Connecting sony ericsson k508i to laptop for gprs

Posted by iamzdnet
Hi,how good will it be to connect k508i to laptop for internet over Airtel gprs?the handset doesn't hav bluetooth:-(so i'm afraid as to whether the infrared port will give enough speed or not.pls guide me in this regard.thanks

Posted by blu_6779
can't you use the cable?

Posted by wapt
@zdnet, the capability of fast ir port is more than enough for throughput of gprs and edge. Regards

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Posted by iamzdnet
Thanks for all of that.Airtel Mobile Office users pls tell me how well the speed one can expect.thx

Posted by has33
If Ur handset is EDGE enabled then U could expect download speed between 16 & 25 KB/sec depending on the service in Ur location...call 121 then 1 then 4 & then 4 again 2 find out through airtels GPRS technical department abt Ur area.
But since 508i ain't EDGE enabled, don't expect nething more than 8KB/sec period.

Posted by has33
I forgot to mention that I used download speeds both the places considering U would use it to download off net so didn't mention the browsing speed which if U don't know already is abt 8 times the download speed.

Posted by iamzdnet
Thanks for the info.guess k508i data cable is available around without much difficulty as i may hav to go for one.presently I've an IR port alone.