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By Dave | 26 May 2009 23:26
Be very careful about moblie broadband, test it at the shop before you agree/sign up to anything.
Vodafone is faster than 3, but then 3 is like a snail anywhere!
At least vodafone will connect to the net using GPRS, the std mobile phone signal (if no 3G or HSPDA can be detected), but it does suffer from 0bps hangups!
I started with 3 - a crap service, no signal - and even when in a 3G area it's about 15mins+ to download a 15mb file and uploading is 7 to 12kb/sec speed max.
Vodaphone is much better, downloads are faster but uploads are still slow. Go to MSN movies and try to download a movie trailer - 3 doesn't do anything but voda works well, even Sky news streams live well to, also on GPRS.
I think ALL broadband services will crawl slowly soon, more people using outdated networks, where the system has been rushed into service.
Give it 5 years (investment from all of us paying through the nose for a crap service and maybe then things will get better.
However this may not be the case - if BT had invested in fibre optics rather than blowing millions on crappy corporate identy logos (the piper on all BT phoneboxes!) they would have had a super fast broadband ready to go....
At least Virgin is making a start with fibre optics.
My point is really - don't expect 'Broadband' from mobile phone companies. Their systems were designed for minimal data transfer - Ok they have 'invested' in new technology, but it's way short of the expected demand...and when you use it ..it shows how bad things really are.
At least if you get a contract with a laptop, if the broadband doesn't work right, you do get something for your monthly payments!
