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Re: Re: Broadband / Mac
Many thanks ...
... maybe I'm getting indecisive in my old age, but I'm having real
trouble deciding which way to go in updating out 'phone & 'mobile &
PDA
& internet connectons !!
Chris
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Wednesday, 31 Jan'07 - 18:23:02 -0000
from: Patrick_o_matic patrick@xxxxxxx
If you are planning on using a normal handset (not a Web'n'Walk Pro
datacard), there are strict Ts & Cs which are enforced - although it is
now permitted to IM, no audio or video downloads are permitted. There
is also a relatively low usage-cap / fair-usage policy. Latency
limitations make the connection unsuitable for gaming, and VOIP
generally. Real terminal sessions (eg: SSH) are laggy. It used to be
possible to bolt Web'n'Walk Pro onto a handset tarrif, which circumvents
some of these issues, but I've been told that this is no-longer
possible. I'm not aware of any port-blocking.
The connection is natt-ed, so security is no more of a concern than with
a conventional broadband connection.
Download rates are a factor of both signal strength & cell contention.
If you live in a busy cell, you will see significantly slower speeds at
peak times.
I reckon Web'n'Walk is brilliant for occasional internet access on the
hoof, but it's no substitute for broadband on a day-to-day basis.
HTH
Patrick
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Wednesday, 31 Jan'07 - 11:19:49 +0000
from: Ho Yin Ng
architect.hoyin@xxxxxxx
The only problem I see with that is the connection is not that fast, and
they compress all the images view online - there does not seem to be a
way of turning that off.
Ho yin
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Tuesday, 30 Jan'07 - 23:12:46 +0000
'am thinking of ditching the land-line & going G3 mobile (eg: T-mobile
Flext + Web'n'Walk Plus) ... would that be daft (security, download
rates), I wonder ?
Chris
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