If what you're describing is often referred to as "tethering"... I have a Blackberry 8830 with Verizon's services (CDMA). Since the company was paying for the service, I decided to play with it since my home laptop had been "replaced" with a tower...
PITA!!! OK, tethering works. The problem is, when I'm trying to use the laptop with my home's wireless router, things will be fine for several minutes. Then all comes to a halt. I minimize my apps and see the tethering driver has popped up bitching about not finding my Blackberry. I agree with another poster - if you can afford it, get those users "air cards". In the right locations, they're faster and less trouble than any other wireless option. -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org Peter van Houten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/10/2008 06:39:42 PM: > Hi all, > > A client is rolling out a number of laptops for sales staff and would > like to use the modems in their mobiles rather than a separate device. > > All the handsets are to be 3G [/UMTS/HSDPA] capable. My own Sony > Ericsson is only GPRS capable but works fairly well (albeit at 384Kb/s > maximum) via a data cable to my laptop. Fine for remote control, > browsing and email but obviously VOIP such as Skype and other > latency-sensitive applications are non-starters. > > I would like to know if any of you routinely work with the above > scenario using 3G handsets as opposed to USB/PCMCIA modems and what > your experience has been. My client is going to be using the setup > primarily with a VPN to the office servers. Please let me know which > model handset you use. > > Many thanks. > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
