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Best mobile broadband in Letterkenny area

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  • 11-06-2011 6:31pm
    #1
    henke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I was wondering if anyone has any opinions on the best mobile broadband for the Letterkenny area, in particular the Glencar area. I'm trying to decide which is better between o2 and three and was wondering if anyone had any opinions. ie coverage in the area on each provider?

    Any feedback would be great.

    Cheers


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    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    Three's quality is average at best, I need to have the thing upstairs to get any sort of a reliable signal and even then its sporadic. They gave me a free signal booster box after endless complaining and it works fine now but without one I wouldnt recommend them.

    In Glencar as well by the way


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    henke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭henke


    Harps wrote: »
    Three's quality is average at best, I need to have the thing upstairs to get any sort of a reliable signal and even then its sporadic. They gave me a free signal booster box after endless complaining and it works fine now but without one I wouldnt recommend them.

    In Glencar as well by the way

    Ok thanks I guess that rules Three out then. Anyone any info on o2 it would be great?

    Cheers


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    TreasureBin
    Registered Users Posts: 319 ✭✭TreasureBin


    I've been using O2 for months and never had any problem.


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    elaine.rodger
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭elaine.rodger


    Hi,

    I use O2 broadband as well and never had any problems with it. My sister has it too and has never had any problems.


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    TheBuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭TheBuilder


    Few of my college friends use 02 and have never had any problems with it at all.


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    mistyd
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭mistyd


    Have any of you used the O2 usb internet??? Will only be in donegal for few weeks this summer (derrybeg area) and was going to buy one of these usb sticks, meteor/O2/3..


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    TheBuilder
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    mistyd wrote: »
    Have any of you used the O2 usb internet??? Will only be in donegal for few weeks this summer (derrybeg area) and was going to buy one of these usb sticks, meteor/O2/3..

    O2 is good, not too sure what it'll be like in Derrybeg though.


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    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    mistyd wrote: »
    Have any of you used the O2 usb internet??? Will only be in donegal for few weeks this summer (derrybeg area) and was going to buy one of these usb sticks, meteor/O2/3..


    If you have an andriod phone / i-phone you probably better off just using that to access web rather than a dongle if you only here a short time, the speed will be about the same too i reckon.


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    TheBuilder
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    homer_simpson wrote: »
    If you have an andriod phone / i-phone you probably better off just using that to access web rather than a dongle if you only here a short time, the speed will be about the same too i reckon.

    Good point actually!


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    mistyd
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭mistyd


    ohh just a phone home phone for me :(.. was hoping for internet for the gaeltacht..


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    henke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭henke


    Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Looks like o2 is the winner.


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    TheBuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭TheBuilder


    mistyd wrote: »
    ohh just a phone home phone for me :(.. was hoping for internet for the gaeltacht..

    Are you staying with a family or seperate housing? Surely they'll have internet if its a family.


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    mikedone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭mikedone


    O2 is fine around Letterkenny but if you are going to be using it around the county then you are probably better sticking to Three which provides much better rural coverage.


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    TheBuilder
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    mikedone wrote: »
    O2 is fine around Letterkenny but if you are going to be using it around the county then you are probably better sticking to Three which provides much better rural coverage.

    I used 3 in a rural area for about a year, wasn't too impressed with it tbh.


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    mikedone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭mikedone


    TheBuilder wrote: »
    I used 3 in a rural area for about a year, wasn't too impressed with it tbh.

    I found using O2 in Fanad and Rossguill areas there was no coverage at all and at least Three gave me access to my e-mail and now their coverage in those areas is pretty good.
    I have to add a caveat, I only use it for work so not sure what the speed is like for downloading or viewing youtube etc


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