GPRS USB Modem – Initial Impressions
August 23rd, 2009 by Graham Crumb
I’ve been playing with a Digicel GPRS modem for the last few days, and thought I’d share some initial impressions.
To me, a computer without Internet access feels like a car without wheels. Trotting around town with my GPRS-enabled laptop has made me realise just how many ways the Internet supplements my daily existence. Technical disputes with my kava-drinking buddies are resolved in a flash. (“Dude, railway ties are so treated with creosote. So there.”) My extended family can keep track on what their friends overseas are up to. The opportunities to learn are immense, too. (True story: someone asked me how tall a giraffe is. For the first time ever, I was able to say, “Hang on. I’ll show you.”)
That said, GPRS is far better suited to intermittent connectivity than staying online full-time. A quick facebook update here, an email there – that sort of thing. But compared to the amount of Internet available throughout most of the country (i.e. none) I’ve got to say it’s pretty darn cool to have it when you need it.
Read on for the geeky details.
NOTE: Take everything I say with a grain of salt – I’ve only just started this evaluation, so I reserve the right to be very, very wrong on some or all what follows….
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