recently bought a nokia 6610, sans data cable. I would like to know folowwing

1. is there any doc or HOWTO about using gprs cell as modem
2. orange provides gprs for 99 pm, rite? what are the features provided in

it. 3. is gprs worth it practically, what download speeds will i get

GPRS modems work pretty well with Debian / RH 9 etc ... but Orange connection for 99 allows you to surf only from the phone and use MMS to use phone as modem you have to pay orange another Rs 499 pm ( total 599) and your access speed depends on speed of phone modem and time of the day :)

I used a Motorola v66 which has a 14.4 / 28.8 modem so I never got a speed better than 2Kbps download.

Regards Harsh

Kiran Ghag wrote:

Hi all, sometimes back i remember there was a discussion going on here about GPRS.

recently bought a nokia 6610, sans data cable. I would like to know folowwing

1. is there any doc or HOWTO about using gprs cell as modem

You will have major problems locating drivers for the phone for linux. If you find some place to get it, then let me know the site since I also want to get drivers for my phone - sony ericsson T310.

2. orange provides gprs for 99 pm, rite? what are the features provided in

it.

The 99 pm scheme is only for wap. It does not support http protocol. It will work only on wap browsers on the phone. It will also not work on the email clients that are normally provided in mobiles and will not work on java browsers you install on the mobile.

3. is gprs worth it practically, what download speeds will i get

Orange 25-35kbps throughput. Others, cant say. It is ok for mail and light surfing. I have noticed that if you actively use more than 2 browser windows, you will have problem......

But Nokia gprs is pathetic. You are not likely to get speed over 14Kon that phone.

shall i go for it?

Thanks and Regards, Kiran Ghag Web Page: http://kiran7.freeservers.com

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