USB modem speeds

[Guest XGEOX]

after following some very good advice posted here i now have my spv working as a usb modem... (thx jtsaint) :lol:

however i have a few questions about using my spv like this:

when i connect using my latop, it seems to think my spv is using a 230kbps connection speed. Now whilst i'd be very pleased to hear that this is true, i doubt this is right... ..my home bb connection runs at 570... does anyone know what the actual connection speed is? (assuming i have full gprs signal)

also, as i am connected using (i assume) gprs, does my regular tarif apply - ie. if im using Orange Contract and have signed up for the 1mb per month package, will i be charged extra for using my phone with my laptop in this way? or is it done per minute instead?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

The connection between the SPV and the modem is actualy a serial connection the phone end (even though it's connected via USB) so speed will be limited I'm afraid :lol:

[Guest XGEOX]

..so what is the theroetical maximum speed the gprs network can handle?

if the limiting factor is the way the phone connects to the laptop (or it's own modem as i understand it), what data rate could the phone potentially get if this was improved?

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Max theoretical GPRS speed before overheads is ~51k down/14k up or there abouts.

It says 230kbps merely because thats the max connection speed you told windows to accept :lol:

[Guest XGEOX]

ahha - i c

ok - just one more question then... :oops:

ive heard about this 3g thing - in fact i almost bought one of those phones instead (in the end i made the right choice methinks)...

...i presume that this is not the same as gprs because it is fast enough to allow live video calls (or so ive been told) - so what kind of transfer rate does that have?

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

I think current 3G handsets are capped at 128kbps.

Theoretical max is 2mbit though, assuming you're in the same cell.

[Guest XGEOX]

hehe - nice speeds - shame the 3g phones are crap :D :lol: