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Digiweb Metro Coverage Map / Vodafone 3G

  • 06-04-2007 3:06pm
    #1
    Dean820
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭


    I'm living in Whites Cross, Co. Cork. Could someone please give me a link to the coverage of the metro area's?

    They said last year that they were putting a mast over the road from me so I think there's a chance I might be able to get it.

    I can't get anything else, IBB came out last year and said I was too far away from their mast, I fail the Eircom line test every time. I'm using Vodafone's 3G service atm but its hardly Broadband when the top download speed is 6kb.

    Note: Another thing about the Vodafone 3G, they gave me a E618 data card last year when I wanted the other one. Would there be a big difference between the speed of the E618 and the E620?


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  • #2
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    Bare in mind that some vodafone masts are standard 3G while others are 3.5G (HSDPA) which is their 3G broadband service.
    It's an upgrade to the initial 3G service.

    If you're connected to a 3G site that hasn't yet been upgraded, you'll get speeds that are really not very fast, they're aimed at providing video content on mobile handsets.


  • #3
    crawler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭crawler


    Indicative coverage of Whites Cross - Blue is an area covered but does not guarantee line of sight (Trees etc could impact)


  • #4
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    If you can get vodafone 3G you should definetly be able to get 3 3G and most of their 3G masts are now HSPDA so you will have download speeds of a lot faster than 6kb
    highly recommend it


  • #5
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    The vast majority of Vodafone's 3G masts have also been upgraded to HSDPA. If you look at their coverage map on their web site, which was recently updated, you'll see that there's only a few not upgraded in the whole country. Even my little town got upgraded last year.


  • #6
    Altreab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    crawler wrote:
    Indicative coverage of Whites Cross - Blue is an area covered but does not guarantee line of sight (Trees etc could impact)

    Hi Crawler ...can you post a similar pic of digiweb coverage in Galway County?


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  • #7
    Altreab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Altreab


    Urban Weigl wrote:
    The vast majority of Vodafone's 3G masts have also been upgraded to HSDPA. If you look at their coverage map on their web site, which was recently updated, you'll see that there's only a few not upgraded in the whole country. Even my little town got upgraded last year.


    Now if we could only get them to upgrade ALL their masts to HSDPA it would be great :)


  • #8
    crawler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭crawler


    Guys,

    On coverage maps - we will have these up on our web site in the coming weeks....sorry for the delay but all our coverage areas are being mapped in a "user friendly" way...


  • #9
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    crawler wrote:
    our coverage areas are being mapped in a "user friendly" way...
    "for thicks" :)


  • #10
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭niallb


    Dean820 wrote:
    Note: Another thing about the Vodafone 3G, they gave me a E618 data card last year when I wanted the other one. Would there be a big difference between the speed of the E618 and the E620?

    There can be a huge difference in speed.
    Max 384k as against max 1.8M

    This thread discusses the issue.
    If you bought it after they advertised the speed, you should be entitled to an upgrade.
    If you bought it before September, maybe not.


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