Yes I do have a data plan -- I have progessed a bit further -- I now get username and password failure, but the usename and password is correct to my sky settings -- could it be that I am using the wrong apn settings?
I have a contract account
I have used wap.vodafone.co.uk
wap
wap
also
web.vodafone.co.uk
web
web
wap.vodafone.co.uk
user