Dreambox and mobile broadband

waster81

Is it possible to use a vodafone or 3 mobile usb broadband.

I presume ill need some type of router with a usb and ethernet connection.

Is anyone using mobile broadband with their dreambox?

jhegarty

Depends what you want to do.

It will connect to the internet for downloading updates , remote records , but forget any type of streaming.

waster81

Yeah just for downloading updates etc. No interest in streaming

Is there a router you would recommend?

jhegarty

Any should work , it's just a http download. nothing speical.

makeorbrake

waster81 wrote: »

Yeah just for downloading updates etc. No interest in streaming

Is there a router you would recommend?

Waster, you should check over on the midband board. Others have used usb routers with midband. However, not every router works with every dongle - so be careful what you order up.

big_moe

im having issues with using my dreambox on three mobile broadband. i bought the edimax wifi router and when i connect it to the dreambox it cant get an ip address. i've tried everything and still no joy

jhegarty

Set a static ip address on the dreambox.

Mine isn't great at dhcp.

gtg60

What's the latency like on these things?

Have a friend who doesn't want a landline and wanted it for a few things including online gaming (where latency is important).

cauliflower69

crap

M5

gtg60 wrote: »

What's the latency like on these things?

Have a friend who doesn't want a landline and wanted it for a few things including online gaming (where latency is important).

really depends on where you are. If you are in a built up area the contention ratio will choke the latency. If your not its slightly slower than ADSL.

big_moe

finally got around to getting this to work (kinda)

i got the dreambox connected fine to the mobile router (edimax& three BB) and it does have internet access now but the latency is so crap it causes glitching every 8 seconds or so. i host my own card so it's not even under stress but the latency is so shockingly bad its unwatchable. speedtest says my latency is 234ms (my ntl BB gets 22ms)

i live in lucan so hopefully its the congestion around here. i will be using the dreambox down in the country on mobile broadband so fingers crossed it will be working there.

waster81

big_moe wrote: »

finally got around to getting this to work (kinda)

i got the dreambox connected fine to the mobile router (edimax& three BB) and it does have internet access now but the latency is so crap it causes glitching every 8 seconds or so. i host my own card so it's not even under stress but the latency is so shockingly bad its unwatchable. speedtest says my latency is 234ms (my ntl BB gets 22ms)

i live in lucan so hopefully its the congestion around here. i will be using the dreambox down in the country on mobile broadband so fingers crossed it will be working there.

Hi which edimax router are you using, was looking at gettig one for my 3 dongle but ait sure which one would work.

big_moe

edimax 6210, carphone warehouse €99

waster81

big_moe wrote: »

edimax 6210, carphone warehouse €99

Cheers