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mobile broadband in cork

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  • 06-06-2008 11:08am
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    Sephiroth_dude
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    Was thinking of getting one of the broadband usb wireless modems from either o2,vodafone,or 3g for my laptop,Im living out in ballincollig and was just wondering if anybody from that area that has any of them could give me some feed back on them?

    cheers.


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    Heisenberg.
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    Sephiroth_dude
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    ya i posted a topic there too asking which one was the best,but here i just wanted to know what coverage out in ballincollig was like :-).


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    craichoe
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    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    ya i posted a topic there too asking which one was the best,but here i just wanted to know what coverage out in ballincollig was like :-).

    Its great, its even good out in farnanes believe it or not :) (with vodafone anyway) Three .. i'm not so sure

    Mobile broadband sucks anyway, get real broadband on Cable or ADSL


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    Flamed Diving
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    craichoe wrote: »
    Its great, its even good out in farnanes believe it or not :) (with vodafone anyway) Three .. i'm not so sure

    Mobile broadband sucks anyway, get real broadband on Cable or ADSL

    Some people need broadband on the go. Anyway OP, you can take O2 on a 30-day trial and if you don't like it you can bring it back. I have it and it has been ok so far, it depends on where I use it. When I use it at home (St Lukes) it can be dodgy but when I use it at work (Bishopstown) it unreal fast, so it depends on where you are.

    Here is a speedtest I did in Bishoptown:

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    Bishopstown on O2 Broadband.


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    AFC_1903
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    Vodaphone - Expensive, Slow, Low D/L limits but reliable
    3 - Crap, unusably slow at peak times - I put mine back, unusable at times
    O2 - Currently having a few bugs with modem firmware, but new patch out. Fast & cheap.

    I'm with o2.....


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    AFC_1903
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    Just got firmware update - 02 is now hassle free! [touch wood!]


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    dulpit
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    I've used other people's mobile broadband things, and the one thing i've noticed is that they can be very finiky with relation to their speeds. Was in a buddies house, if i sat on the left side of his couch internet speeds were dire, if i sat on the right hand side they were ok...

    It all comes down to reception i suppose...


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    corkie
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    http://www.askcomreg.ie/mobile/site_viewer.asp


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    Sephiroth_dude
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    would the o2 modem be ok for watching videos on youtube and other sites?


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    craichoe
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    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    would the o2 modem be ok for watching videos on youtube and other sites?

    Not really .. mobile broadband is geared toward occasional emailing, internet surfing and stuff.


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    Sephiroth_dude
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    ah might leave it so,the reason why i was gonna get it was so I could use the net in my room and did'nt have to go downstairs and plug into the switch box which is annoying as it disconnects me every so often and then my brother has to turn the modem on and off which makes him frustrated if hes playing an online game :rolleyes:,and he wont let me get a wireless router either :rolleyes:,ah well back to the drawing board then :pac:.


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    Flamed Diving
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    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    would the o2 modem be ok for watching videos on youtube and other sites?

    Yes, it is fine for watching videos. I really don't know what yer man is on about.


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    belcarra
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    I have 3 and am in Ballincollig (Old Quarter).
    My service varies but in general is never great.
    It usually varies between 0kbps and 800kbps but spends much more time below 100kbps than above it!!

    I reckon I'll be trading it in for Vodafone or O2 once my contract expires in a couple of months...


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