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wap on iphone
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WAP uses data. Most sites that have WAP pages will direct you there automatically, in Safari. I know Amtrak and MLB.com will only allow you access to their WAP pages, even when on WiFi.
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When you get in range, connect to the Wi-Fi network that you get unlimited for (for example, AT&T's would generally be called attwifi).
What I was trying to say is that there is no difference between Unlimited Data and Unlimited WAP as they are one and the same.
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Um. Use Safari?
WAP is, essentially, just a cut down version of the internet that was designed for early 'web' phones. My first WAP phone was back in the late 90s, and dialled in for a connection so I could visit a very limited set of websites that were designed for WAP access. But whether you load a WAP page or an HTML page you are still accessing data - I'm not sure how you've got unlimited WAP but no data.
WAP is, essentially, just a cut down version of the internet that was designed for early 'web' phones. My first WAP phone was back in the late 90s, and dialled in for a connection so I could visit a very limited set of websites that were designed for WAP access. But whether you load a WAP page or an HTML page you are still accessing data - I'm not sure how you've got unlimited WAP but no data.
http://www.fido.ca/web/content/phonepromo/promo_q208_iphone
Your unlimited WAP won't really help on the iPhone, since it doesn't use the WAP protocol. Just deal with your 400MB data and call it a day.
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Your unlimited WAP won't really help on the iPhone, since it doesn't use the WAP protocol. Just deal with your 400MB data and call it a day.
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Thank you. I was about to post that there seems to be a LOT of confusion as to what WAP is. WAP is just the design of a website to suit limitations of the browser on a mobile platform. That's it, thats all there is to it. I have no idea why the OP was talking about data plans, etc. Completely unrelated.
ahh but you see GPRS is not included in this deal! I always thought that WAP was different from GPRS. If I were to surf in GPRS mode on any of my old phones I'd get charged 5 cent a kb. WAP surfing on the other hand is unlimited.
ok Trip.Tucker thanks for the clarification. So in this case, how can I limit the phone to only browse WAP websites?
ok Trip.Tucker thanks for the clarification. So in this case, how can I limit the phone to only browse WAP websites?
Bizarre. I remember when I got my WAP phone (a Nokia Matrix job) it was already seen as pretty poor - and that's when there wasn't any other way to access the internet from a mobile! I'm actually quite shocked anyone is offering it nowadays.
I'd check your terms and conditions. You're using data to visit a WAP site, but they may be looking to limit your data usage - perhaps by filtering your web usage or having a low 'fair usage'.
CALL your provider and ask, i remember back in the day that FREE WAP meant the providers WAP sites only.