external 3g antenna

flutered · 2014-07-17 17:46:41

hi folks i need a 3g antenna, i need one which will work with both 3.ie and meteor.ie, i am in dread of signing up to the 3 rural broadband scheme as reviews are terrible, i can see both the 3 and the meteor masts from my front windows, i need to try both before signing the dotted line, i have a couple of modems lying…

17-07-2014 05:46PM

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hi folks i need a 3g antenna, i need one which will work with both 3.ie and meteor.ie, i am in dread of signing up to the 3 rural broadband scheme as reviews are terrible, i can see both the 3 and the meteor masts from my front windows, i need to try both before signing the dotted line, i have a couple of modems lying around, i have what passes for radio broadband, ping this evening is 208.

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#2 17-07-2014 10:27PM

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The NBS finishes next month, just FYI.

See the midband forum for 3G stuff. Also this thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056698625

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#3 17-07-2014 11:16PM

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flutered wrote: »

hi folks i need a 3g antenna, i need one which will work with both 3.ie and meteor.ie, i am in dread of signing up to the 3 rural broadband scheme as reviews are terrible, i can see both the 3 and the meteor masts from my front windows, i need to try both before signing the dotted line, i have a couple of modems lying around, i have what passes for radio broadband, ping this evening is 208.

You can see the actual masts but you still need an antenna?

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#4 18-07-2014 08:36AM

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long_b wrote: »

You can see the actual masts but you still need an antenna?

first off i am tech inept, before i became ill i could do this schit blindfolded, i now have computer probs, aand not the yoke that i am typing on at the mo, i can see the mast, i have read the horror storys, i have an e586 and a b260a this i think is faulty, the reason for the antenna is i can see meteors mast but it is about 5-7 miles away, i would like to try both.

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#5 18-07-2014 09:57AM

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i have tried the 3 service using the e586 wireless modem, i got a download speed of 1.29, if this is replicated over the next few nights i will be signing up to their rural broadband thingy.

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