XDA II on O2 - can you use Orange phone as modem via GPRS?

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Hi,

Possibly a daft question, but this is it.

At home, I get a very poor O2 signal, but a very strong one from Orange.

So, if I bought an XDA on O2, I'm aware that I could use O2 to download data
whilst in areas that have good O2 reception...

But when I'm at home, could I connect the XDA II to my Orange phone via
bluetooth and then use the Orange GPRS service to download data to the XDA
II?

Cheers,

Si.

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"Steven Campbell" <steven@goesno.where> wrote in message
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> "Si" <si@dontbotherspamming.thisaddress> wrote in message
> news:cs4eh7$7ps$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Possibly a daft question, but this is it.
>>
>> At home, I get a very poor O2 signal, but a very strong one from Orange.
>>
>> So, if I bought an XDA on O2, I'm aware that I could use O2 to download
> data
>> whilst in areas that have good O2 reception...
>>
>> But when I'm at home, could I connect the XDA II to my Orange phone via
>> bluetooth and then use the Orange GPRS service to download data to the
>> XDA
>> II?
>
> Couldn't you jut get the XDA unlocked and put your Orange sim in it?

Indeed I could, but if I'm getting an XDA cheap with an O2 contract, I want
to see out the 12 month contract first....

Si.

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"Steven Campbell" <steven@goesno.where> wrote in message
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>
> "Si" <si@dontbotherspamming.thisaddress> wrote in message
> news:cs4gms$6mr$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>> "Steven Campbell" <steven@goesno.where> wrote in message
>> news:34luepF4c0kfaU1@individual.net...
>> > "Si" <si@dontbotherspamming.thisaddress> wrote in message
>> > news:cs4eh7$7ps$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Possibly a daft question, but this is it.
>> >>
>> >> At home, I get a very poor O2 signal, but a very strong one from
> Orange.
>> >>
>> >> So, if I bought an XDA on O2, I'm aware that I could use O2 to
>> >> download
>> > data
>> >> whilst in areas that have good O2 reception...
>> >>
>> >> But when I'm at home, could I connect the XDA II to my Orange phone
>> >> via
>> >> bluetooth and then use the Orange GPRS service to download data to the
>> >> XDA
>> >> II?
>> >
>> > Couldn't you jut get the XDA unlocked and put your Orange sim in it?
>>
>> Indeed I could, but if I'm getting an XDA cheap with an O2 contract, I
> want
>> to see out the 12 month contract first....
>
> I didn't mean you to ditch the O2 contract. What I meant was just use the
> Orange sim when you were at home with the poor O2 signal. Or better still
> get a twin sim holder for the XDA and put both sims in it and that way you
> won't have to mess about swapping the sims.
>
> Steven.
>
>

Oh...I see.

Si.

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In message <34m141F49s8peU1@individual.net>, Steven Campbell
<steven@goesno.where> writes
>
>> >>
>> >> Possibly a daft question, but this is it.
>> >>
>> >> At home, I get a very poor O2 signal, but a very strong one from
>Orange.
>> >>
>> >> So, if I bought an XDA on O2, I'm aware that I could use O2 to download
>> > data
>> >> whilst in areas that have good O2 reception...
>> >>
>> >> But when I'm at home, could I connect the XDA II to my Orange phone via
>> >> bluetooth and then use the Orange GPRS service to download data to the
>> >> XDA
>> >> II?
>> >
>> > Couldn't you jut get the XDA unlocked and put your Orange sim in it?
>>
>> Indeed I could, but if I'm getting an XDA cheap with an O2 contract, I
>want
>> to see out the 12 month contract first....
>
>I didn't mean you to ditch the O2 contract. What I meant was just use the
>Orange sim when you were at home with the poor O2 signal. Or better still
>get a twin sim holder for the XDA and put both sims in it and that way you
>won't have to mess about swapping the sims.
>
>Steven.

He could always use the car antenna connector in the rear to boost the
signal ......


>
>

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leo