Three mobile BroadBand

mick125

Hi Guys
I live outside Blessington Co.Wicklow and i am using mobile3 broadband at the moment it is not very good anyone got any ideas on how to improve my broadband reception

stuff.hunter

mick125 wrote: »

Hi Guys
I live outside Blessington Co.Wicklow and i am using mobile3 broadband at the moment it is not very good anyone got any ideas on how to improve my broadband reception

..well, your broadband quality is depending of the mobile network coverage mate so you can't really do something to improve it

jor el

There's nothing you can do. Change provider or better yet get real broadband; cable, DSL or wireless.

siblers

Go to speedtest.net and upload some of your speeds throughout the day. Are you using the usb dongle or the huwei router? The router has the slight advantage that you can put it in an area that will give you the best reception and then you can use wireless on your laptop. You can also get a signal booster which you'd want to enquire about with people who have used one, in theory they can boost your signal dramatically.

fryup

siblers wrote: »

You can also get a signal booster which you'd want to enquire about with people who have used one, in theory they can boost your signal dramatically.

does such a thing exist? any links please

siblers

fryup wrote: »

does such a thing exist? any links please

Well I have an aerial which can potentially boost your signal by up to 400%, it's like a TV aerial and has a lead going from the aerial into the Huwei router, I'm setting it up in the next few days so I'll let ye know if it makes any difference. Mine is pretty big thugh, so not suitable for everyone. I think you may be able to get smaller ones though. This is mine http://www.arihantinfomatics.com/prdimages/TL-ANT2424B.jpg.

fryup

but is there anything that will work with the usb dongle?

downwithpeace

Could get a longer USB cable and put your modem in the window, wouldn't advise going above 2m-2.5m as you might start getting power problems.

Caatjes

siblers wrote: »

Well I have an aerial which can potentially boost your signal by up to 400%, it's like a TV aerial and has a lead going from the aerial into the Huwei router, I'm setting it up in the next few days so I'll let ye know if it makes any difference. Mine is pretty big thugh, so not suitable for everyone. I think you may be able to get smaller ones though. This is mine http://www.arihantinfomatics.com/prdimages/TL-ANT2424B.jpg.

Hi there,
I have 3 mobile broadband and the huawei modem, balancing on a chair with laptop over my head or near a window i have a good connection. Would like to hear how people improve their connection, cause it's a bit of a work out this way . I'm thinking about extending modem with USB cable or getting an aerial (slighly smaller then the one mentioned above). Anybody got good results with that?

Sponge Bob

The usb cable should work for you if the signal improves with a little height. sellotaping the usb modem to the window has been known to work too.

lilliann888

mick125 wrote: »

Hi Guys
I live outside Blessington Co.Wicklow and i am using mobile3 broadband at the moment it is not very good anyone got any ideas on how to improve my broadband reception

their service is not great . their new router ( the silver one) is very bad too .Usually the router would improve the service .
the black modum supposed to be fast , but I tried it , it was actully c....
In Blessington try the utv internet router , they are fast.
lilliann

gsmbooster - Authorised Merchant

You could just purchase a 3g umts booster repeater, stick your antenna outside in a signal area run your cable inside to the repeater (amplifier) which is placed somewhere near the the dongle that will give you full signal on your broadband dongle.. tried and tested the really do work. only downside is the cost about €350 for a decent one..

watty

Only an Operator can supply those. Licence.

Cabaal

gsmbooster - Authorised Merchant wrote: »

You could just purchase a 3g umts booster repeater, stick your antenna outside in a signal area run your cable inside to the repeater (amplifier) which is placed somewhere near the the dongle that will give you full signal on your broadband dongle.. tried and tested the really do work. only downside is the cost about €350 for a decent one..

gsmbooster, before I delete your post care to confirm if this action is legal or not? Given you'd need a license to do this.

gsmbooster - Authorised Merchant

It is NOT illegal to sell these units!
The grey area refers to the use of them, nobody has ever been prosecuted so using these boosters. The phone companies are only to delighted to see people using these as it gets them off there backs and also i know of 7 stores including 02 and meteor spread around the country who put people on to me to solve there issues so it doesn't sound like the have much of a problem with it to me.. when the decide to increase increase the signal in these affected areas then let them start chasing people who use these boosters..

