pogo phone

2J4EZ · 07-12-2004, 17:24

Just got a pogo phone
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/pogo/phone/

its got full internet on it just need GPRS settings.

got a tesco sim cos its got free gprs at the mo
put in the username and password and the apn

and it keeps saying pogo cannot connect cos it needs a key to make my data secure it says try again this might fix the problem.

i kept trying but nothing
anyone any ideas??

prking · 07-12-2004, 19:52

I think you have to subscribe to the pogo service. This reformats web pages and reduces image quality so that you can view web pages using a slow connection. The current cost is 7.99 a month.

You will probably also have to use the Mobile Web settings as the GPRS ones only work for "WAP over GPRS". Using "Web over GPRS" is NOT free.

I looked in to this when pogo first came out (a long time a go), it works out quite expensive. On O2 it would be 7.99 a month plus 2.35 a megabyte!

prking · 07-12-2004, 19:53

Just noticed you have an N-Gage, you could get the same service using the Opera browser and their proxy service which would work out very much cheaper.

2J4EZ · 08-12-2004, 11:20

ok thanks will try it on my n gage
the pogo phone only cost me £40 so if i cannot get it to go it did not cost me much

will stick it on my nokia 6600 aswell

prking · 08-12-2004, 20:08

Its a very cool phone, you got a real bargain there. Probably the best phone you could get for £40!

There is a new version of the Netfront browser for the 6600, its quite good.

Widdy · 09-12-2004, 12:19

Haven't pogo gone out of business?

prking · 09-12-2004, 20:27

I remember reading something about re-structuring and the website hasn't been updated for a while.

I wouldn't be surprised if they had, I think they were too early as data charges were far too expensive. They might stand a better chance now, Orange 3G data is only 50p a megabyte once you've used your allowance.

07-12-2004, 17:24	#1
2J4EZ Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: london Posts: 217	pogo phone Just got a pogo phone http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/pogo/phone/ its got full internet on it just need GPRS settings. got a tesco sim cos its got free gprs at the mo put in the username and password and the apn and it keeps saying pogo cannot connect cos it needs a key to make my data secure it says try again this might fix the problem. i kept trying but nothing anyone any ideas??

08-12-2004, 20:08	#5
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Its a very cool phone, you got a real bargain there. Probably the best phone you could get for £40! There is a new version of the Netfront browser for the 6600, its quite good. Last edited by prking : 08-12-2004 at 20:09. Reason: add info

07-12-2004, 19:52	#2
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	I think you have to subscribe to the pogo service. This reformats web pages and reduces image quality so that you can view web pages using a slow connection. The current cost is 7.99 a month. You will probably also have to use the Mobile Web settings as the GPRS ones only work for "WAP over GPRS". Using "Web over GPRS" is NOT free. I looked in to this when pogo first came out (a long time a go), it works out quite expensive. On O2 it would be 7.99 a month plus 2.35 a megabyte!

07-12-2004, 19:53	#3
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Just noticed you have an N-Gage, you could get the same service using the Opera browser and their proxy service which would work out very much cheaper.

08-12-2004, 11:20	#4
2J4EZ Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: london Posts: 217	ok thanks will try it on my n gage the pogo phone only cost me £40 so if i cannot get it to go it did not cost me much will stick it on my nokia 6600 aswell

09-12-2004, 12:19	#6
Widdy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,955	Haven't pogo gone out of business?

09-12-2004, 20:27	#7
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	I remember reading something about re-structuring and the website hasn't been updated for a while. I wouldn't be surprised if they had, I think they were too early as data charges were far too expensive. They might stand a better chance now, Orange 3G data is only 50p a megabyte once you've used your allowance.

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