In message <[email protected]> Chuck Mariotti <[email protected]> was claimed to have wrote:
>I have the option of staying/working from a home on a the Lake for a number >of weeks this summer here in Ontario/Canada. Nice and relaxed. Unfortunately, >the only internet access is dialup, which is not acceptable (of course). I spent my last summer working remotely from various campsites and cabins, it's well worth the pain. >After much poking around, I borrowed my wife's iPhone, went up to the highest >point in the house, stuck it up against each window, and low and behold >with one of those windows... one bar of 3G. 3G / Edge jumped In and Out, >but it was definitely there. Some tests were pretty good... 2mbit down, >500kup... others, pretty bad... very bad... 3G signal would go down, etc... >but it's there! > >The one problem is, there are no leaves on the trees yet... and it's just >one bar of signal. So I imagine it will get worse in a couple of months time. > >Second problem is, that the wireless provider here (Rogers) sells a USB >Stick that will give me 3G Internet Access (like the iPhone). Model Ovation >MC950D 7.2 USB Modem - HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS... My concern is that this thing >is as bad or Worse than the iPhone for receiving 3G signals. I would >really like to not have to worry about signals here. Does anyone know >if the antenna on this thing is significantly better than an iPHone? >Will I get 0 bars or 5 bars? In my experience, the iPhone's 3G antenna / transmitter is less able to cope with inconsistent or spotty signal then either my AT&T Tilt or my Razr2 V9 (all on Rogers Wireless 3G) Also investigate whether you can find an external antenna for whatever device you end up, a $100 whip style antenna will take an unreliable signal and make it reliable, a Yagi will make you think you're hardwired. >Anyone have any suggestions or solutions to this problem? Depending on the area, you might want to take a look at TELUS' data services. I much prefer Rogers on my primary service, but I've taken my TELUS EVDO card out camping with me, one trip we moved to a new campground every day for almost two weeks only once ending up without a solid EVDO signal, whereas we only had reliable 3G every third or fourth day, we ended up having to fall back on GSM/EDGE the other days. My experience was in Western Canada though, out east you might have better luck with Bell rather then TELUS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
