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"Mike P" <privacy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Rob" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Hank Scorpio" <noway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> I'm in the UK for a short while and have just subscribed to '3'
>>> broadband internet over the mobile phone network. I get very high speeds
>>> when downloading, eg, program files, podcasts or anti-virus updates, but
>>> very slow (similar to old dial-up) speeds when surfing the net: this
>>> happens whether I use Opera, Maxthon or IE7. Emails seem also to be
>>> slow. Is this normal? Is there a way to speed up surfing? TIA
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>> UK uses ADSL and download is always faster than upload by design.
>> Typically, an 8Mbps ADSL line will limit upload speed to about 250
>> to 500kbps, so faster than dialup, but not by as much as some of us
>> would like..
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> But he's using 3 mobile broadband, not ADSL...
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> ;-)
Note to self: must read posts *3* times! :o)
Whatever the method, the UK needs a faster IT infrastructure - I'm sure
you'll agree!
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Rob
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