GPRS (internet) speed tweak

For all PocketPC Phone Edition users with GSM devices (PDA2K/XDA/MDA, etc.), here is a very simple tweak that significantly improves GPRS performance:

This tweaks simply selects Class 8 GPRS operation over the (default) Class 10 device setting. Class 8 operation assigns 4 of 5 channels for Receive (download) and 1 channel for Transmit (upload). In contrast, the default Class 10 operation assigns 3 Receive and 2 Transmit channels.

This setting will be be great for the majority of PPC users since most of us are typically downloading information onto our devices (vs. hosting a server, uploading large files or sending lots of wordy emails or emails with large attachments).

To enable this tweak, just tap "Start / Settings / Connections / GPRS Settings / GPRS-Settings" and select the Class 8 radio button.

I have not performed any formal benchmarking, but I can tell you that the speed improvement is dramatic.