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3G Data on Vodafone Ireland

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  • 08-07-2010 9:19pm
    #1
    kin9pin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 959 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I'm using an unlocked, O2 branded, Desire. Everything is working except I don't have any sort of data connection away from Wifi.
    I've entered the live.vodafone.com settings, but the thing is I don't even see any data icon available at the top of the home screen. All I see is the time, battery and 3/4 bars (shouldn't I see 3G/G/H or something like that?)

    Has anyone else had this problem on VF? The phone isn't yet rooted so I don't think I've done anything wrong here.

    Thanks for any help.

    I do get the wifi icon when that's turned on and wifi works fine.


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    #2
    breeno
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭breeno


    If you go to settings/wireless&network/mobile networks/accesspointnames you should see your vodafone connection. Click into it, make sure the apn is live.vodafone.com and scroll down to the very bottom and in apn type put in 'default'. Then hit menu and save. Then go back one screen to the screen that shows your connections and make sure you have the green button on the right hand side pressed.

    Let me know if this works.


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    kin9pin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 959 ✭✭✭kin9pin


    breeno wrote: »
    If you go to settings/wireless&network/mobile networks/accesspointnames you should see your vodafone connection. Click into it, make sure the apn is live.vodafone.com and scroll down to the very bottom and in apn type put in 'default'. Then hit menu and save. Then go back one screen to the screen that shows your connections and make sure you have the green button on the right hand side pressed.

    Let me know if this works.

    Thanks breeno, I tried all that and nothing. Anyway, I've just spent the last hour or so rooting the phone (I was actually shaking at one stage). When I rebooted (without the O2 animations!) the phone went straight into a set up wizard, I selected Vodafone IE as my carrier and I now have 3G. (What's the difference between G & H icons?)
    So happy days, I'm now running an unlocked and debranded phone with that ironic "quietly brilliant" startup!


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    smackyB
    Registered Users Posts: 747 ✭✭✭smackyB


    kin9pin wrote: »
    Thanks breeno, I tried all that and nothing. Anyway, I've just spent the last hour or so rooting the phone (I was actually shaking at one stage). When I rebooted (without the O2 animations!) the phone went straight into a set up wizard, I selected Vodafone IE as my carrier and I now have 3G. (What's the difference between G & H icons?)
    So happy days, I'm now running an unlocked and debranded phone with that ironic "quietly brilliant" startup!

    H = HSDPA - very fast 3G data connection
    G = GPRS - slow-as-paint-drying data connection

    One of the main reasons I would never go back to Vodafone is their reliance on GPRS when 3G signal is not available (which I found not be pretty often). EDGE is so much better!


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