3G with Sony Ericsson K810i

[ice10001]

Hello & Good morning all,

Just a quick question, I have read the FAQ and scanned the forum, and cant find anything.. (yet)

I have a sony ericsson K810i cellphone which is 3G capable.

I also have the vodacom prepaid 3G data bundle - (Specifically for internet)

Can I use the phone as a 3G modem... (Currently, when I install the Vodacom software, the dashboard shows available network as Vodacom 3G, with no signal, when I click connect, it connects and then changes to Vodacom GPRS)

I have tried all the settings, as the phone also has an option where you can select USB internet, that if you connect it to a PC, the PC picks up the connection as Local Area Network... it gets connected, but yet the speed seems slow. (GPRS maybe)

My Dashboard has confirmed that I have used 45Mb of 3G & 400kb or GPRS

I know its faster than this as I have seen it.

Does anyone know the magic setup (or ritual dance) to get it connected/setup or can it be done 'off the bat' so its 3G & not GPRS?

My signal in my area is the strongest (I have the highest coverage rate)

 

[Syndyre]

See if you can set your phone to 3G Only or UMTS Only, that should force a 3G connection even if the GSM/GPRS signal is stronger.

 

[JK8]

Is 3G on? Its the 3blue circles next to your signal indicator.

 

[ice10001]

3g

3G is on & very prominant.. ie, it has the 3 blue circles displayed permanently next to the signal indicator.

I am still googling...

 

[vodacom3g]

3G is on & very prominant.. ie, it has the 3 blue circles displayed permanently next to the signal indicator.

I am still googling...

Run the speed test on http://speed.vodacom.co.za and post the results here.