Ubuntu and gprs connectivity

[Nyasha Chasakara]

Just to agree with Kalpesh. It gets the job done. By the way I am selling
Gprs Modems for $200. They have are Siemens. I have been using them since
Econet started their trial period. I will be happy to assist anyone who
wants to connect via standalone modems. Just a point to note. You will need
a very good signal to maximize connectivity, so a standalone modem is not a
bad idea. 

 

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[mailto:ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Kalpesh Thaker
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:03 PM
To: Simpson Moyo
Cc: ubuntu-zw; o.sinclair at gmail.com; chris
Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity

 

Yeah, its nothing to get excited about in my opinion... its basic gprs, not
edge or umts...
the best way to compare it, is with cdma wireless i think. it is handy for
wireless internet..
but nothing really special.

just to correct sams post, its actually hcitool, its a command line driven
utility for setting up bluetooth
connections to a pc, however, i find it can get too complex for something so
simple if you arent familiar 
with it.

you may want to check out these sites on the web, its quite easy to follow
though:

http://www.astahost.com/Mobile-Broadband-Ubuntu-Bluetooth-t19728.html

however this is assuming you that really do want to useyour phone as a
bluetooth modem, and 
have bluetooth setup on both your pc and phone.

most phones now days allow you set it up as a modem device via usb... so
just by plugging it in, it gets recognised as a 
usb gprs modem. you can then read up on how to do it via cable on this site

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166617

 




On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 2:11 AM, Simpson Moyo <simpsonmoyo at gmail.com> wrote:

dont expect much... it will be running on the same infrastructure they are
using for voice and sms... so expect congestion for the fist six+ months.

They are however planning to move their base stations from microwave to
fiber... so that should be interesting... but till then... slow surfing... 

 

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM, chris <chris at shaw.co.zw> wrote:


I am no expert, and I haven't tried it yet, but from what people who have
the econet gprs have said, it is a bit of a disappointment.

On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:21:13 +0200, "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I guess we have all heard that Econet is going to offer GPRS internet
> connectivity "real soon now". It will be faster than dial-up at least
> and should cover whereever they cover.
>
> Anyone has any experience on how to make this work from Ubuntu, Kubuntu
> etc? I guess we talk mainly about using your cellphone via bluetooth as
> a modem - somehow...
>
> Sinclair
>
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