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APN settings

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  • 15-10-2021 7:10pm
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    Chelon
    Registered Users Posts: 677 ✭✭✭


    I recently got Eir mobile broadband and it's fine but I see GoMo are cheaper so was thinking of seeing if my Eir SIM card could be made to work in an old Vodafone modem, just got a couple of questions:-

    When I login to the Eir modem, the APN profile is set to broadband.mymeteor.ie - why would this be the case?

    The old Vodafone router is 3G only, would that impact the speed very much?

    Also would the Vodafone modem accept the GoMo SIM card?



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    pizzahead77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,295 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058213319/apn-settings

    GoMo is a MNVO on the Eir netowrk and owned by Eir - hence they are using the APNs as Eir

    Its very possibly that the speeds will be much lower than 4G

    3G is 7.2 Mbps down but I would assume that its possibly a 3G HSPA+ modem which has a theoretical max download speed of 42 Mbps while 4G is 150 Mbps (4G/LTE-A is 300 Mbps)

    Its very likely that the modem is actually locked to the Vodafone network and whether you can get an unlock code from them, I don't know. You may be able to get one online



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    Chelon
    Registered Users Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Chelon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118048891#Comment_118048891

    Thanks, looks like Meteor was taken over or bought by Eir some time ago, that might be why the APN name still hasn't been updated. I did get the Eir SIM card working in the old modem and only got around 2MB dl speed, might have been a network issue but with the new Eir modem I'm getting around 20MB, if you place it in the right spot by the window 😀



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