Increasing Bluetooth GPRS modem speed?

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#1442 25-Apr-2004 23:18

I am cureently working in the country and there is no land line where I am. I have to connect to the internet with my cell phone modem using my Bluetooth connection. The speed is 9.6 Kbps and I was wondering if there was any way to increase that speed?

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#5070 26-Apr-2004 07:41

GPRS connections are in average similar to dial-up. Most are around 48kbps. Speed can vary however with coverage, number of users in a certain cell, etc. Current voice calls impact on this too.

Now, 9.6kbps sound a bit too low. Are you sure you are not using CSD (dial-up)? On most GSM connection this is the maximum speed. What number are yo using to connect to the GPRS network?

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#5072 26-Apr-2004 09:52

I am in Italy right now using a sim card from ITIM (Italian cell phone company). I am using an Ericsson T630. I created a dial up connection for a local access number for Earthlink and connect using bluetooth on the cell phone. The speed is always 9.6.

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#5073 26-Apr-2004 09:53

I don't know what a CSD dialup is. Sorry for my ignorance, but I am new to bluetooth.

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#5074 26-Apr-2004 09:55

That's correct then. Dial-up connections are 9.6kbps and depending on the network 14.4kbps. These are circuit switched connections and charged by the minute.

GPRS is a different thing. Have a look on this article.

Bluetooth has no impact on this configuration speed.

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#5075 26-Apr-2004 10:01

For GPRS usage you'll need the SIM (which you already have), plus a GPRS service added to your account. You won't need an ISP because the operator will connect you to the Internet through their network.

You then configure your device (laptop, Pocket PC, Palm) to access the GPRS network following the setup defined by your operator, in general the number to dial is *99# or similar. This will tell the phone to connect to the GPRS part of the network.

You can then browse the Internet, check e-mail from your other ISP (providing they allow access from other networks), etc.

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#5436 4-May-2004 03:48

the sony ericsson comms application (which you can download for free from their website) has a lovely dial-up networking wizard that will help you sort out a proper GPRS dial-up connection.

The phone number needs to be something like *99***4# and since you have a GPRS account then you shouldn't need any password etc.