petertheobald

Hi All Thanks for the replies re: Data card vs Data cable with Mobile. Can anyone tell me what is the speed difference between the two? I purchased a data cable, it works fine, gives me speeds of 115 kbps (so it says on the rconnect application) and performance is quite good. a) What is the speed you get with the wireless data card b ) I have seen some posts that with some hack/tweak you can get the datacable+ phone to work at almost double speed 230 kbps. But the procedure to do this seemed quite complex, involved registry tweaking etc.. Has anyone tried this and has a procedure that can be shared with all of us to try out? Thanks- Peter

Hi I tried using a original USB datacable (pure USB, no conversion to Serial) on my old Reliance phone 2130 and the speed was pathetic, would take 5 min to open up VSNL webmail page, absolutely un-useable so I gave up. Now I have an LG 5130, would appreciate advice on my application, which basically is, I travel all over India (metro cities mostly) and need to check my mail on the move from my laptop, at a decent speed, and good coverage of locations My questions are: - Should I go with Reliance R Connect or go to Airtel Data Card (GPRS/Edge) or Tata Indicom - If i go for reliance, should i buy the data cable for the phone or buy a separate Wireless data-card (much more expensive) - If i buy the data-cable, original cable or grey market one will do? Should I go for the Pure USB option or the USB to serial conversion one? - What speeds can I get, which drivers should I download, and what settings should I tweak where and how? Any advice will be highly appreciated Thanks- Peter << Post Merged >>