Guest bully-boy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Can some one shed some light on this please? it's wierd a little... instead of the G sign representing the GPRS enabled service I have an E... maybe from EGDE... ??? Edited July 31, 2006 by bully-boy
Guest awarner (MVP) Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 Correct :) E means you are using EDGE rather than GPRS.
Guest bully-boy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Can some one shed some light on this please? it's wierd a little... instead of the G sign representing the GPRS enabled service I have an E... maybe from EGDE... ??? Does that have any effect on the phone then? How com ei have that instead of G then? as i did have G then it just changed? Edited July 31, 2006 by bully-boy
Guest mini_man Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 Data speed wise yes. It allows faster data transfer e.g internet at speeds of up too 384 kbps. Where as GPRS only allows speeds of 9,05 kbps.
Guest danwatson1974 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Does that have any effect on the phone then? How com ei have that instead of G then? as i did have G then it just changed? EDGE (Enhanced Data For Global Evolution, if you can believe that !!) is approximately two or three times faster than 'normal' GPRS So it's good stuff :) I understand that, on Orange at least, it is charged at the same rate as regular GPRS. If your 'phone is set to auto acquire network signal, then it will take the best possible connection that is available in the area that you happen to be in , hence the change from 'E' to 'G' and perhaps '3G', depending on what type of handset you are using. No'3G' on the C600 ;) Edited July 31, 2006 by danwatson1974
Guest bully-boy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 Data speed wise yes. It allows faster data transfer e.g internet at speeds of up too 384 kbps. Where as GPRS only allows speeds of 9,05 kbps. Y would it just change tho ?
Guest bully-boy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 EDGE (Enhanced Data For Global Evolution, if you can believe that !!) is approximately two or three times faster than 'normal' GPRS So it's good stuff :) I understand that, on Orange at least, it is charged at the same rate as regular GPRS. but my phone is on vodafone now tho?
Guest bully-boy Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) EDGE (Enhanced Data For Global Evolution, if you can believe that !!) is approximately two or three times faster than 'normal' GPRS So it's good stuff :) I understand that, on Orange at least, it is charged at the same rate as regular GPRS. If your 'phone is set to auto acquire network signal, then it will take the best possible connection that is available in the area that you happen to be in , hence the change from 'E' to 'G' and perhaps '3G', depending on what type of handset you are using. No'3G' on the C600 ;) no you cant use 3G on these.... but the problem is I cannot browse the internet now or sent MMS messages, but i can sent email tho. these are my settings ...Description: Vodafone GPRS Connects to: The Internet Access Point: Internet Username: web Password: web Primary DNS: 158.43.240.4 Secondary DNS: 158.43.240.4 MMS.... Description: Vodafone MMS Connects to: WAP Network Access Point: wap.vodafone.co.uk User name: wap Password: wap Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0 Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0 IP address: 212.183.137.012 Wap… Description: Vodafone WAP Connects to: The Internet Access Point: wap.vodafone.co.uk User name: wap Password: wap Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0 Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0 IP address: 0.0.0.0 Dial Up WAP Connection... Description: Vodafone WAP CSD Connects to: The Internet Phone number: +447836900808 Username: wap Password: wap Domain: (blank) Proxy Settings... Description: Vodafone Proxy Connects From- The Internet Connects To - WAP Network Proxy - 212.183.137.012 Type - WAP User - Blank Password - Blank MMSC Settings... Description: Vodafone MMSC MMSC URL: http://mms.vodafone.co.uk/servlets/mms Data Connection: WAP Network WAP Gateway: 212.183.137.012 Port: 9201 Connect Via: WAP Network WAP Version 1.2 In connections press Menu and Advanced Internet Connection: Vodafone GPRS WAP connection: Vodafone WAP In Internet Explorer, goto connections and tick 'Automatically detect settings' WAP home address is http://wap:1999/vodafone.wml Edited July 31, 2006 by bully-boy
Guest Samsonite Posted August 1, 2006 Report Posted August 1, 2006 Data speed wise yes. It allows faster data transfer e.g internet at speeds of up too 384 kbps. Where as GPRS only allows speeds of 9,05 kbps. GPRS will give about 20-30kbps depending on a number of factors such as handset functionality and channels available on the cell at the time. If more slots are required for voice calls, GPRS will slow right down and possibly even have the session terminated. EDGE works on a similar Time allocated basis so the flat out rate of 384kbps would be a tabloid style headline rate. It should always be faster than GPRS in a given set of circumstantces as a single channel will give more bandwidth but i wouldnt ever count on it! What can happen is that a session can faster and faster as the network 'tunes-up' and the least cost path for the packets becomes more established!! (cost in data switchingroutes terms, not pence per meg...!)
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