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Thanks Hetal. I will search online resources for Signal Boosters.

Thanks for quick reply. Where can I find Signal Booster online? Any make model information on signal booster?

Hi all, RIMWeb forums doing excellent job connecting RIM customers and sharing information. Thank you RIMWeb. It has been over a year since I have checked in. Is RConnect still 1xRTT or they now offering EVDO service? I noticed lots of people asked question about what's best hardware available for RConnect service. Last time Dec 2004 I used Nokia 280x with USB cable and it worked OK for browsing web however I was not able to stream audio from overseas radio station that I listed to on Saturdays. I plan to visit India during November timeframe. Would it be better to purchase external antenna locally (in India or bring it from overseas) that I can use with RConnect USB/PCMCIA or phone? Thanks All.

What's status on EVDO service roll out? I was in India for few weeks in December and January. I enjoyed RIM service it was much better then regular dial up. It's always amusing talking to some RIM service center attendents. There was a RIM lady who knew a little more then any one before and after however none can help with setting up my GTRAN 6210 EVDO and 1XRTT but I can't blame them since the card was not certified by RIM.

Nokia 2280 RIM Got generic DKU5 from Fleebay (US) for about Rs 800 eq. Uses Prolific Usb to Serial chip. Downloaded Prolific driver and got it working on two laptops with RIM phone. Worked fine until a pin broke (physical damage). My fault. Picked up another generic DKU5 cable from a cell phone shop next to RIM WebWorld center. Cost me Rs750 for it but cable is made in China and has English-Chinese manual. This cable uses TI USB-to-Serial chip. Downloaded USB to serial driver from TI and got it working on same two laptops with RIM phone.. I heard from few local folks that a locally assembeled cable availble for Rs 150 but I have yet to see one!! If I do see one I will sure to purchase an extra.

Nokia 2280: Getting about 8-10 Kbytes per second with generic dku-5 data cable Samsung 191: Hanging high on wall get between 138~142 kbits per second. I was able to download 9MB microsoft update in ~12 minutes.

I am using generic DKU5 for my R-Connect service on nokia 2280. The cable works like a charm. I also have generic data cable for Samsung 191 that I purchased from UK but I haven't tried it.

You are correct this may not cut for live streaming media. I think it has to do with RIL's data network between cell towers and regional data centers. I have been using VPN over RConnect for few days now. The response times seems to be faster during non-peak hours.

OK! This is my first day with VPN over R Connect. The first day is kind of mixed on speed and initial setting of connection. I have P4 HP laptop with 512 MB RAM. I brought my own DKU-5 cable with me and got prepaid 2280. I had to download 2280 3g driver INF file from nokia's India download portal. Once installed connection was easy however in the afternoon I found remote server not available messages when tryign to reconnect. I also tried to download 2280 dialing zip file from relianceinfo site with download speed up to 11.6 Kbps (11.6*8 kilo bits per second). I was impressed with the speed however the speed was for short time . I also noticed spike on speed kind of inconsistant from zero Kbps to 8 Kbps but mostly around 3 Kbps. Overall I think this will work for me good for checking emails and browsing web pages.

Thanks! This is sweet with Freedom unlimited service for Rs1500 for a month and roaming included.

I will be using prepaid RConnect service for most part in Gujarat however is roaming option available for Mumbai and Rajesthan? How good R-Connect coverage in Rajasthan (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer)? Thanks!

I will be using my company's VPN over R-Connect in about two weeks. I just chat with a R-Connect user in India over Yahoo Messaanger! The voice quality was great. I think it will work out great!

I noticed new Nokia 3105 CDMA. I am not sure if this phone supports high speed data connection? I have GSM Nokia 3100 but it supports GPRS without a modem somehow. I wonder if CDMA version 3105 will have similar feature? May be it will require special software that bypass connection via modem.

Have you looked at Samsung 356 Samsung 356

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