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Anyone use / used BT Open zone Wi-Fi hotspot?
Any good?
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Any good?
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yes
it works, but is slow. (half meg typical)
ok for emails etc but internet needs patience
still much faster than 3g
peter
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Good morning Peter...
You have got me all confused (easily done I hear you say!)
My 3G connection here is around 5 meg and in UK is 3 point something (TMobile)... surely this is a bit quicker than "half a meg"
JJ
PS I use "Broadband Speed Checker" to test speed rather than take my ISP'sword for it!!!
Use it all the time when I find it. Speed varies FON is fixed at 1/2Mb but openzone can be quicker the closer you are to the hub. I've put an external antenna and network receiver on my van which picks up signals from futher afield. Does a great job usually. If not it's back to the T-mobile dongle.
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To get any sort of distance you need a directional antenna with a gain of about 16-18db. I have one of these
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That picture was taken in France where I used it to access SFR or Neuf hotspots in houses similar to FON and BT Open Zone here. The houses were over 1 km away and it worked ok. It claims to be able to work at 5 miles away but pointed at a house 1 km or so is the limit really line of sight. It mounts high up on the back of the van normally.
Its very good on campsites where you can park anywhere on the site and not have to take your laptop to reception or near where the wifi is located.
I got it from here
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