Regardless if its web browser or ads or email sync or any other stuff which transfers data thru the 3G/EDGE network... it is definately bad news for us who didn't use the unlimited data plan.

Even with the unlimited data plan.. paying so much money every month to maxis is also bad.. considering digi provide a cheaper alternative.

Hope someone comes up with a good solution to permanently disable EDGE on a non-JBed phone.. or maybe should us JBed our phone ? I can't stand internet charges like this.

Well, if there aren't any alternatives to JB within these few days, I shall get it JB'ed and follow the steps listed by teikwing...

Damn.. i called maxis to disable my 3G and all data network this morning.. then i tried just now... at first it can't connect.. then 2nd try.. it connects! and the next thing i check RM5 credit gone!

thats it JBing.

that shouldn't happen if you disable the 3G settings via maxis.
The thing is, the deactivation does not start immediately. Only possible after 2 hours according to maxis.

Well, he said he called Maxis this morning, and he tried sometime before 8:51pm... That's more than 2 hours... Oh well

I tried mine after requesting maxis to disable my 3G. It doesn't connect anymore.
Probably Remedy needs to call up maxis again to confirm if the 3G service had already been deactivated.

all this means that the most secured ways to prevent data from moving in called up Maxis to stop all 3G/EDGE etc, means that no MMS for now until alternative method is found.

Thanks for the advice guys... since morning till now.. i guess 8 hours + and the last i tried.. it sucks up RM10 from my account. Maybe that guy on the call didn't or forgot to deactivate mine. I have asked him to deactivate GPRS and 3G both...
ANYWAYS... i have JBed my phone using Blackrain and applied both SBSettings + APN change. CONFIRMED data network fully blocked now.

Either that, or resort to JB...

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Added on December 27, 2009, 12:32 am
I have both SBSettings + APN change, but it seems that data is still coming through. Mind to elaborate more?

On SBSettings, I have red color on the the 3G icon.
On APN, I used one from www.unlockit.co.nz

edit: Got it!

Guys, anyone tried this on your JBed Iphone b4?

http://media-phone.ch/en/software/smartscreen/

It is called smartscreen, which integrates the possibility to turn off EDGE, 3G etc on the lock screen plus sevral wacky widgets that you may use o your lockscreen.

The reason I didn't install SBsettings was because it ran in the background, hence taking up resources. Smartscreen however, doesn't seem to do that.

BTW, fake APN setting is still working for me.

AFAIK, SBSettings does not take up that much resources/memory. anyway, an update from my side. i have subscribed to iData RM30 250MB per month just to be safe and get to browse the web when i am really i need.

Got it already? well I just turn off both 3G and Edge from sbsettings.
That will do it

AFAIK, SBSettings does not take up that much resources/memory. anyway, an update from my side. i have subscribed to iData RM30 250MB per month just to be safe and get to browse the web when i am really i need.

Got it, but the battery life is horrible. Might un-JB later.
Looks like I'll be doing that as well, brother.

Battery life is bad with JB or with SBsettings?

Some update here. Gotten my 2nd month statement. Strange thing happened, the iPhone data counter shown I had used about 65-70mb for this month. But the itemized bill only show 59mb.

Yea. I did reset, my bill expired on 24th each month. I reset my iphone counter on 25th 00:00. Had keep an eyes for my data usage for 2 months continuously.