Comments on: Smartone-Vodafone Really Doesn’t Know http://blog.vinko.com/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/ The thoughts of a true technology versatilist Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:04:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Irfan Syed http://blog.vinko.com/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-7785 Irfan Syed Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:22:13 +0000 http://www.vinko.com/php/blog/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-7785 So what do you think about Smartone-Vodafone's creativity about forced ads on each webpage you visit on your mobile device? http://www.irfansyed.com/2007/12/10/great-minds-at-smartone-vodafone-hk-strike-again/ So what do you think about Smartone-Vodafone’s creativity about forced ads on each webpage you visit on your mobile device?

http://www.irfansyed.com/2007/12/10/great-minds-at-smartone-vodafone-hk-strike-again/

]]> By: Vinko http://blog.vinko.com/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-1745 Vinko Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:11:14 +0000 http://www.vinko.com/php/blog/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-1745 Paradox, the restrictions Smartone-Vodafone place on their "Internet Browsing Plan" is such that only "certain browsing activities using the mobile phone's built in browser" is supported. As most will agree that statement is extremely vague. The specifically mentioned that email access is only for web based emails. Therefore, I definitely believe that data usage by the Mobile Mail application on the iPhone will not be covered by their Internet Browsing Plan. It appears that Smartone-Vodafone is using protocols and ports to identify (GPRS/EDGE) data usage to exclude from their Internet Browsing Plan. Since they explicitly mentioned email access, I believe that any traffic through the POP3, POP3S, IMAP and SMTP will not be covered by the Internet Browsing Plan. The latter is one of the reasons I recommend iPhone HK users of the Smartone-Vodafone network to also include a 3G/2G Data Plan from Smartone-Vodafone. The *#123# command will not show data usage for the Internet Browsing Plan, but since it will automatically upgrade you to the Unlimited version of the plan if you go over the 20MB/day limit it is not that bad. The problem I have thus far (after 2 days) is that the above command (*#123#) no longer shows the data usage for the 3G/2G Data Plan either. I will be speaking to Smartone-Vodafone Technical support about this. [<i>Update</i>] I just finished speaking to Smartone-Vodafone Technical Support and they said that the Data Plan Usage recorded is no longer shown in the *#123# command. This Data Plan Usage; which is 2 days old, will only be viewable on Smartone-Vodafone.com Paradox, the restrictions Smartone-Vodafone place on their “Internet Browsing Plan” is such that only “certain browsing activities using the mobile phone’s built in browser” is supported. As most will agree that statement is extremely vague.

The specifically mentioned that email access is only for web based emails. Therefore, I definitely believe that data usage by the Mobile Mail application on the iPhone will not be covered by their Internet Browsing Plan.

It appears that Smartone-Vodafone is using protocols and ports to identify (GPRS/EDGE) data usage to exclude from their Internet Browsing Plan. Since they explicitly mentioned email access, I believe that any traffic through the POP3, POP3S, IMAP and SMTP will not be covered by the Internet Browsing Plan.

The latter is one of the reasons I recommend iPhone HK users of the Smartone-Vodafone network to also include a 3G/2G Data Plan from Smartone-Vodafone.

The *#123# command will not show data usage for the Internet Browsing Plan, but since it will automatically upgrade you to the Unlimited version of the plan if you go over the 20MB/day limit it is not that bad.

The problem I have thus far (after 2 days) is that the above command (*#123#) no longer shows the data usage for the 3G/2G Data Plan either.

I will be speaking to Smartone-Vodafone Technical support about this.

[Update]
I just finished speaking to Smartone-Vodafone Technical Support and they said that the Data Plan Usage recorded is no longer shown in the *#123# command. This Data Plan Usage; which is 2 days old, will only be viewable on Smartone-Vodafone.com

]]> By: Paradox http://blog.vinko.com/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-1743 Paradox Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:51:52 +0000 http://www.vinko.com/php/blog/2007/10/03/smartone-vodafone-really-doesnt-know/#comment-1743 Appreciate your effort and longing for your report. I think the most critical question is whether traffic of Mail and Safari would be taken care by the Internet on Mobile plan. I don't really care to spend money for the Weather widget. If Google Map works then it would be a bonus, but still it's more ab eye candy to me rather than a killer app in HK. Just to minimize the cost of testing, do you know you can run *#123# to query your data usage for the previous day? Appreciate your effort and longing for your report.

I think the most critical question is whether traffic of Mail and Safari would be taken care by the Internet on Mobile plan. I don’t really care to spend money for the Weather widget. If Google Map works then it would be a bonus, but still it’s more ab eye candy to me rather than a killer app in HK.

Just to minimize the cost of testing, do you know you can run *#123# to query your data usage for the previous day?

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