Mobile Broadband

[fullyautomatix]

Why do they call it 'broadband'. I have been trying to use a Vodafone mobile broadband USB dongle in the middle of a city centre and it's giving me speeds of 2 KBPS and sometimes speeds in BPS too. Poor value IMO and worse than dial up modems.

I had thought Vodafone had superior network capability, but clearly this is not the case.

[Sockpuppet]

T-Mobile.

Get well over 3mpbs at the office desk.

[fullyautomatix]

T-Mobile.

Get well over 3mpbs at the office desk.

Where ? Does the speed vary when you travel across the country ? I have gotten good speeds in London centre but that is not where I want to use the dongle.

[VectraMan]

The latest PC Pro has a feature called something like "The great mobile broadband scam" all about how poor the service actually is and how only idiots think it's an alternative to a proper wired connection.

[Troll]

I think you have to recognise the limitations and just realise that it's better than nowt

fook I can recall doing stuff @ 1200bps

that was sloooooow

[AtW]

I think you have to recognise the limitations and just realise that it's better than nowt

fook I can recall doing stuff @ 1200bps

that was sloooooow

I've used slower modem - very expensive on long distance calls, good thing it wasn't mine

[Sockpuppet]

Where ? Does the speed vary when you travel across the country ? I have gotten good speeds in London centre but that is not where I want to use the dongle.

Welwyn Garden City

I get a 3G signal most places. Then again I generally use it on industrial parks that are a) covered well and b) not high rise.

[FarmerPalmer]

My vodafone connection at client cos has always been comparable with my home broadband.

But then, from developing 3g networks, I know that the bandwidth allocated will it depend on where you use it, and who else is using it. I don't live or work in a city, so less competition for bandwidth from the basestation.

[gingerjedi]

I'm getting 460Kbps using a tethered mobile after my phone line went dead during a botched attempt to change my BB tariff within the same ISP, I have no idea how they managed to feck that up?

It's not ideal but it does make me wonder why I pay for both BB and a fixed phone line as it's an acceptable speed for browsing and retrieving email.

[alreadypacked]

I am using a USB dongle here in India, same location, IST morning speed much faster than the evening