Apple iPhone 3GS

[Dazcat]

Morning,

I recently purchased an Apple iPhone 3GS, i downloaded some applications onto it from the official iTunes website. The strange thing is when i use the applications its using up my credit!!

Has anyone else had this problem? Anyone know a solution to it? Im heading to see Etisalat if not, how can they charge me for using my own phone and applications ive already paid for??

[Jewles]

Alot of iphone applications require you to be connected to the internet. Could you be paying for browsing charges?

[Maz25]

Totally agree. If your Cellular Data Network is listed as Etisalat, every time you use one of those apps, it will connect to the net and you'll be reaped off! Some of these apps also update themselves automatically, so there again, you will have charges! Just disable Etisalat as your Internet provider and input xxxx in that space to save your dirhams!

Etisalat will only tell you that you used the Internet and downloaded loads of data (prolly more data than your phone can hold knowing them!). Phoning Etisalat proved to be a waste of time for me!

[Dazcat]

Originally Posted by Maz25

Totally agree. If your Cellular Data Network is listed as Etisalat, every time you use one of those apps, it will connect to the net and you'll be reaped off! Some of these apps also update themselves automatically, so there again, you will have charges! Just disable Etisalat as your Internet provider and input xxxx in that space to save your dirhams!

Etisalat will only tell you that you used the Internet and downloaded loads of data (prolly more data than your phone can hold knowing them!). Phoning Etisalat proved to be a waste of time for me!

Thanks Guys! How do i do that Maz?

[luv2travel]

Originally Posted by Dazcat

Morning,

I recently purchased an Apple iPhone 3GS, i downloaded some applications onto it from the official iTunes website. The strange thing is when i use the applications its using up my credit!!

Has anyone else had this problem? Anyone know a solution to it? Im heading to see Etisalat if not, how can they charge me for using my own phone and applications ive already paid for??

hey,
I too have a new Apple iPhone 3GS. I downloaded three applications from the i-tunes store. Two of them were, an Arabic Radio and Sports in Air(a sports radio). I had no problem with them but with the third one I had the same problem. It was a game called e-ball or i-ball or something like that, I e-mailed the developers of the product. They apologised and set it right. Maybe you should try that.

[Dazcat]

Doh!!!! I cant work it out, please help Maz?

It just taken another 20 dirhams off my credit for no reason!

[Dubai Bob]

Originally Posted by Dazcat

Doh!!!! I cant work it out, please help Maz?

It just taken another 20 dirhams off my credit for no reason!

Go into Settings > General > Network > Celluar Data Network and then put some random letters for the username and APN name.

This should stop you using the data from Etisalat

[Dazcat]

Originally Posted by Dubai Bob

Go into Settings > General > Network > Celluar Data Network and then put some random letters for the username and APN name.

This should stop you using the data from Etisalat

Thanks.

But i have no Celluar Data Network option when i get into the Network menu, the only options avaliable to me are Enable 3G (which ive set to off) Data Roaming (which is off) VPN (which is not configured) & Wi-Fi (which is off). ???????

[Dubai Bob]

Originally Posted by Dazcat

Thanks.

But i have no Celluar Data Network option when i get into the Network menu, the only options avaliable to me are Enable 3G (which ive set to off) Data Roaming (which is off) VPN (which is not configured) & Wi-Fi (which is off). ???????

Read this site

http://www.siliconoasis.org/Vbulleti...how-avoid.html

[heloma]

Originally Posted by Dazcat

Thanks.

But i have no Celluar Data Network option when i get into the Network menu, the only options avaliable to me are Enable 3G (which ive set to off) Data Roaming (which is off) VPN (which is not configured) & Wi-Fi (which is off). ???????

try this link, I think it's for 3g but it should work for 3gs also.