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February 23, 2004
A perfect road warrior combo--Thinkpad, Sony Ericsson T610, and T-mobile GPRS
Well, I'm back. It's been so hectic last few weeks that my submission to this site has almost been nonexistent. Anyway, during the last few weeks, I have been been house hunting here at Cincinnati and been to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon for about a week . Well, we finally came back from LV, and the seller accepted our offer while we were on our trip. So, things have been settling here somewhat.
Anyway, I want to report on my experience using the above combination in my latest trip. The hotel we were staying didn't have the broadband connection, and I was using my Tungsten T3 and SE T610. Then it dawned on me that my latest Thinkpad also has the Bluetooth connection. So, I should be able to connect to the T-mobile's GPRS network using my Thinkpad. To my surprise, the setup was a breeze (just turn on your Bluetooth and create a dial-up networking connection using the T610), and I was able to get 115.2kbps connection speed--it wasn't broadband fast, but still acceptable for browsing most websites and downloading my e-mails. I got connection almost every time I tried during my trip. The unlimited GPRS plan I have really got a workout this past week (sometimes I would be on for several hours straight without any interruption), and I'm so glad that I have that service.
So, if you are traveling, check out this combo for your wireless solution.
Comments
Welcome back, Ken!
Posted by: Craig at February 23, 2004 8:56 AM
I love that combination, only I use a ThinkPad with built-in BT, but the SE t610 and T3 also. It's awesome. Works just about everywhere. It's fast enough for doing what I need to do when I use it. Great service.
Posted by: Roger at February 23, 2004 10:23 AM
T-Mobile, Nokia 3650, Tungsten T3, and a Mac TiBook G4 with BT Dongle. Great experience from Home to the Airport to the Hotel and back again!
Posted by: Bryan Nystrom at February 23, 2004 12:48 PM
Great to hear that others have similar setups. I'm glad that my Thinkpad came with BT built-in. I'm surprised that BT folks haven't done much to advertise the advantage of having such a setup.
Posted by: Ken at February 24, 2004 6:15 AM
Exactly how does one set up the 'dial-up networking' connection from WinXP to the T-mobile gprs service on the SE t610?
Posted by: Joel Forman at April 10, 2004 7:47 PM
Exactly how does one set up the 'dial-up networking' connection from WinXP to the T-mobile gprs service on the SE t610?
Posted by: Joel Forman at April 10, 2004 7:48 PM
You need to set up a dial up networking connection. No need to put user name or password. Just put *99# in the number section. Of course, you need to set up the dial-up networking to connect to Bluetooth modem in your Thinkpad.
Posted by: Ken at April 11, 2004 9:50 PM
Yes, I'm glad to see all of you using the thinkpad and bluetooth. That's great!. I'm using a Dell laptop with a motorola v400 thru Cingular.
My webcam is a logitech. I can use the network thru msn messenger for live streaming, but at 115kbps, the bandwith only allows a frame every second or two. I need to know how to set it up to live stream to my website so anybody could punch up my web address and see me (or the road, if I have the camera pointed that way) COOL!
Does Anybody have any thoughts on how to have it streaming thru my web site?
Posted by: Jon Trovillion at April 12, 2004 10:01 PM
nice to see other people using this type of solution. i've been using a TT and t68i on ATT since they went GSM. i've upgraded my Vaio TR1AP to have btooth and have been using a similar setup. i can ususally get most important communications done on the palm (while on the go) but have to sit down and pull out the vaio when i have to review MRI data.
Posted by: mark pun at April 13, 2004 12:40 AM
I use a similar set up - T-Mobile SE T610, Apple PowerBook G4 Aluminum and an iPAQ 2215. Great when there isn't a decent broadband connection around.
Posted by: Leo the 3rd at April 15, 2004 11:26 PM