data plan

What to Know When Buying an iPhone 3G in Hong Kong

February 6, 2009 iPhone

A reader of my blog asked a series of good questions and I thought it may be something all readers will be interested in, so I decided to create a post to answer him. Jonathan asked:
If I simply buy the phone from the Apple store (unlocked) and then get the sim from vodafone (they have [...]

Is Smartone-Vodafone’s IOM Value Pack Right for iPhone?

December 13, 2008 Advice

Over a month ago I decided to switch to the Smartone-Vodafone “IOM Value Pack“. You can read why I make this move in my previous post, New Tariff Plan from Smartone-Vodafone for iPhone.
I had shared my experience here on my blog with my experience of using the iPhone in Hong Kong since June 2007. You can follow all of [...]

Smartone-Vodafone Dropping POP3

March 25, 2008 Advice

Well not exactly… that are dropping POP3 in the list of protocol that comes free with their “Internet Browsing” plan.
For those iPhone users in Hong Kong who followed my advice and subscribed to the Smartone-Vodafone’s “Internet Browsing” and the GSM 2G/3G Data plans, you should have received a SMS from Smartone-Vodafone to inform you that [...]

iPhone Hacked in Hong Kong on Smartone-Vodafone [Dec. 1 Update]

December 1, 2007 Advice

Sorry for the late posting of my findings regarding the most appropriate package(s) to subscribe to from Smartine-Vodafone.
After one and a half month of use, I have a fairly good idea whether my original proposed “Internet Browsing” and “2G/3G Data” plans are sufficient to allow for the freedom of using the iPhone, without worrying about [...]

Smartone-Vodafone Really Doesn’t Know

October 3, 2007 Opinion

Over the past 3 months in preparation of my eventual iPhone usage on the Smartone-Vodafone network, I began testing to see which is the best combination Smartone-Vodafone data plan to subscribe to.
Prior to August of this year I subscribed to Smartone-Vodafone’s “HKD118.00/month Data Plan”, which gave me 10MB of usage per month and a HKD15.00/MB [...]