In his time, I opted for the phone Sony Ericsson T610 (this was my second T610, the first time, I often confuse them) – the phone in aluminum housing with support for GPRS Class 8, Bluetooth, IrDA, USB and COM data cable. It cost me 90 thousand Belarusian rubles, while checking it turned out, that does not work embedded camera phone to the modem was not affected, but it does greatly reduce the price. Install and configure GPRS modem installation and setup GPRS modem is not no problems – Built-filling as a mobile phone and a separate GPRS modem is a standard hardware COM-modem, which is determined and set "a bang" of any modern operating system. After installing the SIM card in your phone you will need to configure Internet access point. Many mobile operators offer service for automatic configuration. If you can not customize these Options – Please support your carrier. What you should know about installing the phone as a GPRS modem in Windows? When you connect via the COM data cable or infrared port (IrDA) need to add a new wizard Modem specify the path to modem-scripts for your phone.

If you do not have such a file, then type in any search engine the phrase: modem-scripts model_vashego_telefona download and download the file by using the search results. After installing the modem list the initialization string in the data provided by your service provider. Following these simple actions can be considered as a modem setup finished. Further, all actions on Internet access are identical to those for dial-up connection. If you are unhappy (happy?) The owner of the USB data cable, get ready for the fact that in most USB Data cable connection to your phone goes through all the same serial COM (in the USB data cable is installed chip USB-to-COM). The consequence of this would be a need to install a driver for interfacing with the chip USB-to-COM. If you find an appropriate driver on the CD, supplied with data cable, the further install the modem no problem. The most enjoyable way to use the GPRS modem cell phone – access via Bluetooth port.

If your computer has a Bluetooth adapter, the configuration will be communication between the computer and telephone, prescribing a PIN to communications and, in some cases, installing the modem-scripts file and prescription initialization string for the modem. In that case, if you buy an external USB Bluetooth, beware – for certain Models included are drivers with a stripped-down functionality (the same full version will cost extra money). It may be the best way to take the USB Bluetooth driver without a complete, if the box will say something like this: "To install the device does not require additional drivers, the device is compatible with Windows XP/2000/Vista. In any case, negotiate with the seller about the possibility of testing the device before buying it. Conclusion Mobile Internet is getting cheaper, improved high-speed connection options. In a short time, and many readers will be able to taste the delights of "the Internet without wires." I hope that this brief overview of mobile access to the GSM networks have given you minimum required knowledge to practical use. For those who want to learn more about working with GPRS on Linux and that is EGPRS – continuation of the article: GPRS – Theory and Practice