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Getting O2 Pay&Go data working on your unlocked iPhone: A step by step guide
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yeah, i get similar results except i have got as high as 120 - 130 with the E in central london (i've been using inetworktest.com). so, i used the same test on a standard iphone and got variously 400-500. so, i have concluded:
1. i'm not getting EGDE on pay and go.
2. the results from inetworktest are overoptimistic as they exceed the maximums for both GPRS and EDGE.
3. i get better GPRS speeds from transmitters which have been upgraded to EDGE.
First of all you need to install BSD subsyste and SSH on your iphone ( you can find them in installer) and you need to install TRANSMIT program on your computer (on mac computers, i dont know what program on pc) and then you must find your iphone ip address ( you can find in setting-network-wifi) in transmit you should use your ip address as server, root as user name and alpine (if you do not change that by yourself) as password (protocol:SFTP) then hit connect. now you are connected to your iphone. on the menu on top right window select
folder with / on front and transfer files to system directory address as instructed on O2_PayAndGo_GPRS_iPhone_1.1.2 Folder. dont forget before replacing files copy the original file (on mac you can drag and drop files to safe folder). it actually works on o2-UK iphones.
i've just been talking to someone at o2 and was told much the same thing as kacheng ... that EDGE should work on pay and go.
so i'm not sure why i'm not able to achieve more than a 1/4 of the speeds as the iphones in the apple store (with wifi turned off).
so i'm not sure why i'm not able to achieve more than a 1/4 of the speeds as the iphones in the apple store (with wifi turned off).
doesn't work for me either. but it does say on the 02 web page for pay and go bolt ons that "O2 Web Bolt On can only be used for internet browsing on your phone" and, in the terms and conditions:
Permitted Uses are use of your SIM card within a handheld mobile device for the purposes of internet browsing only. Any other use of the O2 Web Bolt On will not be a Permitted Use, including but not limited to:
Email;
Use with Data Cards or Modems;
Instant Messaging,
IP Telephony,
Point 2 Point file sharing and file transfer,
VoIP (e.g. Skype),
Video and TV streaming,
Slingboxes; and
Use in conjunction with routers.
so, no surprise that we can't get our email over GPRS/EDGE.
Oh right thanks for that. I am glad that it is working anyways i can live with reading my mail in safari. I just saw the tv ad and i love it when the mail icon shows how many new mails you have! lol
Hi Guys.
I have a oob 1.1.2 jailbroke UK Iphone, and have been trying to sort out my EDGE. When i go to overwrite the files i do not have the proxy.pac file in the /var/root. Just wondered whether im just placing this file within this structure??
Thanks
I have a oob 1.1.2 jailbroke UK Iphone, and have been trying to sort out my EDGE. When i go to overwrite the files i do not have the proxy.pac file in the /var/root. Just wondered whether im just placing this file within this structure??
Thanks
I've got the same problem as Stevielaw.
I didn't have a proxy.pac file to replace. This may be because the var directory had a little shortcut icon, and when I doubleclicked on this it took me to parent/var, and so I ended up putting the proxy.pac file in the parent/var/root directory.
Can anybody shed any light on this? I'd really like to get EDGE working.
Thanks
Patchh
I didn't have a proxy.pac file to replace. This may be because the var directory had a little shortcut icon, and when I doubleclicked on this it took me to parent/var, and so I ended up putting the proxy.pac file in the parent/var/root directory.
Can anybody shed any light on this? I'd really like to get EDGE working.
Thanks
Patchh
hi
the proxy.pac is only file you don't need to replace it. just transfer it as direction.
regards
You can re-activate the Edge menu option under ...>network, by adding this to the relevant plist (for O2 --> O2_UK.plist):
<key>AllowEDGEEditing</key>
<true/>
Also I'm assuming that if according to O2 (as some people have suggested) Egde does work on O2 pay and go then those of us who aren't getting the correct speeds may be using the wrong apns settings. I'm not very convinced that that's what's wrong but I can't think what else it could be.
