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why is 3g disconnecting every half hour

  • 14-05-2010 4:30pm
    #1
    goat2
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    friends of mine have just got the 3g and it is dropping all the time, it is the 3g mobile, from their house we can see the mast that has 3g connectivity
    so it is hard to understand this


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  • #2
    watty
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    Wrong forum

    3G is not Broadband. Only a limited number of connections are possible and phone calls have priority. It's a Mobile phone network.

    It's fast dialup, not an always on Broadband. This is normal


  • #3
    goat2
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    watty wrote: »
    Wrong forum

    3G is not Broadband. Only a limited number of connections are possible and phone calls have priority. It's a Mobile phone network.

    It's fast dialup, not an always on Broadband. This is normal

    which forum should i be on
    i am sorry that i am on the wrong forum
    but this fellow called around about
    and said it is broadband
    they have this busby on to the side of one laptop only nothing else is on.
    it is or was sold as wireless broadband


  • #4
    glic83
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    its midband you will see it at the the top of the broadband section


  • #5
    watty
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    /me puts hand down boot and pulls out a big knife..

    Call that Broadband? (see posts here for 3G /Mobile/HSPA)

    This is Wireless Broadband (at peak time!).
    814674087.png

    Note "ping" is nearly x5 better than 3G Mobile.

    It's ALWAYS connected. This is as bad as it ever gets.


  • #6
    glic83
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    watty wrote: »
    /me puts hand down boot and pulls out a big knife..

    Call that Broadband? (see posts here for 3G /Mobile/HSPA)

    This is Wireless Broadband (at peak time!).
    814674087.png

    Note "ping" is nearly x5 better than 3G Mobile.

    It's ALWAYS connected. This is as bad as it ever gets.

    how much are you paying per month watty?its a pitty digiweb dont cover my area via wireless,they only cover it via sat


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  • #7
    paulm17781
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,858 ✭✭✭paulm17781


    goat2 wrote: »
    it is or was sold as wireless broadband

    It is completely mis-sold as broadband but it is not. The sad thing is that most people don't know better. It is technologically impossible for a live 3G network to offer anything equivalent to broadband, unless there is only one person in the cell, which is unlikely.


  • #8
    watty
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    actually you have to be within 20% of the radius of the cell edge AND be the only person to get Broadband speed. Cell edge speed is only 120kbps if there is only one person connected!

    Of course as people join (voice calls or data!), the cell shrinks! This is another reason to drop connections, not just capacity.


  • #9
    watty
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    glic83 wrote: »
    how much are you paying per month watty?its a pitty digiweb dont cover my area via wireless,they only cover it via sat

    http://www.digiweb.ie/home/broadband/metro/index.html


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