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derick123m
Joined: Sep 26, 2005
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Dear Friends, I am using a combo of 6600/Airtel GPRS prepaid@ Rs.5 perday / infrared connectivity which is quite satisfactory, but the speed is 9.6 kbps. Can the speed by augmented using a bluetooth connectivity or subscribing to full internet or any other method to increase data transfer speed. I use both laptop as well as Desktop PC.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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From: India
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Hi!
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I'd say 9.6 kbps is pretty good for a gprs dial up setup.
I get only 3-4 kbps.
And using bt won't really help much because bt only helps transfer of data between the modem (6600 in your case) and the pc and not the network speed.
EDGE it seems is the only way out for faster data speeds.
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derick123m
Joined: Sep 26, 2005
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Thanks Whizkidd, but i would like to point out that the i can see the message "airtel connected at 115000 bps" but when i try to set my IR cable max. connection to to more than 9600 bps the modem is not recognized and the IR icon which is in the task tray disappear, when i reinstate the max conn speed to 9600 bps, it re-appears. So, i think the IR cable is an impeding the speed, hence my query and your reply also says blue tooth helps tol transfer more data between the modem and the PC, in fact i wanted more data to flow between the PC and modem as the ir cable was restricting the flow. Anyway i would be experimenting with BT and keep u informed. Thanks buddy. |
sailaab
Joined: May 19, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: India
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@derek> Point 1> a toughie- Talk to Airtel CC, asking them to give 'Practical' answer- whether network in your locality and THE handset cud do it under normal conditions (NOT just their 'ideal' conditions). #Point2> A chain is as strong as the weakest link. At user end, speeds can be good with Data Cable-> BlueTooth-> InfraRed Port. #Point3> Your msgs about 115000 speeds.. do you also believe everything said by Fairness Cream advts. too?Then- just be content.Coz rated max benifits are ALWAYS with IFs & BUTs
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deluded
Joined: Sep 14, 2005
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If you're certain of the max speed your gprs, then the bottleneck could be occurring between your modem and your pc. In this case, bluetooth would help. Clarify with your service provider first.
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petrutms
Joined: Nov 17, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Cluj Napoca, Romania
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9,6 kbps???? that`s damn slow. I get about 50 kbps on Orange GPRS . With Edge i get 150-180 easy.
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has33
Joined: Jun 29, 2005
Posts: 175
From: Boombay
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@petrutms...is dat d connection speed U r talking about or d download speed cause through dis CBMA phone I get 115KBps connection speed & when I m downloading it shows @30KBps...even at dis cuz lan connection it shows connected at 100MBps but downloads at 128KBps.
Pls clarify cause I m thinking of getting an edge enabled handset only 4 internet. |
Dr.pratikB.
Joined: May 03, 2005
Posts: 127
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First of all edge is not implemented in airtel mumbai.It's only for airtel live tv.I am telling from my personal experience ,i connected my 6630(class 10 edge handset)to toshiba laptop by supplied dku-2 usb cable.On connecting,it said connection at 250kbps.Actual speed was not more than 15 kbps in night.At day time,it max out at 10kbps.So i dont see point in getting edge enabled handset only for this purpose of airtel.And now they charge 400 bucks per month for 100mb so i will say using mtnl broadband for 500 rs per month,and 1gb download cap is much better deal.In my ho. |
has33
Joined: Jun 29, 2005
Posts: 175
From: Boombay
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@ Dr.pratikB.
"mtnl broadband for 500 rs per month, and 1gb download cap".....at what connection speed 256 or 512? And actual dload speed? And what after 1GB is over???
I ve been considering getting a bband connection & deciding between sifi, hathway & 7 star.
Rightnow I m using Tata cdma @ 115kbps with dload speed @ max 30 & min 15 but become expensive @ 40 paisa/min. |
yingtam
Joined: Sep 23, 2004
Posts: 10
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I get about 40 kbit/sec is this bad? |
rakesh5295
Joined: Dec 06, 2005
Posts: 1
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i have airtel connection. i m form mumbai. the speed is around 27kilo bits. i have nokia 3230 which is edge enabled. i had called the help line and told them about lower speeds and they said they would be looking into the matter and acc. to them a edge enabled handset must get speeds around 50kb atleast. i have subscribed for mobile office which is @ rs. 12 per day here but data download is unlimited. does anybody know any setting or anything by which i can get good speeds. |
ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 231
From: Lagos-Nigeria
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On 2005-09-27 05:32:28, derick123m wrote:
Thanks Whizkidd, but i would like to point out that the i can see the message "airtel connected at 115000 bps" .......
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That message just tells you the maximum achievable modem speed, and can be changed or altered under advanced options in modem properties. Usually a good gprs connection should give you between 8-10kbps. Which isn't bad I must say. I'm getting 2-4.5kbps peak and approximately 7kbps off peak. |
sudipt
Joined: Dec 20, 2005
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On 2005-12-06 12:53:29, rakesh5295 wrote:
i have airtel connection. i m form mumbai. the speed is around 27kilo bits. i have nokia 3230 which is edge enabled. i had called the help line and told them about lower speeds and they said they would be looking into the matter and acc. to them a edge enabled handset must get speeds around 50kb atleast. i have subscribed for mobile office which is @ rs. 12 per day here but data download is unlimited. does anybody know any setting or anything by which i can get good speeds.
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Rakesh,
Using the N 3230(EDGE), in mumbai you should be getting a connectivity speed of around 128kbps, more than 10Kb/s download speed. I used to get those speeds around 1 month back. Now the speed is barely 40~50kbps, with download speed< 5kb/s. I have checked in various areas of Mumbai, and Navi Mumbai. The speed remains the same.Can someone confirm any problems with Airtel Mumbai of recent. I called Customer Service, and tech support, they say they have forwarded the problem. Nothing is being done.... |
mrao
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Mumbai, India
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hmm... looks like im gettin pretty decent speeds then.... 7 - 8 KBps without an edge enabled device 
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fr3e2sm0k3
Joined: Nov 17, 2005
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On Connex-Vodafone i get 53.6 kbps and an real download speed of 6 KB/s and derik i think the limitation is from the transfer phone 2 pc by irda ..anyway call you operator and ask him what's the speed capable over gprs
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