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Meteor data roaming

  • 08-11-2010 10:34pm
    #1
    littleredspot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I'm off to the states shortly with my shiney new smartphone. I was hoping to use the Ovi maps app there when I get lost/need to find somewhere good to eat. Just checked with Meteor though and its €10 /mb :eek: for data in the US.

    4 questions so.

    Does Ovi maps download data?
    If I'm connected to a free wifi is there any cost to me?
    How do you make sure the phone (Nokia N8) isn't connecting to the internet while away?
    I think my phones unlocked, so would it be easier/reasonably priced to just buy a prepay sim card over there and use that?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    littleredspot wrote: »
    Hi, I'm off to the states shortly with my shiney new smartphone.

    Lucky thing

    littleredspot wrote: »
    Does Ovi maps download data?

    Yes, it can do. It can be selected so it doesnt.

    littleredspot wrote: »
    If I'm connected to a free wifi is there any cost to me?

    Nope


    littleredspot wrote: »
    How do you make sure the phone (Nokia N8) isn't connecting to the internet while away?

    In the destinations settings on the phone, you can change settings, put programs into offline etc to stop this.

    littleredspot wrote: »
    I think my phones unlocked, so would it be easier/reasonably priced to just buy a prepay sim card over there and use that?

    You could do this yes, but will be awkward for your own calls. I would just use the maps in offline mode, you can preload the USA map on the handset before you go using the ovi suite map loader.

    littleredspot wrote: »
    Thanks

    Your welcome


  • #3
    littleredspot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭littleredspot


    Davy wrote: »
    Your welcome

    Perfect answer, thanks again:D


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