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  1. #1
    I'm using an iBook & Bluetooth with an old V551 for data access. I
    hesitate to update the phone's firmware because if it fails I'm screwed
    majorly and/or am a weenie.

    Using Toast.net I have a download throughput of 73K. (It varies between
    70-80K).

    I do not know if this is an EDGE area and do not know how to find out.
    (Dunnellon, FL, SW of Ocala)....how can I find out if there's EDGE
    coverage here?

    My present confuguration has no special set-up strings, etc, & uses the
    wap servers through old Media Works.

    John Navas' Wikipedia FAQ* refers to some german software called
    "Mobile High Speed for Mac OS"; on downloading it I see the want me to
    buy a license to use it for EDGE.

    Is this necessary? Might it help me obtain higher speeds?

    Dave

    * for which I thank him very much.




    See More: V551 EDGE software?




  2. #2
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: V551 EDGE software?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on 16 Feb 2006
    03:14:26 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >I'm using an iBook & Bluetooth with an old V551 for data access. I
    >hesitate to update the phone's firmware because if it fails I'm screwed
    >majorly and/or am a weenie.


    "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

    >Using Toast.net I have a download throughput of 73K. (It varies between
    >70-80K).
    >
    >I do not know if this is an EDGE area and do not know how to find out.
    >(Dunnellon, FL, SW of Ocala)....how can I find out if there's EDGE
    >coverage here?


    With that speed, you are getting EGPRS(EDGE) -- GPRS is limited to about 50
    Kbps.

    >My present confuguration has no special set-up strings, etc, & uses the
    >wap servers through old Media Works.


    That should be fine.

    >John Navas' Wikipedia FAQ*


    It's actually a public project where anyone is welcome to contribute -- I just
    started it.

    >refers to some german software called
    >"Mobile High Speed for Mac OS"; on downloading it I see the want me to
    >buy a license to use it for EDGE.
    >
    >Is this necessary? Might it help me obtain higher speeds?


    No and no. The only things that might help are (1) better signal and (2) a
    serial port speed of 230 Kbps or higher. Maximum EGPRS(EDGE) speed with the
    V551 in ideal conditions is about 100 Kbps, but you may be in an area with a
    restricted number of download slots.

    >* for which I thank him very much.


    You're very welcome.

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  3. #3

    Re: V551 EDGE software?

    [email protected] wrote:
    > I'm using an iBook & Bluetooth with an old V551 for data access. I
    > hesitate to update the phone's firmware because if it fails I'm screwed
    > majorly and/or am a weenie.


    Why are you interested in a firmware upgrade?

    > Using Toast.net I have a download throughput of 73K. (It varies between
    > 70-80K).


    That's EDGE. The typical GPRS, non-EDGE, will be 30-35K, and I think it
    can't go over 49K.

    I get 70-90Kbps on Edge with Windows bluetooth on a v551. Does the iBook
    have a "connection speed"? On Windows, this number can be anywhere from
    19.2k to 430k for a bluetooth connection, and it is statically
    configurable. It has nothing to do with your throughput, unless it is low
    enough to be a limiting factor.


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    Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5



  4. #4

    Re: V551 EDGE software?

    "Why are you interested in a firmware upgrade? "

    Perhaps it will help a problem that often when the phone is out of
    Bluetooth range for a while it will not re-establish a Bluetooth/EDGE
    connection until I reboot the phone.

    Dave




  5. #5
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: V551 EDGE software?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on 16 Feb 2006
    19:34:08 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >"Why are you interested in a firmware upgrade? "
    >
    >Perhaps it will help a problem that often when the phone is out of
    >Bluetooth range for a while it will not re-establish a Bluetooth/EDGE
    >connection until I reboot the phone.


    That it does, in my case at least.

    --
    Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



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