Shutting down GPRS data traffic

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Submitted by Andre Koster on Sat, 07/04/2007 - 01:11. Networking | Software | Tweaking | Windows Mobile 5

I found a very useful little tool that allows you to easily shut down GPRS traffic. Personally, I like it when travelling abroad (which happens easily given the small size of the Netherlands). When roaming, the data bits are made of gold and charged accordingly (15 euro per MB!). Hence, I really want to make sure I don't use any data. For Americans using Cingular it will also be very useful, since I read many times already that Cingular configures it's Wizards such that the GPRS connection is used even though a WiFi connection is available, freaking people out over accessive data bills.


You can download the tool from the DoMoCo forum, but I also attached it here.

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GPRS
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Submitted by jamesmelling on Wed, 23/05/2007 - 23:09.

Thanks a lot for that tool - Vodafone UK charge £2.35 per MB :S

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Re: GPRS
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Submitted by Andre Koster on Fri, 25/05/2007 - 12:33.

jamesmelling wrote:
Thanks a lot for that tool - Vodafone UK charge £2.35 per MB :S

If that's their roaming rate, it's "bloody cheap"! :-D

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I use a T-Mobile and it does
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Submitted by avocado on Sun, 17/06/2007 - 02:43.

I use a T-Mobile and it does what you describe the Cingular doing. This is especially obnoxious since I use my (unlocked) version on an entirely different network in Canada. I couldn't use the T-mobile GPRS even if I wanted to, but it still tries to connect to the T-mobile network repeatedly. Thank you for sharing this!

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