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. <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Nyasha Chasakara <<a href="mailto:nchasakara@datvest.co.zw">nchasakara@datvest.co.zw</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div link="blue" vlink="blue" lang="EN-US"> <div> 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. <div> <div style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-zw-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-zw-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ubuntu-zw-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-zw-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</a>] On Behalf Of Kalpesh Thaker Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:03 PM To: Simpson Moyo Cc: ubuntu-zw; <a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>; chris Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity </div><div><div></div><div class="h5"> 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: <a href="http://www.astahost.com/Mobile-Broadband-Ubuntu-Bluetooth-t19728.html" target="_blank">http://www.astahost.com/Mobile-Broadband-Ubuntu-Bluetooth-t19728.html</a> 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 <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166617" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166617</a> <div> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 2:11 AM, Simpson Moyo <<a href="mailto:simpsonmoyo@gmail.com" target="_blank">simpsonmoyo@gmail.com</a>> 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... <div> <div> <div> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM, chris <<a href="mailto:chris@shaw.co.zw" target="_blank">chris@shaw.co.zw</a>> 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" <<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <div> <div> > 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? 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