Meteor 4G

Mc Love · 12-11-2013 9:21pm #1

Got my Mifi device today - so far the 4G speed (14-15MBs) is alot faster than my ADSL speed of 4.5Mbs.

Only think is the damn thing isnt being picked up by my laptop. I have to connect it via the usb cable, which doesnt make it a mobile wifi device by any stretch! Mobile and Work laptop both see and can connect to it via wifi. Going to see if I can swap it in store even though I bought it online!

This is connected to my laptop

17-11-2013 1:43pm

That is very far off the 40 odd mb/s speeds we were promised, I wouldn't waste my money on this the upload is really crap ???

At least on my 6 mb Vodafone dsl I get unlimited download and so download at night at off peak times while I'm in bed.

What data limit is on this service from meteor ?

How much is it per month ?

Mc Love · 18-11-2013 11:44am

Data limit is 30Gb with the plan I went with! 29.99 a month.

I have to admit I test it every day and sometimes the upload even when connnected by VPN is 1-2 Mbs!

Cork981 · 18-11-2013 6:31pm

Meteor 4G vs 3G speedtest in CIT at 5.30pm

Cork981 · 18-11-2013 6:34pm

Better again

Cork981 · 18-11-2013 6:36pm

I'm using a 4G wifi dongle.

hallo dare · 18-11-2013 6:37pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Got my Mifi device today - so far the 4G speed (14-15MBs) is alot faster than my ADSL speed of 4.5Mbs.

Only think is the damn thing isnt being picked up by my laptop. I have to connect it via the usb cable, which doesnt make it a mobile wifi device by any stretch! Mobile and Work laptop both see and can connect to it via wifi. Going to see if I can swap it in store even though I bought it online!

This is connected to my laptop

Check your laptops ip if trying to connect via wifi. it may be stuck on static instead of dynamic, thats why it wont connect.

18-11-2013 8:14pm

Is this all 4g is capable of ? seriously ? is this going to be it for the next decade or more ?

And worst of all is there are not many on 4g, what happens when the service is hugely over subscribed like 3g ?

Still I'd take 17mb over 6. But the download limits are of no use, and the speed is of little use on a wireless device when 1mb will suffice for just web browsing.

Just one thing, are people using wireless N and not G on their laptops ? maybe the wireless G is a bottleneck, how about plugging directly into the laptop ?

hallo dare · 18-11-2013 8:19pm

[quote=how about plugging directly into the laptop ?[/quote]

Op said he's doing that.

Cork981 · 18-11-2013 9:41pm

24/13 now outdoors.

18-11-2013 10:02pm

24 down 13 up, I'd take that now !

Thing is are those speeds consistent ? Or is 23.5 mb then 9 then 4 then 12 ?

Meteor has no download limit until Feb or so ?

If they didn't introduce a limit I'd be all over it, my 200-300 GB a month wouldn't be long downloading !!!

Chris369 · 20-11-2013 7:29pm

Wait until 3 release 4g it will be near 100mbs download in most parts of dublin in December

20-11-2013 10:25pm

How do you know this ?

100 mb would be a dream but a waste with 15 odd gb limit.

I doubt I'll get 4g here for a long time anyway.

Mc Love · 21-11-2013 9:57pm

hallo dare wrote: »

Check your laptops ip if trying to connect via wifi. it may be stuck on static instead of dynamic, thats why it wont connect.

Is there a way I can change/check this?

bealtine · 23-11-2013 10:33pm

Deleted User wrote: »

That is very far off the 40 odd mb/s speeds we were promised, I wouldn't waste my money on this the upload is really crap ???

And you believed a flying horse? Look there's a flock of pigs:)

Mc Love · 28-11-2013 8:05am

Not currently in a 4g area (away from home) but I got 5Mbs download speed which is pretty good this morning on the Meteor 3g network

boardzz · 02-12-2013 11:18pm

I'm getting 22Mb/s with Vodafone 3G so those 4G speeds are not great.

wush06 · 02-12-2013 11:37pm

Not trolling people but also getting great speeds out of Vodafone on 3G.

davidsr20 · 03-12-2013 3:54pm

Iv Tryed 4g in Galway and got around 18mbps but 3G + in Galway is getting much the same.
Iv returned the 4g and 3G is got very good and pretty much the same speeds. Also 4g eats data very fast.

Cork981 · 05-12-2013 1:28pm

05-12-2013 1:33pm

Cork981 wrote: »

WOW !!!

Just shows the potential, though 3G also had the potential but it was very oversubscribed and the providers never upgraded to meet demand, as long as you can connect to the internet in Ireland then that's the requirement.

In actual "fact" because operators have 4G licences doesn't mean they have to provide 4G at all, never mind about the speed !

