Lorenzo Barbieri @ Weblogs.Asp.Net

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GPRS sucks!!!

How can they tell you "Internet Everywhere" when you can connect at 4Kb/sec (download) and 1Kb/sec (upload) at best...

And when the connection have troubles, you lose packets without any notification...

Most of the times I've to stop and restart the connection.

Now I'm only paying 20€/month, but from the next month they pretend that I pay for 3€/Mb...

I've already exchanged more that 250Mb with the network only in one week... How much have I to pay???? :-(

The next month I'll stop using the service...Or perhaps I'll search for another flat rate GPRS provider...

Posted: Oct 07 2003, 05:07 PM by barbilor | with 2 comment(s)

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Mehran Nikoo said:

You are right. GPRS (at least at its current state) is not a solution :(

Anyway I don't think that you should use GPRS as your main connection to the Internet. 250MB is a huge number for GPRS. In UK you would be charged about £100, which is four times a broadband connection!
# October 7, 2003 6:49 PM

James said:

Be on the lookout for 802.16 networks soon (2004). They will backhaul 802.11 hotspots or allow direct connection. Current specs get up to 155MB/sec (although that would not be for an individual subscriber). Skip the cell phone stuff - it's not going anywhere soon.
# October 7, 2003 10:48 PM
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