vodafone mobile connect and vodafone live unified into one ???
vebk
Mr. Advocate
Could anyone post the settings required for android phones for Vodafone mobile connect? The CC as well as the website says send a SMS of "S " to 52586. But when I do all I get is stupid SMSes advertising gprs, and another one telline me to send a SMS of "S " to 52586, but no settings. I am using the HTC Desire.
amish
Star gazer
I got banned!
What is worst that, I have 4 official ways of contacting them:1) IVR - which has no info on VMC but just VL2) Call 111 - this is charged, funny that you will charged for inquiring abt the product3) Vodafone store - there is queue which sometimes takes 30 mins4) E-mail - First one or two e-mails just go in explaining my query
kalpik
Regulars
Could anyone post the settings required for android phones for Vodafone mobile connect? The CC as well as the website says send a SMS of "S " to 52586. But when I do all I get is stupid SMSes advertising gprs, and another one telline me to send a SMS of "S " to 52586, but no settings. I am using the HTC Desire.
The APN is "www", rest everything else you can keep as default
The APN is "www", rest everything else you can keep as default
vebk
Mr. Advocate
Hmm... triedthat, and tried APN as "Vodafone_www" and tried the settings here, but none work. Says connection failed due to incorrect APN settings. Tried messaging "VMC" to 52586 and "ACT VMC" to 144, but again no results really, just stupid messages telling me to send the same SMS to which they replied (makes no sense). Also tried "Reset to Default" in the APN settings, and it does show Vodafone Live and Vodafone MC, but again doesn't work. Anyway purchased the Rs. 95 bonus card online, and from what I hear it takes 4 hours to activate, so maybe I just need to wait till then.
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Ok - randomly started to work! I guess the trick was to wait for some time for them to activate the Rs. 95 plan. Anyway browser, google maps and market working, so looks like Vodafone has finally combined Live and Mobile Connect! They just started sucking quite a bit less.....
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Ok - randomly started to work! I guess the trick was to wait for some time for them to activate the Rs. 95 plan. Anyway browser, google maps and market working, so looks like Vodafone has finally combined Live and Mobile Connect! They just started sucking quite a bit less.....
amish
Star gazer
I got banned!
OK, I went to Vodafone store and asked some guy. He said Vodafone Mobile Connect is now rent free for Prepaid customers. I didnt ask about postpaid though but the way he stressed on Prepaid I guess there is some rental for postpaid customers.
All you need to do is send "ACT WWW" to 144. I also wasted 1.5Rs for 9 mins of call to CC.. He asked me to do 3 steps. Vodafone store guy didnt mention abt 2nd and 3rd step.
1) As suggeseted by Vodafone store guy, send "ACT WWW" to 144
2) Dial *#06#, note down IMEI number, send "S IMEI_NUMBER" to 52586
3) Then send "VMC" to 52586
I just did STEP one because in two links i posted above, FREE one had only 1st step and 199Rs/month one had 2nd and 3rd step. So I didnt want to take risk of subscribing to BOTH
I immediately got this SMS "Vodafone Mobile Connect is now active on your Vodafone mobile phone. There is no monthly rental for the same. Data usage will be charged at 10p/10KB"
Next part was to get settings. I simply copied Vodafone Live settings and renamed it to VMC, then removed/unchecked/disabled Proxy settings and changed APN to www. DNS I changed to Google DNS* (this not reqed though, you can leave it to automatic).
(* SIDE NOTE: I am OpenDNS fan but reason I chose Google DNS is to save money, because OpenDNS redirects you to their website when u make mistake in typing URL which costs money @10p/10KB! Hence Google DNS in this case.)
Then I opened the app that earlier was not working in VL, chaged the settings in App to use VMC instead of VL and hurray application started functioning!!
So as of now, its touch wood, no 199Rs deducted... I just hope that my balance is still there, tomorrow morning when I awaken.
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Tomorrow I will activate, 4Rs plan which gives 30MB/day. Incase someone wants to try it before I try, here are steps:
All you do is dial *444# and then select option 1 i.e. Daily Bonus card and then select option 5 i.e. 30MB internet.
Finally Vodafone gives me a reason to stay with them! I can activate daily internet at my will, on the day I feel i wud be needing mobile internet.
All you need to do is send "ACT WWW" to 144. I also wasted 1.5Rs for 9 mins of call to CC.. He asked me to do 3 steps. Vodafone store guy didnt mention abt 2nd and 3rd step.
1) As suggeseted by Vodafone store guy, send "ACT WWW" to 144
2) Dial *#06#, note down IMEI number, send "S IMEI_NUMBER" to 52586
3) Then send "VMC" to 52586
I just did STEP one because in two links i posted above, FREE one had only 1st step and 199Rs/month one had 2nd and 3rd step. So I didnt want to take risk of subscribing to BOTH
I immediately got this SMS "Vodafone Mobile Connect is now active on your Vodafone mobile phone. There is no monthly rental for the same. Data usage will be charged at 10p/10KB"
Next part was to get settings. I simply copied Vodafone Live settings and renamed it to VMC, then removed/unchecked/disabled Proxy settings and changed APN to www. DNS I changed to Google DNS* (this not reqed though, you can leave it to automatic).
(* SIDE NOTE: I am OpenDNS fan but reason I chose Google DNS is to save money, because OpenDNS redirects you to their website when u make mistake in typing URL which costs money @10p/10KB! Hence Google DNS in this case.)
Then I opened the app that earlier was not working in VL, chaged the settings in App to use VMC instead of VL and hurray application started functioning!!
So as of now, its touch wood, no 199Rs deducted... I just hope that my balance is still there, tomorrow morning when I awaken.
---------- Post added at 05:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:29 PM ----------
Tomorrow I will activate, 4Rs plan which gives 30MB/day. Incase someone wants to try it before I try, here are steps:
All you do is dial *444# and then select option 1 i.e. Daily Bonus card and then select option 5 i.e. 30MB internet.
Finally Vodafone gives me a reason to stay with them! I can activate daily internet at my will, on the day I feel i wud be needing mobile internet.
amish
Star gazer
I got banned!
Ok I have activated 30MB @4Rs plan... this is my first message using computer but via Vodafone Mobile Connect..
Now i disconnect and check if balance is deducted from that 4Rs plan (*225*6#)
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Update - Pidgin works too!
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Ok back to MTNL... 2MB deducted... so yes its working!
Vodafone saves itself for now before MNP!
Now i disconnect and check if balance is deducted from that 4Rs plan (*225*6#)
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Update - Pidgin works too!
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Ok back to MTNL... 2MB deducted... so yes its working!
Vodafone saves itself for now before MNP!
T
tech_help
Regular
I manually configured 'www' as APN on mobile & all apps work with it.
Mumbai Circle: How did you activated zero rental vmc?
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Vodafone India: Mobile Internet FAQs
Mumbai Circle: How did you activated zero rental vmc?
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Vodafone India: Mobile Internet FAQs
