 What is WAP? |
| WAP is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication. Its principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a mobile phone or PDA. A WAP browser provides all of the basic services of a computer based web browser but simplified to operate within the restrictions of a mobile phone. |
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| What is Visa 1x ? |
| Visa 1x is a package that enables Visafone subscribers to browse the internet anytime anywhere within the Visafone coverage area. As a Visafone subscriber you can connect to the internet with speeds up to 153kbps. |
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| What is EVDO? |
| Evolution Data Optimized! It is a 3G Mobile broadband service that provides high speed access to the internet, intranet and e mails. |
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| What are the advantages of EVDO? |
| Connectivity on the move, super fast speed, mobility, dual function (can switch from EVDO to 1x outside EVDO coverage areas), low error rates and high quality of service. |
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| Who can use EVDO? |
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Corporate Organizations |
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Individuals |
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SMEs |
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Cybercafés |
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Residential homes |
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Institutions |
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Field Workers |
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Students |
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| EVDO provides broadband Internet services where ever you go within Visafone’s coverage area. |
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| How many subscription packages are available to Visafone subscribers on |
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EVDO? |
| There are 3 EVDO subscription packages. |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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| What access device can I use? |
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Mobile Data Card (PCMCIA) |
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USB Modem |
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| What is the average download speed? |
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Silver 110kbps |
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Gold 300kbps |
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Platinum 600kbps |
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| I am a Visafone subscriber, how can I get Visa 1x or EVDO? |
| You can get Visa 1x or EVDO by going to your nearest Visafone shop. You will be required to choose service time plan and modem type to go with the package. After you have made the prerequisite payments, your computer is either set up by Visafone technical support or you are given simple, step by step instructions on how to set up the service yourself. |
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| What is a WAP Portal? |
| A WAP portal is a thin or scaled down online service that provides a large of information on a mobile phone. |
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| I am a Visafone subscriber, how can I access the portal? |
| You can access the portal by pressing the internet hotkey on your phone or entering the URL of the portal on your WAP browser |
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| What is the usage charge? |
| You will be charged xxkobo per kilobytes, only according to the data you consume. |
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| What is available on the Portal? |
| News, stock and business reports, Visafone product information, live sport scores. |
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| How Data is charged |
| Packet data is measured in bytes, 1024bytes = 1 kilobyte. |
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