Ubuntu and gprs connectivity

[Kalpesh Thaker]

i have just heard from three people in the last few days of how they enjoy
using 3g internet from ecoweb!!!
hahaha... econet seriously are capitalising on peoples mis-informed ideas of
what 3g internet is!

i think topics like this would be perfect for the zim ubuntu forums.....

gprs must be over 10 years old by now? lol.

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Nyasha Chasakara
<nchasakara at datvest.co.zw>wrote:

>  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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> *From:* ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [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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