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Just Got Vodafone 3G, Some problems

  • 26-09-2006 7:50am
    #1
    mijmu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I got a lot of good info from a previous thread and decided to get vodafone 3G connect card. I have some questions someone might be able to help with.

    1. When i connect at home I get 3 bars of 3G and connect at various speeds, sometimes the connection is over gprs. If I want to download a file it starts off at maybe 30KB per second and tells me it it will take about 1 min, the the speed drops off and eventually gets to 3K per second. This happens in both 3G and GPRS.

    2 When in work I connect to 3G all the time at 2 bars and connect at 1.8Mbps but the same thing happens when I download it starts off at 90KB per second and drops to maybe 15KB per second.

    Anyone any ideas what might be causing this. I havent changed the config on vodafone software.

    Thanks
    Michael


Comments

  • #2
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    You would have to download a file of at least 50Mb in each case and note when the speed settles down. I would think you only have gprs at home not 3g

    you may have a burst/continous quota in example 2.

    eg you get the full bandwidth for maybe 30-60 secs and when the network 'realises' you are downloading a big one it throttles you back to a lower level.

    it would not affect browsing and a certain amount of email but would affect sustained downloads.


  • #3
    Blaster99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Blaster99


    I get fairly steady 350-odd kbps when downloading so I don't think they throttle downloads. The service would be useless if they did. It could be contention. I do notice it sometimes.


  • #4
    cgarvey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,886 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    Ditto to Blaster's comment (I've got consistent download speeds in D6). I don't use it often enough to notice contention though.


  • #5
    mijmu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭mijmu


    Just rang vodafone,

    They think it is the laptop itself that is causing the problem. They got me to check the apps running in task manager and sophos is running. Killed these and the speed went up to 40KB per second. So it looks like that is the problem.

    Has anyone used onspeed with the 3G connect card. Is it any use.


  • #6
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    onspeed rerenders graphics , thats all.


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  • #7
    mijmu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭mijmu


    Anyone know if it is possible to get an outside 3G antenna for the E620 card.


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