GPRS availability

[Guest morpheus2702]

I'm just interested to know how often people are able to access GPRS when they want. Had my SPV for 3 weeks and for me, service has been... sporadic to say the very least.

[Guest Vector]

I've been able to get a connection with no probs most of the time, it's just the od day every few months :lol:

[Guest Dylan]

It's about 50:50. For some reason though, I'll connect, then 15 mins later (in exactly the same location) I'll try again and it won't work unless I restart the phone! Weird...

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

I've said it before and i'll say it again.

I have NEVER had any GPRS problems, other than when testing caller id beta's or the 3 days the entire Orange GPRS network went down a few months ago.

Other than that i can always connect, always load pages, always use MSN.

[Guest morpheus2702]

LUCKY man!

[Guest]

How about another option - "GPRS works as well as the rest of the serivce".

I've never had any major problems with GPRS, but recently in my area of South London the Orange network as a whole has been a bit ropey.

For about two weeks I haven't been able to reliably use GPRS, SMS or Voice! :evil:

Still, I can still play Doom.... :wink:

[Guest siu99spj]

Thats weird, my part of South London (Epsom-ish) doesn't have any problems (That I've noticed).

Can use GPRS, phone and SMS fine. The only time I've had a few problems is when my phone thinks there is full signal in the house. It occaisonally then locks with the full signal sign until I either turn off the radio or the phone. Then it behaves again for a couple of weeks.

[Guest Simon Desser]

The only time I've had a few problems is when my phone thinks there is full signal in the house. It occaisonally then locks with the full signal sign until I either turn off the radio or the phone

Have a look here :shock:

[Guest]

I'm Tulse Hill / Streatham, and coverage has been sporadic both inside and out.

I have toyed with the idea of phoning Orange, but don't want to be patronised by someone telling me it's a handset issue (despite my brother having the same problems with a _Nokia), only to eventually be fobbed off with "Oh, it's a transmitter problem that should be sorted tomorrow".

Assuming I could get a signal to phone them in the first place...

[Guest siu99spj]

Have a look here :shock:

Been there, seen that, got the toaster. Mine occaisonally happens even if I haven't used GPRS since turning back on the phone. Weird, but I don't mind, I don't really check the signal anyway. I know that it works just fine in my kitchen (3 blocks) so if someone rings, I just use it there.

[Guest FragMeister]

Until the last 2 weeks, it had been pretty good, but since then it has been terrible. Checked with Orange, who thought that it was the Handset at fault so disabled - reenabled GPRS.

Hasnt worked at home now for 2 weeks, and works 1 day in 3 at work. Seeing as though I am coming to the end of the promotional GPRS coverage, am thinking of coming off of GPRS, as having it but never being able to connect is useless!

[Guest drblow]

EVERY TIME I use gprs I get disconnected. Sometimes after only 1 page, sometimes after several ... but every time, without exception, I have to close IE using taskmanager, & then reconnect gprs. Most of the time, that will allow me to reconnect, but sometimes I just get stuck on the dialling... - until I reset the phone. :evil:

£3 PER MB - I ask ye...??

[Guest Brody]

I've never had too much to complain about, it works most of the time, once or twice i've had connection issues but i'm not complaining, thats the case with everything really...