Greece GPRS?

[heinz57g]

was/is ''Wind Plus non-stop'' not originally to be a WAP-only service? could this not be the reason
that certain things are blocked and cannot be made to work? even if it worked before, maybe they
got smart and noticed how many users were actually on laptops etc.

see my post on the sticky above: i have a feeling the service is turned off, or at least not offered
anymore to new customers. wish somebody in GR cld check and confirm this, either way, as i will
only be there late july.

greetings - heinz -

[DaveRo]

Originally Posted by heinz57g

was/is ''Wind Plus non-stop'' not originally to be a WAP-only service? could this not be the reason that certain things are blocked and cannot be made to work?

Yes, I'm sure that is the reason. I was sometimes served WML pages instead of html - I assume that the proxy was altering the http requests in some way.

...even if it worked before, maybe they got smart and noticed how many users were actually on laptops etc..

Maybe they read this forum! I don't think they could reliably detect whether someone is using a tethered laptop, but they could certainly look at the browser identification strings (UA string) and detect browsers that don't run on phones. I was going to try changing the UA string of Firefox to Opera Mini to see if it was any better. But I doubt if Wind are bothered by a few people using the service in this way; we are paying, and it won't have much effect on the service.

.see my post on the sticky above: i have a feeling the service is turned off, or at least not offered anymore to new customers. wish somebody in GR cld check and confirm this, either way, as i will only be there late july.

I return in late August so let us know how you get on.

As I said above, I'd use and pay for a proper internet service if there was one at a reasonable price - like with WInd Italy. (Are you reading this, Wind GR?)

[heinz57g]

>> I'd use and pay for a proper internet service

thats probably the issue, because what is paid now (under 4 EUR/month) is plain luck on our side.
and if it is correct that thousands of students found out, and were using that 'service', i would not
like, but understand WINDs reaction - comparable real services, if at all available for tourists,
being 40-100 EUR/m.

has anybody ever used that service on modems like the HUAWEI E220? what would the setting be?

the EU has come up with a new regulation (yesterday?), and as far as i know, greece would be
included in some reduced cost schemes that ORANGE (and others) immediately announced.
give it a few days to be sorted out. either way.

greetings - heinz -