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connectivity issues, Dropping when travelling with UMTS/GPRS modem

  • 12-03-2009 11:04am
    #1
    pointofnoreturn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 285 ✭✭


    Hi, does many of you use your 3G modem / 3G phone while travelling on the bus to kill time on the Internet.
    As I usually do this from Galway => Dublin on either citylink or bus eireann and it works fine most of the time however even though I get coverage I have problems sometimes keeping a connection on the Internet, as in if I watch skype for a while it will go offline, etc... however GPRS signal is fine, also with a ping going in the background, still things go offline from time to time.
    It's not annoying just strange, most of the time i will get internet by reseting the connection, but change location too fast and it drops, thats at about 50km/h or so

    BTW this is with vodafone 3G, Thanks


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    This is normal with all Mobile. You'll find voice calls drop too.

    The data piggy-backs on the Mobile Network.

    It can even disconnect when you are standing still and more calls/Connections occur.
    See
    http://irishwattystuff.com/comparewireless/CompareHSPAandFixed-v4.html

    Distance / signal and speed are related. GPRS is very slow (8kbps to 70kbps). Faster speeds need more signal. Signal is 1/4 every double of distance. Inverse Square Law.


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