Edge Modem Bonding?

[Mike_De_Lange]

I have 2 phones that have egde. Is it possible to join these 2 modems into 1 connection so I have double the speed? So i'm looking to join 2 dialup connections. I tried to bridge connections but its not avaliable...

Any apps or something out there for Windows XP?

Thanks!

 

[ginggs]

Windows for a long time has supported MultiLink, you just create a dial-up connection that uses both 'modems' and both dial the same number, the server you dial into creates a single connection on one IP address and splits the data across both modems, effectively doubling your speed.

The catch is finding an ISP that supports this, or knows how to enable it on their side.

 

[Mike_De_Lange]

Yeah that seems to be the general impression I get from google'ing for hours. MTN obviosly dont support it which is a pity. When I try mulilink both phones 1 connets and the other gives a 734 ppp link error. I think its trying to force 1 connection to use/share the other connections IP but since MTN only allows DHCP (manual entering of IP gives same PPP link error).

Guess it was worth a try. Thanks ginggs! This thread can be locked and trashed!

 

[fismail]

if you have a 3g/hsdpa facility why you would want to use multilink is beyond me.
for the cost implications to do multilink on a edge / edge + connection you may as well upgrade to the hsdpa facility.
once the 3.6mbps facility is active , people wont remember multilink anyways if any of the old guys who used it still find it worthwhile.

 

[Hexsist]

if you have a 3g/hsdpa facility why you would want to use multilink is beyond me.
for the cost implications to do multilink on a edge / edge + connection you may as well upgrade to the hsdpa facility.
once the 3.6mbps facility is active , people wont remember multilink anyways if any of the old guys who used it still find it worthwhile.

MTN has a pathetic 64kilobits upload speed. No matter if its HSDPA 2.0 or gprs. Thats prolly why he wants to multilink - MTN aint all that.

 

[ginggs]

MTN has a pathetic 64kilobits upload speed. No matter if its HSDPA 2.0 or gprs.

It's only their HSDPA upload speed that is crippled, their 3G upload speed is 64kbps as it's supposed to be. I have gotten upload speeds of around 120kbps using EDGE though.

 

[Mike_De_Lange]

1> Phones I have dont have 3G/HSDPA.
2> No WCDMA signal at home.

 

[Hexsist]

I have gotten upload speeds of around 120kbps using EDGE though.

Thats weird huh ? My friend said the same thing, with his edge phone.. He's playing games online with that rather then his HSDPA2.0 data card lolol

 

[Syndyre]

Thats weird huh ? My friend said the same thing, with his edge phone.. He's playing games online with that rather then his HSDPA2.0 data card lolol

Why doesn't he just set his data card to use EDGE?

 

[Hexsist]

I dont know why. Probably because he's using a laptop and his phone lets him know when theres edge coverage or not...

Thats what I think.

 

[WireFree]

I have 2 phones that have egde. Is it possible to join these 2 modems into 1 connection so I have double the speed? So i'm looking to join 2 dialup connections. I tried to bridge connections but its not avaliable...

Any apps or something out there for Windows XP?

Thanks!

Mike,

The radio resources on a base station are shared by all the data users on that base station. If MTN has 4 EDGE time slots on the base station and you are the only user then you can get speeds of up to 237 kb/s. If there are two users on the base station transferring data simultaneously then the 237kb/s is shared by both users. Two EDGE class 12 phones are not any better than one EDGE class 12 phone unless each phone uses a different base station.

Cheers,
WireFree

 

[Mike_De_Lange]

WireFree dude I think you onto something here. Could explain the problem we having at work:

I have a question. Is it possible to allow an HSDPA modem to select a different tower? Because at work we just bought a second E220 HSDPA modem and for some reason the bandwidth is split between these 2 devices. They both on seperate computers and everything. For instance if we start a mysql download on one E220 it goes at about 160KB, if we start a apache download with the other E220 the first connection' speed drops to about 80KBps and then the second stays at 80KBps.

What on earth is that nonsense??? Could the tower only be providing a max of 160KB to an area? How could they justify this? What if the company situated next to us and across the street all get HSDPA. We will have to split the 160+ KB between 3 companies? Are there any possible solutions?

Thanks WireFree

 

[WireFree]

I have a question. Is it possible to allow an HSDPA modem to select a different tower? Because at work we just bought a second E220 HSDPA modem and for some reason the bandwidth is split between these 2 devices. They both on seperate computers and everything. For instance if we start a mysql download on one E220 it goes at about 160KB, if we start a apache download with the other E220 the first connection' speed drops to about 80KBps and then the second stays at 80KBps.

What on earth is that nonsense??? Could the tower only be providing a max of 160KB to an area? How could they justify this? What if the company situated next to us and across the street all get HSDPA. We will have to split the 160+ KB between 3 companies? Are there any possible solutions?

Hi Mike,

Regarding the scenario above. I would suggest that you use one E220 on MTN and one E220 on Vodacom in the same office if you do not want the speed drop.

Yes, if the company next door also does on download or someone downloads a MMS with their phone on the same network you will see a drop in speed. If you want dedicated bandwidth for your company then consider ADSL with QoS or a leased line - both are more expensive but provide a better QoS.

Cheers,
WireFree