nneed dongle tips/help

Se7ven · 23 Oct 2010 at 12:09

hey guys my dad uses a dongle to connect to the internet, he cannot sign up for broadband because he has problems with his bank so he needs to use a top up service to connect to the net.

he currently uses the 3 network and it isnt the best, during bad weather he finds problems connecting, its a very unstable connection.

Is there any tips i can give him or a good website that will tell you the best dongle to use for that area? or are there any downloadable apps that will help keep it stable?

or even an alternative to a dongle? cheers!

KIA · 24 Oct 2010 at 16:00

Google for each coverage checker and compare the results.

Rabtech · 24 Oct 2010 at 16:18

The coverage checkers generally suck, use http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/ and find the closest 'UMTS' mast. This network should yield the best signal/speeds (subject to not being oversubscribed in your local area also).

Needles · 25 Oct 2010 at 19:54

Se7ven said:
hey guys my dad uses a dongle to connect to the internet, he cannot sign up for broadband because he has problems with his bank so he needs to use a top up service to connect to the net.

he currently uses the 3 network and it isnt the best, during bad weather he finds problems connecting, its a very unstable connection.

Is there any tips i can give him or a good website that will tell you the best dongle to use for that area? or are there any downloadable apps that will help keep it stable?

or even an alternative to a dongle? cheers!

If you set the APN to 3internet.ie instead of just 3internet, I have been getting full 2 - 3 meg connection speeds ( on downloads / and off peak ) and streaming / browsing works well at anytime .... xbl works pretty good as well.

In the case of bad weather, there is not a lot you can do except in my case I have used a usb extension cable and placed it in the window to try and give the signal less obstructions to pass through.