Whats the web speed like ?

Post #112,312 by dmarker 7/31/03 6:21:03 PM Reply	Whats the web speed like ? - r u on gprs ? Took a peek at one of them on the web - seems quite neat by way of GUI. My experience with trying to do web stuff using a PDA & (even with a gprs SIM) was that the web speed was so poor that once the novelty factor wore off I stopped doing it. Found myself feeling anti SIM web access but always enjoyed using Wi-Fi in local coffee shops (when I was back in HK). The issue was not so much the device (although browsing web pages on a current model PDA wears visually thin very quickly, it is better than nothing (just). Will be interested to hear how usage goes as time passes. Cheers Doug Marker
Post #112,326 by pwhysall 7/31/03 7:16:28 PM Reply	Re: Whats the web speed like ? - r u on gprs ? Yes, I'm on GPRS. Web speed is adequate but it's hard to gauge because I've become very accustomed to high speed connections (the slowest thing I deal with is 1MBit). Seems no more painful than good ol' dialup. Orange in the UK have clearly worked hard on their GPRS network. When I first dipped a toe in this water last year, it was awful; connections would silently drop, you couldn't get reconnected without powercycling the phone, the speed was dismal, etc. It Just Works now. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #112,355 by admin 7/31/03 10:55:08 PM Reply	Browsing the web on a phone is idiotic. Using the web on a phone is brilliant. As in, web services accessed by software running on the phone. Or PDA, or whatever. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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