Ground Control

I've recently installed Android 2.1 on my TMobile pulse and the difference in speed and battery life is quite remarkable, so the next step is to use it as my primary handset and replace my old trusty Nokia 6300.  I decided to go woth giffgaff as there is no contract, no credit check, you get free minutes texts and internet and calls between giffgaff phones are free. On top of this it uses the O2 network and with their merging of the data network with Vodafone means coverage should be rather good.

The main problem with the 2,1 upgrade is lack of space for installing apps. Normally they cannot be installed onto the SD card, but with the help of some custom firmware this is possible. I take no credit for these instructions but suggest that you only carry them out if you have some understanding of what is to be done:

Have a look at the information here if you want to improve the performance of your Pulse

The Owners Guide

So I ordered up my giffgaff SIM, put it in the phone and activated it, then I needed all the APN settings. They are listed on the giffgaff forums but just in case I've listed them again here.

Settings > Wireless Controls > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names > "menu button" > "New APN"

Fill in the details below. ( i have listed all the fields listed in the settings screen, just leave the blank ones blank)

3G GPRS Settings.

Name: giffgaff
APN: giffgaff.com
Proxy:
Port:
Username: giffgaff
Password: password
Server:
MMSC:
MMS proxy:
MMS port:
MCC: 234
MNC: 10
APN type: default 

Once you have entered the above settings press the "menu" button and press "save"

You need to set up another account for MMS.

MMS Settings:

Name: giffgaff - mms

APN: giffgaff.com

Proxy:

Port:

Username: giffgaff

Password: password

http://mmsc.mediamessaging.co.uk:8002

MMSC: http://mmsc.mediamessaging.co.uk:8002

MMS proxy: 193.113.200.195

MMS port: 8080

MCC: 234

MNC: 10

APN type: mms