CSD versus GPRS

Bruce Chastain

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Jul 19, 2004, 12:12:41 PM7/19/04

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On the "Email Msg Setup" screen of my Motorola V400 there is a field "ISP
setting" which allows "CSD" or "GPRS".

What should the setting be, or what are the advantages/disadvantages of
both?

Thanks,
Bruce.

R.M

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Jul 19, 2004, 2:16:54 PM7/19/04

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CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP, however its
limited to 9600bps.
GPRS uses Cingular's network for internet access and is much faster.

CSD uses your total mins, while GPRS is usualy billed by the amount of
data you use.

There is also a HSCSD that has simular speeds to GPRS but as far as I
know it hasn't been implemented in the United States.

Robert M.

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Jul 19, 2004, 2:21:54 PM7/19/04

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In article <40FC101A...@usenetjunk.com>,
"R.M" <usene...@usenetjunk.com> wrote:

> Bruce Chastain wrote:
> > On the "Email Msg Setup" screen of my Motorola V400 there is a field "ISP
> > setting" which allows "CSD" or "GPRS".
> >
> > What should the setting be, or what are the advantages/disadvantages of
> > both?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bruce.
> >
> CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP, however its
> limited to 9600bps.

There's a setting in my phone to change it to 14400

Bruce Chastain

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Jul 19, 2004, 2:26:48 PM7/19/04

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"R.M" <usene...@usenetjunk.com> wrote in message
news:40FC101A...@usenetjunk.com...

> CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP, however its
> limited to 9600bps.
> GPRS uses Cingular's network for internet access and is much faster.
>
> CSD uses your total mins, while GPRS is usualy billed by the amount of
> data you use.
>
> There is also a HSCSD that has simular speeds to GPRS but as far as I
> know it hasn't been implemented in the United States.

Interesting. Thanks for the info!

Bruce.

Todd Allcock

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Jul 20, 2004, 1:38:40 AM7/20/04

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"Robert M." <rmar...@faq.cIty> wrote in message news:<rmarkoff-9E1411...@news2.west.earthlink.net>...

> > CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP, however its
> > limited to 9600bps.
>
> There's a setting in my phone to change it to 14400

The 9.6k limit is Cingular's, not the handset's.

Verizon and Sprint allow 14.4k CSD, but Cingular's and T-Mobile's CSD
top out at 9600.

R.M

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Jul 21, 2004, 9:39:44 AM7/21/04

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Robert M. wrote:
>>>
>>
>>CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP, however its
>>limited to 9600bps.
>
>
> There's a setting in my phone to change it to 14400

Yes, there is in many, however it is not usable in the United States as
non of the networks support HSCSD(High Speed Carrier Switch Data). At
this point, most providers don't have any plans to implement HSCSD as
GPRS and EDGE already have faster speeds.

John Navas

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Aug 3, 2004, 3:39:46 AM8/3/04

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In <40FC101A...@usenetjunk.com> on Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:16:54 GMT, "R.M"
<usene...@usenetjunk.com> wrote:

>Bruce Chastain wrote:

>> On the "Email Msg Setup" screen of my Motorola V400 there is a field "ISP
>> setting" which allows "CSD" or "GPRS".
>>
>> What should the setting be, or what are the advantages/disadvantages of
>> both?

>CSD is used if you have a dialup account with anohter ISP,

It also works with Cingular as the ISP.

>CSD uses your total mins, while GPRS is usualy billed by the amount of
>data you use.

CSD actually uses minutes in the same way as voice, and is a much better deal
than GPRS during Nights and Weekends if you have lots of Night and Weekend
minutes.

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>