Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs Forum

my mum has a (3) network (dongle) conected to her pc,

it was slow and disconected regularly, she lives in a (bungalow)
the software has recently been upgraded by 3,
i used a (10m belkin usb extension cable) to attach her dongle to
the rafters in her roof under the rooftiles,it is a lot faster now,

she does not get (hdspa) even though the 3 network website
say`s she should get this speed,when i checked the postcode,

can it be improved ? ( pentium d 920, 2gig kingston 667 ram,)
xp 32 bit ,usb ext cable plugged into ,usb2 back of motherboard,


http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=G31M-GS
thanks karl

I don't know what a (3) network connection is (got a link?), but I'll assume it is some sort of wireless connection that uses the cellular telephone network. In that case you could try relocating the antenna such that it has a better "view" of the cell tower. Unfortunately beyond that it probably cannot be improved much. I'd recommend using a cable or DSL connection instead. Scott.

http://www.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/Getting_started

my mum has the zte mf627
but they are all 3.6mbps

thanks anyway karl, and thanks for the quick response,
and input.

she is (happy) for what she uses it for,
facebook,messenger,to her family.

kindest regards karl@hull

Could try using a USB extension lead to make for a better signal??

Your assumption is correct!

3 (or 3 UK) is the common name for Hutchison 3G UK Limited which is registered in England and Whales. They do use a 3G cellular telephone network (more here). 3's coverage

seems to be similar to Verizon Wireless' coverage in the USA
.

Looks like 3 agrees.

-Evan