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2008-05-09
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According to Wikipedia, at least, "Bluetooth 2.0" is not a valid designation. BT2 requires EDR, but the only official labeling is "Bluetooth 2.0+EDR". Some devices labeled "Bluetooth 2.0" are proper 2.0 with EDR, and some aren't.
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2008-05-09
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned the sprint sero plan. Go to www.sprint.com/sero and use the e-mail address savings@sprintemi.com with a valid zipcode.
$30 a month for 500 minutes of voice and unlimited data. Get a windows mobile phone and pdanet for ~$30 bucks one time cost for the program and you are golden. I don't know about any of the regular phones and BT DUN.
$30 a month for 500 minutes of voice and unlimited data. Get a windows mobile phone and pdanet for ~$30 bucks one time cost for the program and you are golden. I don't know about any of the regular phones and BT DUN.
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2008-05-09
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Originally Posted by drhoades
Sounds like a great deal, except I'm not willing to pay the early termination fee. I'm not sure how far deployed EVDO Rev.a is either. I was at the launch party in Seattle last year though, so there could be a fair amount of places.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned the sprint sero plan. Go to www.sprint.com/sero and use the e-mail address savings@sprintemi.com with a valid zipcode.
$30 a month for 500 minutes of voice and unlimited data. Get a windows mobile phone and pdanet for ~$30 bucks one time cost for the program and you are golden. I don't know about any of the regular phones and BT DUN.
As for BT DUN. The newer WiMo phones are not coming with the profile (from what i've read), PAN only. There is a PAN hack though for the NIT, but i've never used it.
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2008-05-12
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Originally Posted by daveb70
Yep I got it working in fact I used it all weekend long as I was out of town and didn't have wifi access it did better then I could have hoped.
@andrewfblack So you got your A737 going did you? Glad to hear it.
As for performance, I think even a straight 3G capable phone will be plenty fast. If it's 3G, it probably has BT 1.2 or better. EDR is less common but will come into its own soon enough, but both sides have to support it to really be beneficial-phone & tablet. As I recall, BT 2.0 doesn't always equate to +EDR.
My EDGE+BT 1.2 setup works just fine for occasional use. I don't stream and haven't tried it. Faster would be nice but that won't happen until I'm ready to change phones, and I like my current phone.
It sounds like Mike will be fine with the 6555 & MediaNet Unlimited, being aware of the potential consequences. OS2008 should pair and DUN just fine with that combination.
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2008-05-12
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Originally Posted by eViL D:
While Bluetooth 2.0 is one part of the equation, the other is the 3g (or 3.5g) capability of the phoneitself.
Sorry, no, the nokia 6555 is DOES NOT have/support HSDPA, it is strictly a UMTS 3G device. Specs here.
One thing to keep in mind - most of Nokia 3g with HSDPA cabale phones are for European frequencies (850/2100) and when used in US with 1900 frequency (as is AT&T) it will fall back to UMTS or Edge and not use the HSDPA capability at all.
I went to the US Nokia store and they only have 2 phones with US 3G support - the N95-3 US version and the N75 (which is only UMTS and not HSDPA).
There is another US version about to be released sometime - the N78 and the E66 I believe, but untill its released we have to wait on Nokia phones.
I use a normal MediaNet with UMTS over the N75 (specifically bought a used and a little broken N75 from eBay for data connectivity) and it it much faster than my older Edge suported phone.
I would love to have true US supported HSDPA 3.5G though (over 1900 frequency in case of AT&T network).
Using a high-end data plan (high price) with a low end phone where you essentially fall back on edge speeds (due to frequency mismatch) is no good.
I would rather take a low end data plan first (MediaNet) and get a high speed phone (true 3G) which will be more fruitfull.
Last edited by nilchak; 2008-05-12 at 16:07.
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2008-05-12
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Currently i'm using MediaNet and a Sony Ericsson K850i (3.6Mb/s HSDPA). Download tests have revealed i'm getting at most times 800-1000KB/s down. You also have to realize since it's still packet switched and not true "always online", it does take a few moments to initially send the request and then receive a response from a website. One thing that would make the pages load faster is obviously a faster processor in the NIT. There are also some tweaks to the browser config one can try also.
*I would be interested to see what other combinations others have used/use and their experiences.
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*I would be interested to see what other combinations others have used/use and their experiences.
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2008-05-13
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As I understand it, MEdia Net requires use of a proxy for connectivity.
Does that mean things like IMAP, RDP, SSH, etc wouldn't be available?
Mike
Does that mean things like IMAP, RDP, SSH, etc wouldn't be available?
Mike
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2008-05-13
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The maps show lots o 3G in my area.
I can't tell if it's HSDPA though.
Mike
I can't tell if it's HSDPA though.
Mike
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2008-05-13
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Originally Posted by michael_aos
Same here, but my phone clearly uses HSDPA. I guess my H icon gives that away.
The maps show lots o 3G in my area.
I can't tell if it's HSDPA though.
Mike
From my understanding, all Bluetooth 2.0 has EDR, as it is a specification built-in.
"Bluetooth 2.0 a.k.a. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) offers a significant speed bump over its predecessor. While Bluetooth 1.2 offers a data transfer rate of 1Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0 is 3 times faster boasting a data transfer speed 3Mbps"