RE: Re: [OT] 3G GPRS data cards

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm well out of date on 3G...

Can you actually get full data capability through a 3G phone now similar to
GPRS - technically that is, not a coverage question. Last time I looked a
long time ago, you couldn't (I think!).

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Patrick Lidstone
> Sent: 20 June 2005 15:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] 3G GPRS data cards
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ho Yin Ng" <yahoogroups@h...>
wrote:
> > Any got one?
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> > Which network are you attached to?
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> Vodafone
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> > Is it any good?
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> Does the job, although the control panel software that ships with it
> is intensely irritating. And the win2k card driver sucks - my laptop
> bluescreens if the card is removed for any reason. Roaming can be a
> headache.
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> > Vodafone, O2 or Orange?
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> > Is coverage any good on a fast moving train?
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> Depends on the train! The network stack does some kind of connection
> spoofing, so you can tolerate short periods of lost connection and
> will also switch the GPRS seamlessly.
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> > What are the speeds like?
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> > Sorry for all the questions! But I am thinking of getting one.
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> Worthwhile improvement over GPRS, but I have a suspicion that a
> bluetooth dongle and 3G phone might work better than the current crop
> of 3G cards?
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> Patrick
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