Orange, the UK’s most popular mobile phone service, today announces the launch of GPRS on pay as you go. Orange is the first network to offer data services over GPRS to pay as you go customers in the UK.
With GPRS, Orange pay as you go customers are the first in the world to benefit from a quicker and cheaper data experience that includes mobile email, Internet access, alerts and Photo Messaging as well as better WAP connections, via a CAMEL-based solution. GPRS also enables customers to connect their PC or PDA to their pay as you go phones - enabling them to get access to the web or email on the move for the first time.
At launch, seven Orange handsets will be GPRS compatible, including the Motorola V66e, Philips 820e, Nokia 3510, Sony Ericsson T200, Sony Ericsson T300, Sony Ericsson T68i and the Sagem myG-5. In order to activate GPRS on the Orange phone, customers should select the PAYG GPRS option from the WAP menu. Alternatively, customers can get more information by visiting the Orange web site at Orange.co.uk - or by calling customer services by dialling 451 from their Orange phone.
The charge for GPRS for Orange pay as you go customers is £4 per megabyte, with customers only charged for information they view, rather than connection time. Orange pay as you go customers are able to efficiently manage their data usage as their credit is displayed in real time.
David Taylor, Commercial Director Orange UK, comments: “We are delighted to be the first UK mobile network able to offer GPRS capability to our pay as you go customers. This allows us to promote our fast, cost effective data services to a much wider audience.”
