On vient de me proposer un module Edge pour mon ordinateur portable pour env. 7000 baths car je me plaignais que mon accès GPRS (avec module Solomon) était trop lent (115 kbits/s théorique).
Et tu en es content? Voici qques infos concernant le système EDGE en
Thailande:
The section below was written in April 2007All of
Thailand, including remote regions, now have GPRS coverage. Most of the cities have been upgraded to EDGE, including
Bangkok,
Pattaya,
Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, and many others. We have visited these cities and can confirm EDGE status. Many rural areas have also been upgraded: around
Chiang Mai much of the countryside, including
Pai, and the rural areas around Nakorn Ratchasima.
AIS has been the most productive, deploying EDGE in rural as well as city locations, we have had favourable reports about speed and reliability, particularly out in the countryside. AIS are currently running a TV advertising campaign claiming that coverage is now countrywide.
If you are located in a major city then we still prefer Dtac for quality-of-service and near 100% reliability. We estimate that 80% of the population now has EDGE coverage in
Thailand, the remaining rural areas should be upgraded within the next two to three years.
EDGE is an enhancement to the GPRS network. The benefit to users is that EDGE runs at 80 kbps to 140 kbps, that’s two to three times faster than dialup. The tariff for using EDGE is exactly the same as for GPRS, it just requires an EDGE enabled GPRS card such as the GC83, GC89 or Sierra Wireless 860 to use the network to its full potential.
On est encore très loin de l'ADSL ou du système de CAT Telephone qui sont eux-même très loin des standards européens...
