very informative !! shaits....i turning off my 3g for now

All,
After review all the comments, guess that was some mistake or wrong impression occurs.
I have been using Maxis 3G unlimited package for pass 3 years due to job requirement. Here my experience.
3G Unlimited package include of any 3G / EDGE or GPRS traffic. As some area may not cover by 3G hence it will drop to EDGE or GPRS and you still enjoy unlimited data follow but slow.
If your phone only EDGE, this package applied too.
Initial Billing. Once you indicated you want the unlimited package, then billing will start and it will be average break down till your billing day.
Example: Your billing date is 15th each month, and you initial on 8th. The bill will average the 7 days and charge to your bill.
• Take note. You need ensure it was already cover by the unlimited package before start use. Yes, reconfirmed it. Initial I hit the problem when the CS informed it been activate and I start using it. Just for few days, the cost was RM200 over...but it been resolved by they re-adjust the bill.

Whether you turn off 3G and switch to EDGE, but as long you initial the data connection, maxis will charge too. Hence you have only 2 options. Turn off any data traffic or pay...
Different between 3G / EDGE / GPRS is the traffic speed. Costing still remain the same, as they calculate base on data usage not speed.
• My statement stand only if you are Post Pay customer not prepay.

nice post Jo_crv......

really sums up all to those that are confuse

Any way to turn off EDGE? As there's an option to turn off 3G.
Sometimes when surfing the web on WIFI and the Wifi connections got disconnected, iphone will automatically switch to EDGE and start to sum up some unwanted data usage charges.

This post has been edited by 5w33: Sep 14 2008, 11:14 PM

last sat call up maxis to help my BIL activate the 5 mb package, cos after i check, he has used up almost 40 mb unknowingly, with charges of 1 sen per kb
from wat the CS told me, maxis has now capped the amount at rm 250
so the maximum u will pay for data usage is 250, unlike b4

JB the aifontrigi is the only option you have and install bosspref is you must do next.

Ohh, don't have any plans to JB my iPhone yet, i guess i just have to be careful then.
Thanks a lot.

but turnin off 3G doesnt stop the data connection... becoz EDGE is still active by default. except switching off via bosspref.

Exactly, that's why i am looking for any method to turn off EDGE without JB.

you dont have to jb to turn off your edge/3g ...just go to setting set ur apn into rubbish and you wont get connected

@ zerokid


all seasonal iphone users here know that will not work in the long term.

zerokid,

i had an experience of apn with nothing on it and still it able to connect to utube and safari. any explanation on that?

@ Seaedge

if u didnt put anything on apn ...the system will use the default setting on your carrier which is ...it will activate....

@ zerokid


i have tried putting all the nonsense that you think of into the spaces there on three different iphones and i can still surf the net. any explanation on that?

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 12:05 AM

@iPhone2008

after setting the nonsense apn try turn off and turn back on the phone...see how it works

@ zerokid


did that before as well

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:14 amcome on la. if your prescribed method does work 100% and fool proof, do you think that the old timers here will even bother to install bosspref?

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:18 amanyway, i used to do that when i was still a noob (on 1.1.1) and tried that with my sim card PIN switched on (hence i cannot be sure if this method will still cause this problem):


every hour or so, i will eventually lose my network signal and iphone will prompt me to enter my sim card PIN again. but a personal experiment of mine, found that if i have entered the details correctly on each of the categories, i didn't encounter anymore network lost or having me to reenter my sim card PIN again

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 12:20 AM

did u think im just new in the iphone? ive been watching this forum since the iphone first launch..i only seldom reply here...the method its still working...and i don't know why u still can connect to it?

here are the screenshots as a prove

this are my setting on apn...


as you can see in this screenshot even the Edge is turn on but the ip is not available so it wont work



this for proving it wont work


it only work if u set the correct apn and your 3g/gprs will connected and give the ip..only it will work

@ zerokid


wah okay la okay la. since you have gone into such lengths to prove your point.

i will agree with you

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:49 amand please edit your e-mail addresses to fend off meddlesome people. just a heads up!

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Added on September 16, 2008, 1:07 amhmmmm... no good as i have tried earlier. i would still need to reenter my sim card PIN after a while (if i tried typing gribbish there) especially if i moved from a 3g area to edge.

still need to JB nevertheless to obtain bosspref. sigh...

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 01:08 AM

ding ding
zerokid : 1 , iphone2008 : 0

so my leave blank, how?

wait.. i still got one pictar in my iphone waiting to be posted... need clarification on that...