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> "Jonbhoy" champsagain.com> wrote in message
> news:vZWdnffF1Mf4EpvYRVnyhQ@giganews.com...

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>> "Stewart Smith" ee.ed.ac.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ee5s8k$6oe$1@scotsman.ed.ac.uk...

>>> Moody Marco wrote:

>>>> ZB wrote:

>>>>> "Bobby" europe.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4mlaroF6nt7fU1@individual.net...

>>>>>>> Thanks lads,yeah think i might try the mini out.It seems to be the
>>>>>>> best one about for the price.Checked out the tmobile one and it was
>>>>>>> a bit pricey in comparison.

>>>>>> Just be sure to compare features since the Vario II has 3G (actually
>>>>>> an enhanced version of 3G - the first phone of its kind in the UK),
>>>>>> dual video cameras (front and rear), faster wi-fi (g rather than b)
>>>>>> and other features. It's the most advanced phone on the market at
>>>>>> this time. It might be worth the price difference if you can afford
>>>>>> it.

>>>>> TBH, there are very few reasons for faster WiFi unless you are
>>>>> transferring cast quantities of data between computers. The slower
>>>>> WiFi is quicker than most Internet connections so if you are using to
>>>>> connect to the Net, the bottleneck will not be the wireless link.

>>>>
>>>> There is a registry hack for the XDA Mini to enable 802.11g mode (b is
>>>> enabled as standard, g is turnd off) but like you say even 802.11b is
>>>> faster than most folks broadband

>>>
>>> It's okay in the home but it's good to have wireless g capability when
>>> you're out and about. There are some wireless LANs around that only
>>> allow access by wireless g because if you let someone join with a
>>> wireless b connection it slows everyone else down to the same speed. At
>>> least that's the case for the wireless networks around Edinburgh Uni.
>>>
>>> Stew

>>
>> Oh now here really is going to be a stupid question and proof im a mobile
>> phone WiFi virgin but if i use the phone at a local hotspot do i get
>> charged for the amount of data i use by the service provider IE O2 ? I
>> thought maybe i might but then thought if im using it at home via my
>> access point it would mean i get charged twice for internet useage . Each
>> time i think "Nah it must be pay for data" i then think "Hmmmm maybe not"
>> then vice versa !!!!

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> No, when you are using WiFi at a hotspot, you normally need to pay to get
> access. The data is not being sent over O2, but it is being sent over
> wireless to the hotspot Internet connection and then on to the Internet so
> it doesnt touch your GPRS. Same when you are at home - wireless to the
> router and then out on your home Internet connection.
>