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Getting GPRS connectivity for hand-held computers

Built-in GPRS phone

These devices have the phone built into the PDA. These are neat single devices combining telecoms and processing requirements.
 

Device

Operator

Price

Comment

XDA

O2

£350

Requires contract with O2

HP 928

Any

Not yet available

Coming soon

 

GPRS Add-on

Many PDA’s come with a GPRS add-on in the form of a sleeve or a plug-in card.
 

Device

Operator

Price

Comment

HP 3950

Any

£374 + £277

No Bluetooth

HP 3970

Any

£453 + £277

Built-in Bluetooth

Loox

Any

£384 + £175

Built-in Bluetooth

 

Wireless Connection to Separate GPRS Phone

Many PDA’s can be connected wirelessly to a pre-existing separate phone via Blue-tooth technology. This allows the user to use the phone by itself when required, without having to carry even a PDA.

Examples of suitable phones:                           

  Sony Ericsson 268i (£280)
  Nokia 6310

 

Device

Operator

Price

Comment

Toshiba E740

Any

£448

Built-in Bluetooth

HP 3970

Any

£453

Built-in Bluetooth

Loox

Any

£384

Built-in Bluetooth

The Blackberry option will support email only. It has a proprietary interface which prevents other applications being developed for it.

 

Typical data charges

 one megabyte = 1200 wap pages = 20 web pages = 100 emails with no attachments =
10 emails with a one page document attached = one email with a PowerPoint presentation attached

 Vodaphone

Bundle name

Charge per month

Inclusive MB per month

Above monthly inclusive MB

Starter

£0.00

0 MB

£7.30 per MB

GPRS 1

£7.49

1MB

£5.00 per MB

GPRS 5

£17.50

5 MB

£3.50 per MB

GPRS 15

£28.00

15 MB

£1.80 per MB

GPRS 40

£51.70

40 MB

£1.10 per MB

GPRS 100

£117.50

100 MB

£1.10 per MB

Vodaphone actually charges by the Kb, but has been multiplied by 1000 to make charge per Mb for comparability. Charges are exclusive of VAT and rounded to the nearest decimal point.

 Orange 

Bundle name

Charge per month

Inclusive MB per month

Above monthly inclusive MB

GPRS Bundle 1

£3.40

½ MB

£6.81 per MB

GPRS Bundle 5

£12.77

5 MB

£2.98 per MB

GPRS Bundle 10

£21.28

10 MB

£2.13 per MB

GPRS Bundle 15

£25.53

15 MB

£1.28 per MB

GPRS Bundle 30

£40.00

30 MB

£1.15 per MB

GPRS Bundle 50

£50.00

50 MB

£1.00 per MB

GPRS Bundle 100

£95.00

100 MB

£1.00 per MB

GPRS Bundle 500

£450.00

500 MB

£1.00 per MB

Charges are exclusive of VAT and rounded to the nearest decimal point.

 

02

Bundle name

Charge per month

Inclusive MB per month

Above monthly inclusive MB

Group 5

5.00

0 MB

£1.00 per MB

GPRS 36

£39.99

36 MB

£0.99 per MB

Charges are exclusive of VAT and rounded to the nearest decimal point. 

 
  
 
       
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