Thread: N810 paired with V3m Razr is painfully slow
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kernelpanic is offline kernelpanic
2008-04-27 , 22:16
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Originally Posted by TerryGecko View Post
I can pair them very easily. However, it's like the same thing as not having the web at all, because it's so slow.

I can load google and craigslist with alright speeds but this forum, bodybuilding.com, myspace, etc... are unbearable.

I have searched and searched and have found nothing. Are there any trouble shooting tips out there for my situation? Or should I just ante up and buy a Centro or Pearl?

I'm obviously not expecting lightening fast browsing but if you know of anything that would make the speeds more reasonable, I would really appreciate the help. I don't even know where to start.

Thank you in advanced.
Hello,

If I may ask-
1. Who is your service provider? (I'm guessing Verizon or Sprint)
2. The V3m is a CDMA phone. When you look at the signal bars from the location you are tethering from, Does it say EVDO or 1x? (EVDO is broadband speed, 1x is CDMA (~100-150kbps). You may just be in a 1x signal area...

The bright side of this is that for Verizon at least, tethering to a 1x connection is biled as voice minutes on your bill. Since nights and weekends are free, tethering at low speed is essentially free on nights and weekends and eats only minutes the rest of the time.

However, tethering via EVDO while faster costs $2 / day or $60 / month. It is possible to tether to EVDO without ordering the service. But, you will get caught, you will get a huge phone bill, and it will s**k.

Personally I have EVDO disabled on my razr so I can tether in a pinch without worrying about overcharges. It's slower, but costs me pretty much nothing...

hope this helps,
kernelpanic
 

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