a contract with T-mobile, I was able to
try the K800i for a while, the applications in question no doubt;
compatible. I have been using about 10mbs of usage per month with O2,
but usually try to restrict myself further due to the cost.
>From time to time, I would like to use these applications. Would these
appear as an additional charge, or are they simply restricted on the
network?
It is not uncommon for non-technical users to use Internet through
applications; Sony Ericsson "Photo Mate" application which comes
installed on the phone, easily directs users to download extra modules.
I would have been surprised T-Mobile would restrict this feature on the
Web and Walk Tariff?
Is it applications which contravene the fair usage policy, or is
heavily using applications/abusing the system. If it is the former, is
the mobile Internet browser itself or the Pop3 email in anyway
technically not an application? If this is correct, please could you
advise how much the web'n'walk plus cost and what is included.
Technically, one could argue that applications such as UltraIMPro, use
up less data than surfing, as only text is transferred, rather than web
pages, pictures etc.
How are services restricted? Are they restricted by port?: As long as
Internet comes through port 80 and 25 (Port 80 being used for Internet,
port 25, common port used for email) Or controlled through the amount
of usage used?

Can anyone help me with my technical questions or could comment?

Thanks
Tom

>-=A9LuVbuG=A9-< <luvbug_usene...@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
> "tommylux" <tommylux@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164819917.406488.306390@14g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
> I am winning in a battle with O2 to cancel my contract half way
> through. I would like to go on T-Mobile's unlimited Web and Walk tariff
> at =A37.50 extra per month.
>
> I am thinking of having the same phone again (SE K800i). Does anyone
> know some of the answers to some questions?
>
> Can I access unlimited Internet using a high speed 3G Connection?
> I use the inbuilt Pop3 email on my phone, Can I use this on T-mobile
> unlimited internet?
> I use Google Maps, UltraIMPro, Gmail applications which use Internet
> connection. Is this included?
>
> I have tried talking to T-mobile, but I think I confused the
> saleswomen, she said to access email, this needs to be done through the
> T-Mobile homepage. I was thinking more specifically, the inbuilt pop3
> email program in the phone. When I talked about the applications above,
> I was advised to get this, I may need to upgrade to a higher Internet
> tariff. This may have been confused with the PCMCIA Internet laptop
> card.
>
> Until, now, I was sure I could use Internet applications on the
> unlimited Internet.
>
> Grateful if you could clarify.
>
> Tom
>
> ----
>
> I have just transferred to the =A37.50 web and walk with an SE M600i and =
can
> confirm that POP3 access via the phone application works perfectly!
>
> Haven't tried streaming, but I suspect that this won't work due to the
> amount of data that would be transferred.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Antz
> Part of the UKtm family
>
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