MediaNet & MediaWorks limited to GPRS speed?

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dmartin@newarts.com - 05 Jun 2006 15:10 GMT

I've seen statements to the effect that the wap.cingulargprs... server
is limited to GPRS speeds.

I use MediaWorks throughout the southeast and have never seen speeds
greater than 73kbps with my V551. Others have said they get 300+kbps.
Is this because they use the isp... server?

If so, maybe I'll switch to a data plan.

Dave

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dold@XReXXMedia.usenet.us.com - 05 Jun 2006 19:35 GMT

> I've seen statements to the effect that the wap.cingulargprs... server
> is limited to GPRS speeds.

No.

> I use MediaWorks throughout the southeast and have never seen speeds
> greater than 73kbps with my V551. Others have said they get 300+kbps.
> Is this because they use the isp... server?

70KbpS is beyond Cingular GPRS, into medium EDGE speeds.
300Kbps isn't possible on EDGE. The maximum is about 150kbps.

> If so, maybe I'll switch to a data plan.

That won't change a thing. There is no speed difference.
I get about 30kbps with a v551 in a GPRS area, about 90-100kbps in EDGE
areas. Others report about 150 with a PC card, but not with a v551.

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dmartin@newarts.com - 07 Jun 2006 02:28 GMT

> > I've seen statements to the effect that the wap.cingulargprs... server
> > is limited to GPRS speeds.
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> I get about 30kbps with a v551 in a GPRS area, about 90-100kbps in EDGE
> areas. Others report about 150 with a PC card, but not with a v551.

Thanks for the precise answer.

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John Navas - 07 Jun 2006 17:07 GMT

>I've seen statements to the effect that the wap.cingulargprs... server
>is limited to GPRS speeds.

It's not. It will even go up to UMTS speed with a 3G SIM.

>I use MediaWorks throughout the southeast and have never seen speeds
>greater than 73kbps with my V551.

The V551 (Class 4) is capable of speeds up to about 100 Kbps, so that's
a bit low. Other EGPRS(EDGE) devices (Class 10) can go up to about 170
Kbps.

>Others have said they get 300+kbps.
>Is this because they use the isp... server?

They may be seeing the result of "data acceleration" (data compression),
which is only available on ISP.

>If so, maybe I'll switch to a data plan.

The primary benefits would be:
1. Data acceleration
2. VPN
For more info see the FAQ below.

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jay - 24 Jun 2006 01:23 GMT

> The primary benefits would be:
> 1. Data acceleration
> 2. VPN

Hello John

What is wrong with using VPN on EGPRS?

Thanks,
ja

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dold@XReXXMedia.usenet.us.com - 24 Jun 2006 01:29 GMT

> What is wrong with using VPN on EGPRS?

Nortel Contivity VPN works for me.

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John Navas - 29 Jun 2006 16:54 GMT

>> The primary benefits would be:
>> 1. Data acceleration
>> 2. VPN
>
>What is wrong with using VPN on EGPRS?

Certain types of VPN will not work over MEdia Net, only Data Connect.

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