Performance in German Vodafone 3G network
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From: Günther Schwarz on 24 May 2010 17:09 Trying to set up a ppp mobile broadband connection within the German 3G network (APN mail.partner.de) I experience serious performance issues: The connection lives up to some 300kb/s but then drops down to a few kb/s for extended time. The modem (Samsung Z100) claims reception to be good and 3G/HSDPA to be available. With the very same settings (different APN, of course) and hardware connections with the Telefónica mobile network are quite nice and stable. So for the time being I prefer to pay Telefónica though Vodafone is included in my ISP contract and basically free of charge. Can anybody confirm that Vodafone Germany simply sucks? Any suggestions on how to tweak the connection settings? My wvdial.conf: [Dialer Defaults] Phone = Username = Password = New PPPD = yes [Dialer vodafone-usb] Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","mail.partner.de","",0,0 Init8 = ATM1 Modem Type = USB Modem Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 ISDN = 0 Phone = *99# Password = ich Username = geheim Günther
From: Marc Haber on 25 May 2010 02:40 Günther Schwarz <strap(a)gmx.de> wrote: >Can anybody confirm that Vodafone Germany simply sucks? Any suggestions >on how to tweak the connection settings? Mobile network performance is highly dependent on your location. Vodafone is generally slightly better than O2, but there are places where the contrary is the case (for example, my apartment). But in difficult situations, such as in a moving train, I'd stick with Vodafone any time. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
From: Günther Schwarz on 25 May 2010 15:05 Marc Haber wrote: > Günther Schwarz <strap(a)gmx.de> wrote: >>Can anybody confirm that Vodafone Germany simply sucks? Any suggestions >>on how to tweak the connection settings? > > Mobile network performance is highly dependent on your location. > Vodafone is generally slightly better than O2, but there are places > where the contrary is the case (for example, my apartment). But in > difficult situations, such as in a moving train, I'd stick with Vodafone > any time. Moving trains are a different matter. Reception with Telefónica is quite often simply limited to train stations. But then for the time being I'm just sitting on my couch. I will give it a try in a different location. So mobile broadband means that I will have to get some exercise and take a walk in order to read my mail? That gives the concept a new meaning ;-) Günther
From: Marc Haber on 26 May 2010 03:38 Günther Schwarz <strap(a)gmx.de> wrote: >I will give it a try in a different location. So mobile broadband means >that I will have to get some exercise and take a walk in order to read my >mail? That gives the concept a new meaning ;-) If your place is sufficiently remote, you might have to resort to that. But most places do have decent coverage of at least one of Germany's four networks. Even E Plus may be worth trying, and as matter of last resort you can always use T-Mobile. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
From: Günther Schwarz on 26 May 2010 12:44
Marc Haber wrote: > Günther Schwarz <strap(a)gmx.de> wrote: >>I will give it a try in a different location. So mobile broadband means >>that I will have to get some exercise and take a walk in order to read >>my mail? That gives the concept a new meaning ;-) > > If your place is sufficiently remote, you might have to resort to that. > But most places do have decent coverage of at least one of Germany's > four networks. I tried the office: no way, but that is all steel and concrete. Right now I'm sitting outside an Italian bar right in the middle of a big metropolian area. Throughput is in the kb range. OK for nntp, but not for much else. I could try Vodafone's own APN, but they will charge me a lot for that. Günther |