Does anybody know whether MTN has EDGE coverage in the Durban area.
My 6230i is supposedly EDGE-worthy but I dont notice any great speeds. I am now intending to swop this phone for a 3G enabled (like 6680) but the theoretically there isnt much diff between 3G (384kbps?) and EDGE (238 kbps) as far as speed.
However I dont know if I am picking up EDGE or not?
On the Nokia website under Data Transfer features for both the 6230i and 6680 EDGE is listed but not 3G for either.
Please, if anybody could shed some light.
I am doing some practical tests and should be able to get a real idea of the difference. '
I was in Stanger yesterday where there was no 3G on MTN but a bit on Vodacom.
The 6230 i download speed (i.e. the transfer rate displayed on the download dialog) on one machine connected via infrared was less than 1kbps and on another machine about 7kbps. That was on MTN.
On Vodacom we tried a 6630 via bluetooth and 3G the download speed was 35kbps.
All those figures are far from the maximum.
Anyway, today I will try to test 3G and GPRS (or EDGE?) in Durban on the MTN network.
My 6230i is supposedly EDGE-worthy but I dont notice any great speeds. I am now intending to swop this phone for a 3G enabled (like 6680) but the theoretically there isnt much diff between 3G (384kbps?) and EDGE (238 kbps) as far as speed.
However I dont know if I am picking up EDGE or not?
On the Nokia website under Data Transfer features for both the 6230i and 6680 EDGE is listed but not 3G for either.
Please, if anybody could shed some light.
I am doing some practical tests and should be able to get a real idea of the difference. '
I was in Stanger yesterday where there was no 3G on MTN but a bit on Vodacom.
The 6230 i download speed (i.e. the transfer rate displayed on the download dialog) on one machine connected via infrared was less than 1kbps and on another machine about 7kbps. That was on MTN.
On Vodacom we tried a 6630 via bluetooth and 3G the download speed was 35kbps.
All those figures are far from the maximum.
Anyway, today I will try to test 3G and GPRS (or EDGE?) in Durban on the MTN network.