Fetching Email & GPRS count?

[Guest Rolandrat]

I've just been playing with email etc and noticed that connecting/logging in and disconnecting did not use any GPRS bandwith according to the GPRS counter. I guess that means you can set the thing to look for mail "auto syncronisation" as frequently as you like.

Anyone else confirm this is the case?

[Guest FlameBoy]

Wouldn't it only clock up if there was something to download? If there's nothing there... no data, no transfer, no cost?

[Guest Rolandrat]

But isn't the act of sending your login details sending data?

[Guest longboarder]

Yes it would. GPRS is charged at a per packet rate. Sending packets=££. Is your GPRS counter the latest version?

[Guest Shire29]

For info,

before e-mail retrieval (no e-mails to send)

Rec = 8.64 MB

Sent = 654.39 kb

after e-mail retrieval (9 e-mails received no attachments)

Rec = 8.66 MB

Sent = 658.15 kb

It's not much, advantage is it does not download attachments automatically which drastically reduces the download traffic (and time). It's just text really, I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.

Cheers, Shire

[Guest FlameBoy]

.. and of course you can set the SPV to only download a set amount of data per email from your mailserver each time it synchronises.

[Guest longboarder]

The other (more unlikely) reason for the GPRS counter not incrementing is that your data connection might not be using 'Orange GPRS' setting. If the little 'G' appears in the corner during internet connections, please feel free to ignore me! It just seems a bit odd that the GPRS counter wouldn't pick up these packets, 'cos that's what it counts.

[Guest sneild]

When i try to connect to he internet it just keep on dialling and dialling?

no connection is made has any one had this problem??

[Guest Sculli]

Indeedee..... Not sure why it happens, only occurred twice in a month of usage. On both occasions I just switched off then on again and it was fine. It way work just turning the radio off an back on - I'll try that next time!

Sculli