[ILUG] wireless broadband

[Robert Sweetnam]

Aine Douglas wrote:
> On 8/23/06, FRLinux <frlinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Well, if you really don't want to be tied down, I'd highly recommend
>> > Vodafone 3G broadband, 49euro per month unlimited usage, you get a
>> > quad band PCMCIA card, and you can take it on the road and use it when
>>
>> What kind of speeds did you achieve with that setup ?
>
> 3G is comparible with 1Mb wired broadband, and GPRS usage is
> comparible with single channel ISDN.
>
> Speeds will be limited by the 3G/UMTS capacity availble, but you
> should expect an average of 250Kbps out of the maximum 384Kbps
> possible on these connections.
>
> Aine.
My connection using my Blackberry as a 3G modem works perfectly (Win 
XP). 384Kbps and no drop in any download rate. Solid 32KB/sec with only 
one bar coverage so I imagine the 3G card would be similar. Although I 
have been informed that some cells are capable of up to 1.2Mbps pr at 
least will  be.

Cheers
Robert