Selection of mobile Internet

4th October 2008 | 4446 reading | IT, computers , networks, internet

As is increasingly subject to question that mobile broadband (and preferably cheap) internet is the best, I decided a few points to summarize the article. At the beginning we note that they do not wait a clear answer - It always depends on individual requirements. So ..

Area mobile internet with us now provide only Orange and T-Mobile, and each uses a different technology. They even mention but I am not going to describe who is interested will find them in specialized My friends - you are going to try to lay before filing with the concepts understandable to everyone he knew to choose. I hope to succeed .

1, Unlimited Internet

Mobile Internet in the form of virtually unlimited there are services with a large number of permitted data, but they are expensive, about 1,000 - (10 GB) to 2.400, - Sk (20 GB) per month.
Cheap Internet are data-limited (1.5 to 2 gigabytes), worth up to 500, - per month and are to be bound. Without commitment usually rises again and the price is also necessary for the full purchase price of the modem in this case there is no cheap affair. The modem is a device for receiving a transmission signal is connected to the computer.

2, have limited value - how much data a spending?

The popular Skype calling for the transfer of up to 16 kB / s, that is 56 megabytes / hour. 1 gigabyte then based on about 18 hours calling. Internet radio can have up to 8 times larger transfer. Frequent viewing of multimedia data pages also have a take a bite - or even as a gallery video gallery (YouTube). Limitation of 1.5 gigabytes is therefore now truly on the edge, certainly with a bit of attention can one even with this option fully exploit the Internet.

3, Technology

No signal, no internet - indeed, in various forms is valid for each mode of connection.
T-Mobile offers fast internet service on Flash-OFDM technology, Orange Mobile Internet using UMTS / HSDPA (so-called 3G networks). Both technologies are high - all the usual services (web, mail, Internet telephony, online radio) go smoothly.

4, the availability of the signal - coverage

T-Mobile

It has the best coverage of high-speed internet in Slovakia.
The desktop (non-transferable) modem can buy a large external antenna, which can improve signal availability.
You could say it's "solo" technology - outside of Slovakia is almost never used, so data roaming dial-up to this service is unavailable.
If Flash-OFDM signal is not up to switch to another network, either the Internet or not.
Map coverage: http://www.t-mobile.sk/sk/!pages.get?id=1285 .

Orange

High-speed 3G coverage is less than for fast internet from T-Mobile.
The advantage is that it is frequently used technology, the modems it can easily work the other networks / countries. Some of these business laptops have a built-in modems.
If you lose 3G signal, the modem automatically switches to a slower network. The high-speed internet, although you will lose, but connected zostatene. First, switch to EDGE - still relatively usable speed, also with excellent coverage in Slovakia. If you lose EDGE modem switches to GPRS, which is admittedly quite slow but it works everywhere where the signal on the phone .
Map coverage: http://www.orange.sk/private/coverage/index.jsp?locale=sk .

5, the choice of modem

This choice is an individual matter, and we need mobility and minimum size, versatility and involvement, and lower cost. Choose from four options to connect to your computer:

Ethernet / LAN / WiFi - large and difficult to portable devices with external power supply for fixed use, pluggable into any PC or laptop. Through the router (if the device has built-in) can connect to the internet and multiple computers in a network.
USB - external, pluggable everywhere, usually small. Very versatile solution.
PCMCIA - card for older laptops, no linking tow, "indoor use".
Express Card - a successor to PCMCIA, otherwise the same, found in newer laptops.

6, Conclusion

If I had it all summed up in brief, and some recommend the T-Mobile for those who move in specific locations where they have proved to signal availability, Orange for those in more diverse terrain, mountain hamlets, or vice versa when traveling abroad .