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Midband speedtest Megaathread

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    #932
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    jay93 wrote: »
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    Terrible Just Terrible Tonight -.- :mad::mad:

    I'd swap ya those results any day ;)

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    High winds here tonight....... just waiting for the mast to fall down!!! :D:D


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    #933
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭MMAGirl


    i got a B683 today but i'm finding that its internal antenna is nowhere near as good as even the dongle i use also. Even with the same
    sim card the dongle gets better download and upload and more bars.

    I think im going to get an external antenna but i cant seem to find one specifically for the B638. Does anyone know what I should be looking for by any chance?


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    #934
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    Tesco Mobile -Upload is slow due to the phones limit of HSDPA.

    I don't even want to show the 3 result right now it's so slow since christmas day 3's service has nose dived to below 1Mb/s most days since xmas day


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    #935
    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,281 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    The Huawei routers use a SMA connector for antennas If I remember... If you google or ebay Huawei antenna it it should come up somewhere

    I was looking to get one a while ago but I already get 5 bars and don't think it would improve it that much

    Apart from the odd day or two of getting stuck on WCDMA, a pretty decent connection all over Christmas... I messed around with the router location and seemed to have sorted it...

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    Ping is mostly under 50ms wihich is quite impressive + it's windy and rainy out there with the poor old router in an airtight box on the roof!


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    #936
    siblers
    Registered Users Posts: 12,398 ✭✭✭✭siblers


    At 6:30 am, was getting download speeds of about 1 MB/s. Pity 3 don't have any contention ratio, from about 4 to around midnight I'll be somewhere between 1-3 Mb/s (at best)
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    #937
    mickos
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭mickos


    This is with ny Vodafone phone WiFi
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    And this is tethered to my Samsung galaxy S3 on Meteor

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    #938
    jay93
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    #939
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    test just taken

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    #940
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Great service from 3mobile here :rolleyes:

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    #941
    eirator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭eirator


    Took a while too post this one ............
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    0.04Mbps Down 0.08Mbps up :rolleyes:


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    #942
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    No bleeding way...... :D:D :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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    #943
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    I believe I'll be bitching again very soon.... in the meantime, I'll make the most of this :D

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    #944
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


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    #945
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    #946
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    I was bored and couldn't sleep :eek:

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    #947
    MMAGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭MMAGirl


    I

    bought the external antenna for the B683.

    http://www.mobile2wifi.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_5&products_id=177

    Its pretty useless tbh.

    No increase in signal strength. set the router back to using the internal antenna and its actually better than using the external.

    Also not impressed with the wifi range on the B683. Pretty sh!t router.
    Anyone thinking of buying one, dont.


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    #948
    -=al=-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,281 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    B260a better?

    Almost bought an external antenna for it myself but figured there was no point since I get 5 bars already

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    good old fashioned late night speeds


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    #949
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Ive had a good experience with the new router but the wifi is a bit weak so i use a second router to relay better signal

    3g signal and performance is more dependent on location and contention unfortunately - even with better hardware

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    #950
    THE ALM
    Registered Users Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭THE ALM


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    just propped on the window blind, will be locating outside


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    #951
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    warlikedave wrote: »
    Ive had a good experience with the new router but the wifi is a bit weak so i use a second router to relay better signal

    warlikedave just out of interest, what dongle and routers are you using mate?


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    #952
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    bijou wrote: »
    warlikedave just out of interest, what dongle and routers are you using mate?

    b683 router is my main device for the last while :) before that i was using a b260a and the dongles were e180 and e1820

    http://huaweib683.com/


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    #953
    jay93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


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    some fast speeds and low pings this morning :D


    Last Result:
    Download Speed: 8620 kbps (1077.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 1916 kbps (239.5 KB/sec transfer rate)


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    #954
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    Never thought it could be possible..... :D:D
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    "Faster than 80% of IE"........ Never seen THAT before :eek:


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    #955
    Kukutis
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Kukutis


    No posts in this thread since 2010 ? Does that mean everyone is happy with the extremely poor broadband speeds in rural parts of Ireland ? In 2013 I'm getting speeds similar to those reported by downwithpeace and jay93 in 2010 !


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    #956
    Kukutis
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Kukutis


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    #957
    Kukutis
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Kukutis


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    #958
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    bijou wrote: »
    Never thought it could be possible..... :D:D
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    "Faster than 80% of IE"........ Never seen THAT before :eek:

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    90% here - something isnt right with the speedtest database - thats for sure :D:p Unless they are been ISP specific but I seriously doubt that!!


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    #959
    Kukutis
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Kukutis


    I agree, something isn't right with the Speedtest database, though I generally have faith in Speedtest. I've been getting very poor quality service (in terms of speed) from the Hutchison 3G Rural broadband in County Westmeath. I can actually see a telecommunications mast from our house, but I think it is a Meteor mast, and "Three" do not have a transmitter on it.


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    #960
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    warlikedave wrote: »
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    90% here - something isnt right with the speedtest database - thats for sure :D:p Unless they are been ISP specific but I seriously doubt that!!

    warlikedave, please, please don't shatter my dreams - the database is just fine, really.... honestly :D:D :p

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    #961
    bijou
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭bijou


    Kukutis wrote: »
    No posts in this thread since 2010 ? Does that mean everyone is happy with the extremely poor broadband speeds in rural parts of Ireland ? In 2013 I'm getting speeds similar to those reported by downwithpeace and jay93 in 2010 !

    ?? no posts since 2010 ??


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