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Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:16 -0000

Yes Tejas. Pick up the iPhone from Vodafone and it'll work fine.

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Tejas Chandarana — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:15:55 -0000

i want 2 ask u dat is vodafone sim card usable in apple iphone.???plz tell me quick im intrestd in bying...the new apple 3G 8gb.......

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

harish — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:23:35 -0000

hi
I'm purchase iphone 16 Gb from singapor & use in india, I'm already unlock the iphone from singapor, now i'm using vodaphone internet, but in my iphone edge option not come, what problem

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:12:35 -0000

Hi -

Can you please confirm that can we access internet/EDGE on iphone using mobile connect 199. ?

They said that you required only 499 or 699 data plan for this.

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

pp — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:39:42 -0000

i can see E on my phone but when I got to settings general - network it says VPN and no EDGE settings icon is there

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:49:04 -0000

Thanks for pointing out the broken link. I'll try to fix it or point it to a more appropriate one.
Cheers

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Rajiv — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:48:20 -0000

Thanks a ton!
Finally GPRS is working on my Iphone.

Bythe way that vodafone website link is not working anymore.

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:18:13 -0000

Abhay,
You should synch your iPhone with iTunes. When iTunes asks to update
your carrier settings, say yes. If that still doesn't work, you
should probably call vodafone. Good luck though.
Pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Abhay — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:57:01 -0000

hi,
I previously had blackberry pearl phone and a postpaid connection from vodafone with the mobile connect internet service for 499 Rs ie (data service)per month. now i changed my phone set to iphone jailbreaked to 1.1.4 and poped in the sim card,everything was working perfectly.
Recently i again jailbreaked to 2.2 with Pwnage everything was alright but i was not able to connect to internet except through my WiFi
and there r no advance settings in the general/network settings

PS: My vodafone mobile connect activiated long back

please help
thanks in advance
abhay

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:42:07 -0000

Amit,
I believe Vodafone Live is activated by default but I could be wrong.
You're correct about Mobile Connect. It's their GPRS service that's
required to connect to any Internet services like email/browsing/IM
that are outside Vodafone Live. I think Vodafone has a 1GB of data
transfer for Rs. 999/month but it's been a while since I checked.
Cheers,
Pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Amit — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:06:31 -0000

It seems like you have to have the following two services activated on your Vodafone connection before you can start browsing: Vodafone Live and Vodafone Mobile Connect. Mobile Connect is charged at 199/- per month plus usage charges separately. Looks like its time to shift to Airtel!

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:14:07 -0000

Rahgu,
I just noticed that you said "Enable 3G". You obviously have a shiny
new iPhone 3G. Did you buy it from Vodafone or somewhere else? Of
you got it from Vodafone India, they must get your problem resolved.
Even if you got it from another source, Vodafone will most likely
support you and help get your poblems resolved. Try contacting them.

On another note, what level of the firmware are you running? Have you
recently synched your phone with iTunes? Last night, iTunes offered
to download updated settings for my carrier, Airtel. It's probable
that iTunes will also update your phone with vodafone settings.
Please let us know if that does happen.

Cheers,
Pankaj

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Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:29:06 -0000

Are you using an iPhone 3G or 1st gen iPhone upgraded to the 2.02
firmware?

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Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Raghu — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:49:19 -0000

Hi!
I don't get the option of "Edge" under the Network settings page. I only see "Enable 3G", "Data Roaming", VPN & Wi-Fi options under Network settings :-(
However, I do see an "E" next to the VodafoneIN signal on the top edge of the screen. However, when I attempt to connect to any site using safari I get the error that its unable to activate the data service and that I am not subscribed to a cellular data service plan. But when I stick my SIM into my old sony-ericsson P1i, I am able to use GPRS/EDGE services to access my pop accounts and browse the net.
How the heck do I get the damn gprs to work??? somebody HELP!!

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:51:21 -0000

Namrata,
BTW, I think that the iPhone 2.0 Software should work with Vodafone because Vondafone is one of Apple's partners (so is Airtel) and I think that's why my iPhone picked up my settings. However, it is possible that Vodafone users have different settings for iPhones that normal GPRS users.

I guess it's much easier than I thought.... someone has a tool out there. You will need to have your iPhone connected to a WiFi connection so that you can browse to this link http://www.unlockit.co.nz/

That should take care of your problem.
Cheers,
Pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:38:12 -0000

Namrata,
I had a similar experience when I upgraded to 2.0. Fortunately, even though, the EDGE option is no longer visible, the iPhone was able to pick up my GPRS settings (I'm now on Airtel). The only thing I can think of is that it picked them up from my SIM card.

However, there is a way to make this option reappear. I will put up a post on how to do this. I hope you're fairly technical. If not, let's see if someone puts out a hack to do this automagically :-)

Cheers,
Pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Namrata — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:51:13 -0000

hey

I had an 8 GB Iphone with 1.4. i unlocked it and upgraded the sofware to 2.0 but now the EDGE option does not appear in the Network menu. Any thoughts............?

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:54:22 -0000

here. If you're a 1st gen iPhone user, you should upgrade to iPhone 2.0 to take advantage of all the applications in the iTunes App Store. There are some great applications like AOL Radio, Bloomberg, Twinkle,and some nice games as well. Upgrading can be accomplished a few different ways, depending on whether you're using an iPhone with an Apple approved carrier or you're using an unlocked iPhone.

Cheers,
Pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

ashvin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:24:43 -0000

I am on version 1.1.4(4a102) model firmware 04.04.05_G is there any upgraded versions and what are its benefits?

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Vicky — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:26:48 -0000

Hi,
I have done settings as described by you but unable to connect. Vodafone has activated VODAFONE LIVE they r saying Iphone is not compatible.
Is VODAFONE MOBILE CONNECT required instead of VODAFONE LIVE? The charges for VODAFONE MOBILE CONNECT are 5p/10kb plus Rs 199 rental. Can u tell me about speed how much general surfing like rediff/orkut/gmail cost? coz this 10KB funda is very confusing.

Thanks,
Vicky

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:17:03 -0000

That must be new or some punk at Vodafone is trying to be cute. Try calling again ad see if they all ask for the IMEI or not. If they do, stick the SIM in another GPRS phone and then call them and give them that IMEI

Let us know what happens as other readers will probably face similar situations.

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Bhav — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:18:11 -0000

They r asking IMEI for activation of EDGE -GPRS

Any idea to get rid of this and get EDGE?

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:14:17 -0000

Kunal,
Glad to hear the monkeys at Vodafone Customer Care were able to activate Mobile Connect.

Enjoy the beauty of your gorgeous iPhone (on one of the cheapest and worst networks in the world :-)

Cheers,
pankaj

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

Kunal — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:18:51 -0000

Thanks Pankaj, the problem was indeed with Vodafone. I called 111, screamed "Vodafone Mobile Connect!!!", waited the obligatory 2 hours, and viola!
Thanks for your help!

Re: Apple iPhone on Vodafone India

linosx — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:46:55 -0000

Kunal,
I am not sure but it sounds exactly like the problem I had with Airtel. They're doing a partial setup of GPRS for you so you can hit some of their services (with phones other than the iPhone). I think you need to call them and yell and scream for "Vodafone Mobile Connect". Tell them you're using a Nokia E61 which they support and it's a smart phone. You can also try telling them you're using an iPhone. I told Airtel that and the guy pulled up the settings for the iPhone. I bet Vodafone is also getting ready for the iPhone launch so they might support it now.

Good luck.
Pankaj