"inkle" wrote in message
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Due to a history of difficulties and lack of patience with foreign idiots,
I'm looking into ditching my BT line (and 512 Kbps broadband) and using
mobile broadband for internet (and voip). The only useble signal where I
live is Vodafone and they seem a bit more expensive. There is a T-Mobile
signal in the vicinity, but not in the house. Would using an antenna and a
long cable to elevate it be worth trying?

If so what sort of antenna would I need?

Would I need a different sort of antenna to capture a "3" signal?

Would the cable be the same? (for T-Mobile and "3")


So no Three network in your area?
Are your tests with Voda and T Mobile on 2g or 3g?

For mobile broadband you need 3g on any network,
preferably 3.5g with a turbo modem.

So you would need a 2.1GHz carkit with aerial,
umm... I don't know any 3g phones with aerial sockets.
Are there any?

2g GPRS would give you at best 40kbp/s

Maybe you should resolve your problems with ADSL?

I'm using 3 mobile internet now to post this, i wish i could get a look
at a real ADSL connection.

Steve Terry