I.
<key>AllowEDGEEditing</key>
<true/>
Also I'm assuming that if according to O2 (as some people have suggested) Egde does work on O2 pay and go then those of us who aren't getting the correct speeds may be using the wrong apns settings. I'm not very convinced that that's what's wrong but I can't think what else it could be.
I.
working on gprs, but no email.
Hi all,
With the help of the guide posted in this thread i've got the data on my iphone working so thanks to all for there efforts and posting the guide here.
I can browse he net, use stocks and weather but the email app does not work...i'm running on an 02 payg sim with the web bolt on. Anyone have any suggestions on what to try to get mail working? Others have mentioned that its working using this solution but it's not for me.
Phill
Hi all,
With the help of the guide posted in this thread i've got the data on my iphone working so thanks to all for there efforts and posting the guide here.
I can browse he net, use stocks and weather but the email app does not work...i'm running on an 02 payg sim with the web bolt on. Anyone have any suggestions on what to try to get mail working? Others have mentioned that its working using this solution but it's not for me.
Phill
doesn't work for me. i get faster download speeds when the E is displayed but it's nowhere near as fast as an iphone on the usual iphone contract.
to those asking about email on pay and go, as i understand it the web bolt on for pay as go (unlike the one for pay monthly) does not include email.
Hey,Phil...
Could you possibly share the step by step on how to get O2 PAYG with Bolt On to work on my iPhone OOB 1.1.2 (jailbreak) using WINDOWS. much appreciate.
1 download file from first post
2 unzip file and read the .rtf file which tells you were to put the other 3 files
3 open ibrickr(for window only) program that you used to jailbreak your phone
4 in ibrickr click on files then using iphone in ibrickr window navigate to location in .rtf file and upload new files remembering to back up the orignal files frist
Thanks very much jsm1..
But I couldn't figure it out how to back up the original files and proceeded to upload the file to the directories...Stupid of me !
Will it be a problem near future when I wanna use other SIM to browse the net ?
Thanks
But I couldn't figure it out how to back up the original files and proceeded to upload the file to the directories...Stupid of me !
Will it be a problem near future when I wanna use other SIM to browse the net ?
Thanks
1 download file from first post
2 unzip file and read the .rtf file which tells you were to put the other 3 files
3 open ibrickr(for window only) program that you used to jailbreak your phone
4 in ibrickr click on files then using iphone in ibrickr window navigate to location in .rtf file and upload new files remembering to back up the orignal files frist
Thanks very much jsm1..
But I couldn't figure it out how to back up the original files and proceeded to upload the file to the directories...Stupid of me !
Will it be a problem near future when I wanna use other SIM to browse the net ?
Thanks
I didn't back up neither but i don't think it will be a problem.
on pc right click on one of the 3 files that you downloaded from first post then select open with and select word look through the file you should find it quite easy to edit the settings to any network
Thanks very much jsm1..
But I couldn't figure it out how to back up the original files and proceeded to upload the file to the directories...Stupid of me !
Will it be a problem near future when I wanna use other SIM to browse the net ?
Thanks
I didn't back up neither but i don't think it will be a problem.
on pc right click on one of the 3 files that you downloaded from first post then select open with and select word look through the file you should find it quite easy to edit the settings to any network
to back up your files using ibrickr
in click on file on iphone in ibrick window that you want to backup then click on download it will save the file in the ibrick folder
there is some times a problem that the download link is almost out side the ibrickr window, but you should just about to see the top of the download link its at the bottom left just click there.
in click on file on iphone in ibrick window that you want to backup then click on download it will save the file in the ibrick folder
there is some times a problem that the download link is almost out side the ibrickr window, but you should just about to see the top of the download link its at the bottom left just click there.
Thanks, this has helped me work through the fog lol. Can anyone tell me what the equivalent programme to TRANSMIT is on pc? I'm stuck at that point. I also don't know how to back up files