Kyivstar company also realized the possibility of wireless access to the Internet resources in traditional way — with the help of a mobile telephone and portable computer. The peculiarity of this service is providing Internet access for subscribers who regularly travel both within the city and the whole country. From now, you are able to use full range of Internet resources staying beyond your office or home telephone. Any time you can be connected to Kyivstar GSM modem pool and send email or visit favorite web sites, even if you are far away from communication means, e.g. in your country house.
General information about this service
To use StarInet service, please, follow few easy steps:
1. Select equipment to connect to Internet:
Smartphone
This is a mobile phone and PDA in one device. To connect to Internet you just have to do correct smartphone setup. If you haven’t found settings exactly for your model try to enter general settings.
Computer + Mobile phone
To connect to Internet you can use notebook, PC or PDA and mobile phone as a modem. Most modern phones have a built-in modem. In that case you will need connection equipment to connect mobile phone with computer. It is important to note that all accessories which you are going to use should correspond with your phone model and computer.
Computer + GSM or GPRS modem
If your phone doesn’t have a built-in modem or you don’t want to use your phone as modem — instead of phone you can use special device for computers — outside or inner GSM or GPRS modems. Inner GSM or GPRS modems for portable computers are usually made as PCMCIA-card (special device for notebooks, which should be inserted into PCMCIA-slot). Setup process for such devices is similar to the phone setup as a modem. Usually along with such devices you can find the software — a driver which should be used when computer detects a new device. For correct device setup please read manual. Besides, for such devices you will need additional SIM-card, which installs directly to GSM or GPRS modem.
2.Select technology of data transmission, which you are going to use during Internet connection:
GSM-data (CSD) — standard data exchange technology (9,6 Kbit/s).
— high-speed data transmission technology (86 Kbit/s) (please make sure that your mobile supports GPRS).
3. If you are using computer with mobile handset select and .
4. Create .
After successful connection setup, you can use Internet services in full. To set up a mail client (e-mail) go to section.
Additional information:
To send e-mails from inboxes of other Internet-providers we recommend you to do the following settings in the properties of your mail service:
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) — relay.kyivstar.net
Outgoing mail port number (SMTP) — 25
Tariffication
Internet access using GSM-Data service: 1 minute — 0.30 UAH(including VAT and excluding Pension Fund).
Internet access using GPRS service: 1 Mb cost of transferred and received data is 5 UAH (including VAT excluding 7,5% of PF duty).
Advantages
Owing to StarInet service you have the possibility to use the global network advantages without connecting to your office or home telephone. Any moment you can establish the connection with Kyivstar GSM Company modem pull and send an email or visit your favorite WEB-pages, staying far from fixed communications, for example, in your country house.