Give 4G another while and it will slow down too, though with the tiny limits I doubt it would persuade me to change. If I got 40 Mbs and 300GB or more a month download limit then I'd get rid of the crappy 6mb down and 300kbs up land line !

How consistent are those 40mb speeds in cork ? or is it 5 mb 10 mb 20 mb 40 mb 1 mb every few seconds ?

Cork981 · 06-12-2013 12:33pm

Deleted User wrote: »

WOW !!!

Just shows the potential, though 3G also had the potential but it was very oversubscribed and the providers never upgraded to meet demand, as long as you can connect to the internet in Ireland then that's the requirement.

In actual "fact" because operators have 4G licences doesn't mean they have to provide 4G at all, never mind about the speed !

Give 4G another while and it will slow down too, though with the tiny limits I doubt it would persuade me to change. If I got 40 Mbs and 300GB or more a month download limit then I'd get rid of the crappy 6mb down and 300kbs up land line !

How consistent are those 40mb speeds in cork ? or is it 5 mb 10 mb 20 mb 40 mb 1 mb every few seconds ?

The average is about 18/19 down and 7 up which isn't to bad.
I have seen it go as high as 60/18 at one point.
Indoor coverage isn't great and seems to be a lot better on the 4G dongle provide by meteor.

Either the phone prioritises a 5 bar edge connection over a weaker 4G signal or else the iphone isn't using the 800mhz band.

Zauka · 06-12-2013 12:34pm

4G is a life changing experience. Once you try it you never go back.

Zauka

06-12-2013 12:35pm

I'd still take 18 meg !

Pity they're going to cap the download limit in March !

I think operators don't realise the potential for very fast unlimited, I mean 40 + mb wireless on this island.

galait · 10-12-2013 3:20am

Getting 2 bars of 4g about 4 miles from nearest mast , looking at mounting antenna but need to find out what frequency is in use is it 800 or 1800 or is it both ?

McDook · 15-12-2013 7:36pm

Deleted User wrote: »

WOW !!!

Just shows the potential, though 3G also had the potential but it was very oversubscribed and the providers never upgraded to meet demand, as long as you can connect to the internet in Ireland then that's the requirement.

In actual "fact" because operators have 4G licences doesn't mean they have to provide 4G at all, never mind about the speed !

Give 4G another while and it will slow down too, though with the tiny limits I doubt it would persuade me to change. If I got 40 Mbs and 300GB or more a month download limit then I'd get rid of the crappy 6mb down and 300kbs up land line !

How consistent are those 40mb speeds in cork ? or is it 5 mb 10 mb 20 mb 40 mb 1 mb every few seconds ?

Me too

15-12-2013 8:38pm

I was in My sisters in Naas today and she has UPC 150 mb I think it is, but due to her crappy router I could "only" get 30 mb, which wasn't bad on the Ipad or Mobile.

So I fired up a download and I just couldn't believe the difference 30 mb can make from 6, I can only imagine what 150 mb is like !

Cork981 · 16-12-2013 3:35pm

16-12-2013 4:03pm

That's nice al right, it's a shame they're going to cap it next March to something stupid, I mean 3-10 mb is fine with a silly low 5-10 gb limit so what's the point of 50 odd mb ?

And when a lot more people get on 4g in the next few years it will be no better than 3g.

The E.U need to set a minimum of 50mb and unlimited data,

Unfortunately the way it works now is that the telecoms providers are not even obliged to provide any internet connectivity of any kind only voice. Never mind about speed. But we really need the E.U to take the whip out. 50 mb is a good starting point and reviewed every few years.

Non of the providers even have to offer 4g and it will have even less coverage than 3G.

RangeR · 16-12-2013 4:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in My sisters in Naas today and she has UPC 150 mb I think it is, but due to her crappy router I could "only" get 30 mb, which wasn't bad on the Ipad or Mobile.

So I fired up a download and I just couldn't believe the difference 30 mb can make from 6, I can only imagine what 150 mb is like !

30Mbps is about the most you can expect on ANY WIFI point. Unless you start going MIMO or bending the standards, as some boxes do.

16-12-2013 4:10pm

I'm getting this on 3 mobile now.

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Average though can be 2-7 mb. So why would I bother going to 4g ? of course three are not charging extra, and offer the same 15gb afaik, chances are I won't see 4g here anyway.

The only hope of me seeing anything over 6mb will be satellite, the prices have come down a hell of a lot in the last 10 years or so when I had a one way satellite service, I needed the land line as the uplink !

The prices have come down hugely for two way satellite and the speeds greatly improved, but the limits are a little low, though some providers offer unlimited off-peak data.

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