rebel.ranter

OK to clarify AGAIN it is illegal to operate a transmitter transmitting a licensed frequency unless you are the license holder of that frequency.
By powering up a repeater that gsmbooster suggests you are transmitting the licensed frequencies of 4 operators all at once.
3G repeaters are especially troublesome even more so when they go faulty. Inappropriate installations of these units even with quality pieces of equipment can be harmful to the network. They raise the noise floor of the cell they operate in (the cheapo units affect all 4 operators at once remember) & this has a knock on effect on the capacity for all users in the cell as well as effectively reducing the cell size.
Whether it is legal to sell them or not is irrelevant, it is 100% illegal to power them up. In the GSM 900 band there have been issues where wireless camera systems & some DECT phones that have been imported in from the US. They caused interference for operators here in Ireland. Similarly GSM jammers (that were attempted to be used in 2 cinemas for example) have caused interference. Examples have been detected & reported to COMREG, they confiscated the equipment & may prosecute in some cases.
How likely are you to get caught?:
Any abnormalities will show up in the statistics of the cell you are operating these units in. That will prompt the operator to investigate the cause of that abnormality. With a spectrum analyzer hooked up to an omni antenna on the roof of a car they will be able to roughly detect the source of the interference in the affected cell. With a yagi antenna they will then be able to pinpoint the location exactly.
COMREG usually take these complaints very seriously as there are massive amounts of money paid over by operators in license fees.
You have been warned.

watty

In other countries with same laws as us, the fines have been €10,000+ on occasion, per use.

Comreg is Glacial. But they do wake up. There will be prosecutions as these are not only illegal, but if used incorrectly it causes network interference.

What people in phone shops do is not relevant as they are not technical, nor Network specialists, they are just sales people.

Even the Network operator has to deploy "repeaters" properly. One operator may be investigated for misuse and has already had problems with poor installation of Satellite transmitters.

So even having a licence doesn't allow you to do anything.

Repeater/Booster Install Criteria

• GSM and/or 3G Licence
• Filtered unit, not cheap diplexer with power amps, with ETSI certification
• Local mast/Sector channel plan and coverage maps (only the operator has them)
• Install location must have inner part where signal will not leak outdoors
• On site install and channel selection by qualified technician or engineer (not reseller) authorised in writing by Network Operator
• Spectrum Analyser to verify no outdoor leakage
• Update Network Operators documentation with Install location, Outdoor channel(s) and Indoor channel(s) and exact place in building.

They are totally inappropriate for domestic home (too much RF leakage) or for a Laptop/PC.

For Laptop PC and outdoor aerial + router and then indoor WiFi + ethernet is cheaper, far far more effective and needs no licence as it uses a regular modem/dongle.

The purpose of a repeater/booster is Mobile Phone coverage in an area blocked from RF, not to improve domestic data dongle reception, such as allowing a phone to work in underground carpark.

Many on the market do not meet appropriate standards and damage coverage of all the networks as they only have Upstream/Downstream filter, not channel selection.

Cabaal

gsmbooster - Authorised Merchant wrote: »

It is NOT illegal to sell these units!
.

Maybe so but its illegal to use them, accordingly why didn't you say this upfront?

Instead your pimping a product which could get people fined,

watty

... and usually DEGRADES the network for other people nearby outside the house.

Caatjes

Hi there,

Thx for all the help! Extending my modem with a USB cable helped a lot.
It's dangling in front of my window and have good connection now, no disappearing and reasonably fast:D (download above 1 Mb/s).
So no need for expensive solutions just €2 for a 1.8m cable did the trick;).

lilliann888

Caatjes wrote: »

Hi there,

Thx for all the help! Extending my modem with a USB cable helped a lot.
It's dangling in front of my window and have good connection now, no disappearing and reasonably fast:D (download above 1 Mb/s).
So no need for expensive solutions just €2 for a 1.8m cable did the trick;).

oh , thanks for the tip . I ll try that.
lilly