Chaz - What is (GPOS) "always on" worth actually?
"...But perhaps the greatest misconception is that GPRS, and later 3G, will offer an "always-on connection".
This is not the case; callers will actually be charged a connection fee to access the service, plus a fee for the
volume of data transmitted (as opposed to the time spent connected). Like WAP, Telstra will charge a 22 cent
connection fee to start a GPRS session. One session lasts as long as you remain connected. And like phone
calls which can drop out when you go through a tunnel, so too a GPRS connection. While ambiguously
stating that "with GPRS, you can be always online", Telstra makes a point of not guaranteeing "the extent to
which a GPRS compatible phone will have access to information on the Internet or anywhere else". If you
receive a phone call while in a GPRS session, the service will be suspended until you finish your call and
return to continue. However, if you wish to make a call from your terminal, you will need to disconnect,
make the call, and then reconnect (another 22 cents) to the GPRS service..."
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