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Huawei B260a

  • 26-05-2011 11:50am
    #1
    staker
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    Hi,

    Looking to change to a different provider,have a laptop,phone and PS3 running off the Motorola router atm.
    Is the B260a any good?mostly using it for browsing,downloading occasionally,and frequently online-gaming.
    Is it hard to configure/set up on the Three Network?
    Interested in other users experiences.


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    What's your current service provider? 3 provide midband, not really suited to gaming or multiple connections. The choice of modem/router is largely irrelevant.


  • #3
    staker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    Eircom- cost cutting plan.
    You wouldn't recommend it so?


  • #4
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Definitely not. You're switching from broadband to dial up. You may as well kiss goodbye to your gaming if you move to Three. Look into alternate DSL providers, cable or fixed wireless to save money.


  • #5
    murphy10101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭murphy10101


    well, at the moment i have my fone acting as my wifi router and it need to be beside the window to pick up a signal. even with the fone from time to time, it changes from a "H" signal of 2-4 mb to a "3G" signal which is no good and can have no connection at another time!... ya so i was thinking that if i put an Aerial on the roof beside the uhf aerial connected to a router ( probably the hauwei b260a router from three)! wondered would this stop the signal loss from time to time! any ideas if this will work or the products to use?!


  • #6
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    jor el wrote: »
    Definitely not. You're switching from broadband to dial up. You may as well kiss goodbye to your gaming if you move to Three. Look into alternate DSL providers, cable or fixed wireless to save money.

    Sorry dude but midband is more than able to handle online gaming. I play online on the pc and xbox of E5830 and it works grand. You dont need an extemely fast broaband for online gaming, just need a decent ping.

    Obviously with mid band ping is higher than conventional fixed line. But hasnt troubled me yet. My friends also tether ps3 of their android phones on meteor and it works grand without a glitch.

    But also this can vary according to the area your in. How many users are in the area and how good the coverage is.

    In both of my cases i have full coverage with Three and my friends have full coverage with Meteor 3G. In most cases meteor provides faster broadband speeds and lower ping with all the times i have tested it.

    Though if u can avail fixed broadband in your area go for it. I live in the middle of nowhere and cant get UPC so im stuck with mobile broadband.


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