Ubuntu and gprs connectivity

[Simpson Moyo]

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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