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Using 3 phone as a modem not working so great anymore

  • 15-08-2007 5:36pm
    #1
    Myxomatosis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭


    Over the last few days my setup of having my bill pay 3 phone as a modem for my computer which uses one way satellite broadband has not being working to good.

    I first suspected the satellite because my mobile connection seemed to be fine but when I switch to normal dial-up as my upload link for the satellite, everything worked ok and stayed working.

    So the leaves the 3 phone as the cause of the problems. It seems the satallite phone don't want to talk to each other anymore.

    I've not changed any settings regarding the phone connection, so I assume is something happening on 3's end thats causing the problem.

    Anyone have any difficulties with mobile broadband either on the handset or using the phone as a modem lately?


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  • #2
    gunnerfitzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭gunnerfitzy


    I've been using my mobile broadband on my e65 and using the phone as a modem regulary the past few days. No problems at all.


  • #3
    Bluefrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,045 ✭✭✭Bluefrog


    I'm pretty sure that it is against the terms and conditions to use the phone in that manner.


  • #4
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Bluefrog wrote:
    I'm pretty sure that it is against the terms and conditions to use the phone in that manner.
    it is indeed but if you ask customer care they'll tell you its not possible which it clearly is. i intend to continue doing it anyway


  • #5
    Myxomatosis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Myxomatosis


    Bluefrog wrote:
    I'm pretty sure that it is against the terms and conditions to use the phone in that manner.

    I think I'll use the phone in whatever damned way I please.

    I don't see why 3 don't "like" people using their phones as modems. I pay for a certain amount of bandwidth per month. It makes no difference to them technically weather I use up that bandwidth by viewing websites on my phone or through my monitor.

    The problem is I can't ring 3 up to try find a solution, as stated above, the idiots will tell me its not actually possible to use a phone as a modem. Despite the fact the software that came bundled with my phone has specific components to set up a network connection.

    Hell, when installing the drivers for the phone, it installs all kinds of Ethernet emulators n' all.

    Anyway. All I can hope for is that the problem will just go away as randomly as it came about.


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