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Some more info:-
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/26/vodafone_femtocell/
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Posted: 2009-06-26 13:56:51
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On 2009-06-24 14:20:00, Bonovox wrote:
4G might be as good as home broadband. But in the UK 3G coverage is still so patchy they will be biting off more than they can chew if they start going on about 4G.
Exactly.
3G at 3.6Mbps should be ok for home broadband but it was revealed recently that the UK gets on average 1.0Mbps through 3G and that's even using some 7.2Mbps capable towers. The problem therefore is getting the signal from the macrocell (celltower) to the handset and femtocells remove a lot of that problem. Can you imagine 4G arriving and networks advertising speeds up to 155Mbps and then delivering 1/7 of that speed due to traffic and signal decay? They'd generate even more negative press than they get now over 3G speeds.
@Massuer
OOOh! Ethernet over power - Nice!
Is it secure? I've heard that the signal travels to your neighbours power sockets too. Do you get many lost packets or interference of any sort?
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Posted: 2009-06-29 23:46:08
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
Vodafone is really pushing these to our staff, should be good for customer in patchy areas like me, but i think i will need to upgrade my broadband from 2mb, damm Virgin. lol
To be honest we don't expect man people to buy these they will be bundled in with packages etc...
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Posted: 2009-06-30 00:09:35
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On 2009-06-29 23:46:08, carkitter wrote:
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@Massuer
OOOh! Ethernet over power - Nice!
Is it secure? I've heard that the signal travels to your neighbours power sockets too. Do you get many lost packets or interference of any sort?
works perfectly in my experience, and apparantly the signal does not go out of your house
this is what I use and
here is their FAQ for how safe and secure it is, including an item on exactly
your question
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Posted: 2009-06-30 07:48:12
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
Ok can finally inform folks of pricing:
12 month connection: £10pm
18 month connection: £7pm
24 month connection: £5pm
£160 to buy outright.
It will also be bundled into selected price plans.
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Posted: 2009-07-01 19:45:48
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On 2009-06-29 23:46:08, carkitter wrote:
@Massuer
OOOh! Ethernet over power - Nice!
Is it secure? I've heard that the signal travels to your neighbours power sockets too. Do you get many lost packets or interference of any sort?
I've used those for nearly 2 years now, yes their safe, they just lose connection if a neighbour gets one, just reconnect them and walla
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Posted: 2009-07-04 12:19:35
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I cant get one of these yet. But i have a question. I currently am back with O2 pay and go and their internet still leaves much to be desired. At the best of times its slower than Vodafone GPRS lol. Anyway i would love to go back to Vodafone cos i love their pre pay tariff but where i live there is zero 3G unless i stand in my garden
Now with that in mind i now know O2 and Vodafone have tied up to share networks and O2 have perfect 3G coverage where i live. My question is how long does it normally take for masts to start being shared and can i ring or mail head office at Vodafone and ask them to put things up a gear for the masts to be shared by me? Its been since 2002 that Vodafone where i live to this day that they still have no 3G where i live. GSM is perfect.
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Posted: 2009-07-04 13:16:00
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