Vision enabled phones; Older Models share High Speeds with Laptop?

Instead of pinging yahoo.com. Symantec operates a ping server for just
that purpose at ping.symantec.com

Donna Becker wrote:
> I ran a ping - ping -l 1 -t
> yahoo.com - in the background so I wouldn't disconnect.

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Donkey Agony wrote:
> 230kbps???
>
> What phone are you using? My Sanyo 4900 peaked at about half that speed
> *once*, most of the time it's 60-70kbps. I didn't know you could get
> 230k with a dedicated card, much less a phone!

You're right. When the connection is made, I get a Windows notification
that says: "SprintPCS now connected. Speed: 230.4 Kbps."
However, that is the laptop-to-modem speed. To get the actual network
speed I took the speed test at http://sfo.speakeasy.net :

2003-11-22 23:28:15 EST: 103 / 56
Your download speed : 103614 bps, or 103 kbps.
A 12.6 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 56393 bps, or 56 kbps.

This is with a Samsung VGA1000.

John Richards wrote:

>> What phone are you using? My Sanyo 4900 peaked at about half that
>> speed *once*, most of the time it's 60-70kbps. I didn't know you
>> could get 230k with a dedicated card, much less a phone!

> You're right. When the connection is made, I get a Windows
> notification that says: "SprintPCS now connected. Speed: 230.4 Kbps."
> However, that is the laptop-to-modem speed.

Ah. Interesting though that the VGA1000 does that laptop-to-modem
speed, whereas my Sanyo USB drivers only allow 115,200 (the max speed of
a regular serial port).

> To get the actual network
> speed I took the speed test at http://sfo.speakeasy.net :
>
> 2003-11-22 23:28:15 EST: 103 / 56
> Your download speed : 103614 bps, or 103 kbps.

103 kbps is not bad at all.

> A 12.6 KB/sec transfer rate.
> Your upload speed : 56393 bps, or 56 kbps.
>
> This is with a Samsung VGA1000.

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"Donna Becker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> <By the way, you don't need any software
> for dialing, just install the free USB driver which allows your laptop to
> recognize the phone as a modem>
> If you want to get the cable that also charges the Sanyo 4900/8100 here is
a
> link - I bought one from this guy and love it! DonnaB
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3059805973
>
I do not travel enough (6-7 trips/year) to justify maintaining a data plan,
but it would be convenient to occasionally check the email while in the car.
I have a Sanyo 4700 (non-Vision). If I get one of the old PCS Wireless Web
Connection serial cables for this phone, can I use it like a modem to call
my ISP computer for these occasions. THanks, larry

In infinite wisdom Larry Phelan answered:

> "Donna Becker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>><By the way, you don't need any software
>>for dialing, just install the free USB driver which allows your laptop to
>>recognize the phone as a modem>
>>If you want to get the cable that also charges the Sanyo 4900/8100 here is
>
> a
>
>>link - I bought one from this guy and love it! DonnaB
>>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3059805973
>
> I do not travel enough (6-7 trips/year) to justify maintaining a data plan,
> but it would be convenient to occasionally check the email while in the car.
> I have a Sanyo 4700 (non-Vision). If I get one of the old PCS Wireless Web
> Connection serial cables for this phone, can I use it like a modem to call
> my ISP computer for these occasions. THanks, larry
>
>
YES you can. Used to do it with my 4700. And now do with my 5150.