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CrayonMuncher
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first off it is worth stating to everyone else:
i believe that you are using a usb dongle and connecting using three (uk cell phone operater) and connecting via 3g
web pages load fast because they do not always need a reliable connection, for example once the page has loaded (in most cases) it will require little if not none of your bandwith to view
when downloading files you will need a reliable connection to give a constant speed
the uk 3g network is alreadly pushed and factors that could cause this problem are varied with 3 g you always have to take into account the distance from the tower and even if your close your speed will still be defined by how many users are using the connection (this is called contentaion raito on standard broadband and the term seems to be relevent here.)
it is also worth saying when downloading large files the isp (three) can identify this and intentionally slow you down, this would be done if the isp has a large amount of traffic, eg. at peak times, this will probably also be done if you download alot of large files.
you are aware that most 3g internet operaters have a download cap per month and most of them have extorinate cost per extra gb, there was one guy using his phone for downloads on an unlimited internet package through vodaphone and got a bill for 27,000 pounds, this is unlikely to happen to you to this extent but it is something worth checking
only other thing that is worth checking is:
have you got enough space on your hard drive?
i believe that you are using a usb dongle and connecting using three (uk cell phone operater) and connecting via 3g
web pages load fast because they do not always need a reliable connection, for example once the page has loaded (in most cases) it will require little if not none of your bandwith to view
when downloading files you will need a reliable connection to give a constant speed
the uk 3g network is alreadly pushed and factors that could cause this problem are varied with 3 g you always have to take into account the distance from the tower and even if your close your speed will still be defined by how many users are using the connection (this is called contentaion raito on standard broadband and the term seems to be relevent here.)
it is also worth saying when downloading large files the isp (three) can identify this and intentionally slow you down, this would be done if the isp has a large amount of traffic, eg. at peak times, this will probably also be done if you download alot of large files.
you are aware that most 3g internet operaters have a download cap per month and most of them have extorinate cost per extra gb, there was one guy using his phone for downloads on an unlimited internet package through vodaphone and got a bill for 27,000 pounds, this is unlikely to happen to you to this extent but it is something worth checking
only other thing that is worth checking is:
have you got enough space on your hard drive?
CrayonMuncher
Active Member
there is not alot of ways you can fix this as 3g is always unreilable and slow since you have enough space available the problem will be with the isp (three) if web pages are fast then they will probable just advise that there is little they can do as they cannot control yourt reception and the amount of users accessing the service
in my view 3g should be used as a back up internet, secondary to standard broaband or cable.
when you download try to stay in one place where reception is good
and try and download large files late at night when the service will have less users
you can try the instructions here to check for malware and virus's there is a small chance that may fix your problem but quite unlikely
http://www.computerforum.com/131398-important-please-read-before-posting.html
how are you download if it is via a P2P sharing program then that is why the downloads are slow or not working because three will block this to priortise other web traffic to spread the bandwith out to other users
in my view 3g should be used as a back up internet, secondary to standard broaband or cable.
when you download try to stay in one place where reception is good
and try and download large files late at night when the service will have less users
you can try the instructions here to check for malware and virus's there is a small chance that may fix your problem but quite unlikely
http://www.computerforum.com/131398-important-please-read-before-posting.html
how are you download if it is via a P2P sharing program then that is why the downloads are slow or not working because three will block this to priortise other web traffic to spread the bandwith out to other users
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