E-mail is a great way to keep in touch with friends, colleagues and family
but do you get fed up with constantly checking to see if you've received
an important message? It's no problem with GPRS. You can leave your phone
connected and simply wait for the message to arrive. You can also keep
in-touch by 'talking' online using Instant Message services.
All the time you're surfing, our technology speeds things up by making sure that text and links to other pages appear first - so there's no need to wait for the rest of the page to 'load' if you want to move on.
Bluetooth wireless technology was originally conceived to replace cable
connectivity. The Bluetooth specification offers a small form-factor,
low-cost radio solution, which can provide links between mobile computers,
portable handheld devices such as PDAs and mobile phones, and connectivity
to the internet.
When two Bluetooth equipped devices come within 10 meters range of each other, they can establish a connection together. Your laptop could send information to a printer across the office, or your microwave in the kitchen could send a message to you on your mobile phone in the room next door telling you that your meal is ready.
The latest generation of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and hand-held computers provide individuals with an even greater level of mobility and improved access to information. With a Bluetooth enabled PDA and Bluetooth enabled phone it is now easy to get email, and access the Internet when you are out of the office. Professional workers from a wide range of industries are enjoying the benefits that an easy to use 'connected' PDA can provide.
In addition to your normal price plan, you will need to be connected to
a GPRS price
plan and a Vodafone-approved GPRS mobile phone. For full
Internet access you'll also need a data card and a laptop or PDA. You'll
also need a method of connecting them - this could be a data cable, an
infra-red link or a Bluetooth connection. Finally, your phone number needs
to be authorised for Internet access. This is done automatically when
you buy a GPRS phone or data card from most Vodafone retailers.
Mobile phones are so easy to use that we often take them for granted - but surely connecting to the Internet with a mobile phone can't be that straightforward? Well, it is! GPRS means that you can have Internet access anywhere and it can always be ready for you to use. GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service, you don't need to know anything more than that! The technology works behind the scenes to let you concentrate on whatever you're doing - whether it's sending or receiving e-mail, comparing prices in online shops, checking what's showing at the cinema... the list is endless.
Because you only pay for the information that you send and receive, you
can leave your mobile Internet connection ิon' all the time. When you
buy a newspaper, you pay a fixed price for it - and it's yours. That's
the way we charge for our mobile Internet service. You pay for the information
that you send and receive so thinking time or reading time is free. The
service connects quickly and works quickly. You'll find that it operates
at a similar speed to a dial-up connection on your home PC.
You can use the mobile Internet in the UK and also many other countries
including: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. For more information,
see our website at www.vodafone-roaming.co.uk