On Feb 23, 2:49 am, "Jan" <c3derp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> At the Cingular store the display placard says the HTC Cingular 8125
> is supposed to use the Edge network so it should move data at
> broadband speeds but I can only get GPRS. Also, I had dial-up for many
> years and now I have 3MB DSL (at home), and the GPRS is usually as
> slow as 56K dialup, not even cllose to broadband. Sometimes I can't
> get on the right site at all because it's so slow. I sometimes get a
> message the site isn't available. Often when I get this message I'm at
> home and I find it is available on my DSL network. What causes this
> problem? I mean ... the 8125 makes phone calls okay, so why the
> Internet problems? Are the GPRS towers further apart than regular cell
> phone towers?
>
> Oh, and where I use the GPRS to keep track of where I am going with
> GPS and Windows Live Search often the GPS arrow is all I see on my
> screen because the aerial data isn't coming in fast enough, especially
> if cruising at Interstate speeds. At city street speeds it is usually
> okay.
>
> Is this phone just an anachronism (outdated before its time)?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jan

Jan, he is right. Edge is nothing near the speed of Broadband. Maybe
150k at best. The 8125 always shows the G when accessing the internet,
it will not display any icons indicating Edge. You can check
cingular.com for the coverage of Edge, and yes, the phone is outdated!
Trash it and get a 3G/HSDPA (8525 or BlackJack etc.).

Good luck
3GFreak
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