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From: Woody on 16 Feb 2010 06:32 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-02-16, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Do you still have an outstanding pac number? I never had a problem with > > getting the pac code. when I did it last getting my iPhone set up, 3 > > weren't too bad. They obviously had to go through the 'you do realise > > that the iPhone is a very bad machine, and they give you diseases and > > the contract is rubbish and...' and basically the best way to get > > through that bit is just say 'yes, but I already have it, yes but I > > already have it' to each question, then you get your pac code. > > In SWMBO's case T-Mobile gave in quite easily. They went through a few > token questions, culminating in "Would you consider a Blackberry", to which > SWMBO replied > "HAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHOOOOOOOOHOOOOHEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAA...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH > AHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" > > They gave her the PAC code quite quickly after that. They were very keen on me having a LG Renoir, which I had no interest in. Although, I probably could have had a shorter conversation with her, but I found the word Renoir pronounced by an indian woman strangely pleasing, it had a nice ring to it. They did the token questions on my use of the phone, which always ended in a similar answer such as Them: "what do you look for in a phone" me: "that it is an iPhone" Them: "What would you like to do on a phone" me: "Run iPhone applications" and did the usual "You do know that the iPhone only works on the apple product" (which I assume means on a Mac) and various other things. Either way I was patient and a few minutes later got a text with my pac code. -- Woody
From: Bella Jones on 16 Feb 2010 06:35 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: [...] > > > > Sod it. I just ordered one on monthly contract from O2. I have terrible > > timing where mobile tech is concerned. Sod it. I can't face the horror > > or asking T-Mobile for my PAC code again. > > Oh well done, I am sure you will find it great. Ridiculously expensive, but sod it I am a sheep. I am about to get a sofa too. (Be pleased I didn't start a thread on that. FWIW I am getting one from Sofa.com, having also been to Habitat, Heals, DFS, Sofa Workshop and Multiyork.) Forgot that I now have to earn more money. > Do you still have an outstanding pac number? I never had a problem with > getting the pac code. when I did it last getting my iPhone set up, 3 > weren't too bad. They obviously had to go through the 'you do realise > that the iPhone is a very bad machine, and they give you diseases and > the contract is rubbish and...' and basically the best way to get > through that bit is just say 'yes, but I already have it, yes but I > already have it' to each question, then you get your pac code. It's like being tormented by oleaginous wasps. I wrote an account of it here about three weeks ago or so. Thankfully the code is good for another ten days or so. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Rob on 16 Feb 2010 06:36 On 16/02/2010 11:21, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:59:06 GMT, Rob<patchoulianREMOVE(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On 16/02/2010 10:15, Jim wrote: >>> On 2010-02-16, Rob<patchoulianREMOVE(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I figure PAYG is cheaper by about �200 for me over the two years of a >>>> contract, including the cost of year 2 wireless. Is this �200 likely to >>>> result in hassle/loss of features? >>> >>> I can't speak for how well the contract vs. PAYG works out for you >>> financially (in my case I make about 2 calls a month, and that's *up* from my >>> previous usage) but so far as I'm aware the only feature you _don't_ get on >>> PAYG is Visual Voicemail. You'll get free access to The Cloud and BT >>> OpenZone WiFi spots for 12 months (you might have to ask for that, can't >>> remember). >>> >> >> OK, thanks - sounds similar to my usage. >> >> Something I don't get is the wifi - I thought that worked over the >> mobile phone signal, but on reading it seems to be only cloud/BT >> hotspots. > > No, it's normal wifi, so you can connect to any open wifi hub, or > locked ones you know the passcode for. Your iPhone supplier may have > agreements in place that allow you to use The Cloud/BT hotspots > included in the price, rather than paying separately. > > If there's a wifi signal in range when you start using data, you get a > popup offering connections. When you're not in wifi range you > automatically get 3G/EDGE/GPRS connection through the mobile phone > network. > > These are two different networking facilities (different hardware, > different IPs and so on), but the handoffs are clean enough so it > feels like you get a near-ubiquitous data feed. > Excellent, thanks!
From: Geoff Berrow on 16 Feb 2010 06:41 On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:32:39 +0000, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >"You do know that the iPhone only works on the apple product" (which I >assume means on a Mac) and various other things. > >Either way I was patient and a few minutes later got a text with my pac >code. Took well over 20 minutes to get my PAC from Three and they kept on even though I told them I had the phone and contract and that it was sitting in my pocket!! -- Geoff Berrow (Put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs www.4theweb.co.uk/rfdmaker
From: Geoff Berrow on 16 Feb 2010 06:42
On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:27:11 +0000, flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com (Flavio Matani) wrote: >> I have it, never used it. > >I have it and use it (last time five min. ago) but it is not worth �200. I /think/ I have it, but not knowing any other kind of voicemail I'm not sure. Can someone describe the difference? -- Geoff Berrow (Put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs www.4theweb.co.uk/rfdmaker |