Cingular Connection Manager

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> I just my Sony Ericsson GC83 PC Card, and I've got a couple of
> questions about this application:
>
> * The "Roaming" indicator is visible wherever I use it (in Portland,
> OR). Anybody ever use this app, when it _doesn't_ say 'roaming'? Any
> difference in speeds?

Oh...what kind of SIM card do you have? Orange (Cingular) or Blue
(AWS)? If you have a Cingular SIM you would be "roaming" there because
it's still AWS, a subsidiary of Cingular, but you wouldn't be charged
roaming. I forgot about that.

> * When I go to the Network Info / Network tab, for network type, it
> says "GPRS". Does this ever say "EDGE", to indicate when it's on an
> EDGE network?
>

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robb@acm.org wrote:
> Interesting. I have an orange card , saying Cingular on it.
> (Actually, orange/white on top, and light green on the bottom.)
>
> So, I guess Cingular doesn't own any networks out here, so it's all
> roaming?

Cingular owns AT&T Wireless. However, until the networks are officially
and fully integrated, the SIM doesn't know they are the same company,
and a Cingular SIM will normally think AT&T Wireless is roaming, and an
AT&T Wireless SIM will normally think Cingular is roaming.

> I _am_, though, getting EDGE speeds as far as I can tell - file
> downloads with FTP have been as high as 22 kBps. (= about 220 kbps.)
> That's with a very good signal... Or should I expect more?

I'm going to leave this alone, as I don't know much about data...