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3 Broadband signal on Train from Sligo -> Dublin

john__long · 2009-10-04 18:46:41

Anyone know what the signal from Sligo to Dublin is like using 3 mobile broadband? Will be making the trip shortly. Wondering if I should bother buying credit for mah dongle.

04-10-2009 6:46pm

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Anyone know what the signal from Sligo to Dublin is like using 3 mobile broadband?

Will be making the trip shortly. Wondering if I should bother buying credit for mah dongle.

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#2 04-10-2009 11:20pm

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Works well from Dublin almost to Mullingar. Then from Mullingar it only works a couple of miles from each station.

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#3 04-10-2009 11:21pm

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Ah darn! Cheers! Guess I'll leave my TV show catch up till after the 'Gar so!

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#4 04-10-2009 11:23pm

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It is good enough for the first hour. I can watch my slingbox almost to mullingar.

Also at the moment some of the journey is by bus, so you might have better luck on the bus.

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#5 04-10-2009 11:25pm

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Say wha? By bus? Pray tell why?

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#6 04-10-2009 11:29pm

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They are doing some work on a bridge between Ck-on-shannon and longford.

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=520

However they have been defered because of the storms

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#7 04-10-2009 11:30pm

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Thank the Gods for that! I shudda checked the "News" section before booking!! Cheers!!!

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