3 Mobile Broadband Problem

(23-01-2011 17:08 )Jam Da Man Wrote:  Sorry Captain, I only just saw this thread. I'm on 3 Mobile Broadband too.
I posted some of my problems here

Don't bother with the Mumbai call centre - they can't/won't help. Have you checked your speed? If you goto Speedtest and click "begin test", you can see what your speed is. The "download" speed is also your surfing speed.
If it's very low (like mine usually is) that can cause web pages not to load.
Mine has been especially slow the past couple of weeks. Here's my current speed from just now -

Sorry I forgot all about this cry for help. Thanks for all the replies but the problems I had seem to have ironed themselves out.

Jam Da Man, I've never had any speed problems here in Chester although occasionally when I've used it in other parts of the country and I've never had cause to call any help lines.

(23-01-2011 17:14 )HEX!T Wrote:  better off going broadband, its cheaper, faster and virtually unlimited.

I know HEX!T but I like my anonymity as with 3 I've never had to give out any personal details.

I'm a bit paranoid about the snooper state and as I'm currently on-line I'm dressed in my on-line apparel which is something like this :-



It's a well known fact that the tin foil hat deflects the government's snooping rays and that the security services don't like the colour yellow.

(24-01-2011 21:44 )Captain Vimes Wrote:  ~~~
It's a well known fact that the tin foil hat deflects the government's snooping rays and that the security services don't like the colour yellow.

Shit - That must be where I'm going wrong!
Incidentally, tonight has been just as slow as ever.


...Nothing wrong with the upload speed though...?
Maybe if we could get an official rep from 3 to join the Forum we could bribe Him/Her with some screencaps/vids, in the hope of getting preferential service?

"The road to Good Intentions be paved with Hell"

I don't know what all this means, DOWNLOAD 0.47mb/s UPLOAD 0.03mb/s PING 369ms I don't know how to post the graphic but my internet works as I'd expect it to even with my impatience but my download speed for things like megaupload normally ranges from about 7kb/ps to 27kb/ps once every blue moon it will reach 37kb/ps to 73kb/ps so anything 180MB in size is a NO NO I wouldn't mind watching the Amanda Rendall, Shaft vid
As for Broadband I'm pretty happy with the £15p/m for 15GB as I don't DL much... 7kb/ps I only use about 3GB a month.

^Mitchell, your Download speed is basically your browsing speed (for loading pages)
Don't know about the Ping, but yours looks very slow.
To post the pic of your result, do the test again, then when the result appears, select "copy forum link" (left click) Then paste into a post (via right click)
Here's my latest result -



I also tried downloading something earlier, but cancelled it when I got a similar speed to you.
Bloody annoying, especially as it's fine at 7am.

"The road to Good Intentions be paved with Hell"

(24-01-2011 22:33 )mitchell Wrote:  I don't know what all this means, DOWNLOAD 0.47mb/s UPLOAD 0.03mb/s PING 369ms I don't know how to post the graphic

That's because you are a numbskull.

(24-01-2011 22:33 )mitchell Wrote:  As for Broadband I'm pretty happy with the £15p/m for 15GB as I don't DL much... 7kb/ps I only use about 3GB a month.

Same as me, mitchell. I've gotten past the stage, not that there is anything wrong with it, that I feel the need to download ... let's say ... specialist videos. So bugging about on here and reading on line newspapers is all I get up to these days so I don't require super strength download speeds and unlimited specialist usage.

(24-01-2011 22:44 )Jam Da Man Wrote:  I also tried downloading something earlier, but cancelled it when I got a similar speed to you.
Bloody annoying, especially as it's fine at 7am.

Get up early, you lazy bastard!

(24-01-2011 22:44 )Jam Da Man Wrote:  ^Mitchell, your Download speed is basically your browsing speed (for loading pages)

This bit I do know

My test results... I felt strange writing this

(24-01-2011 22:58 )mitchell Wrote:  My test results... I felt strange writing this

Ooh. Are you feeling alright mitchell. That's an awfully long ping you've got there. Have you seen anybody about it. I'd go and get it checked out.

(24-01-2011 22:48 )Captain Vimes Wrote:  Get up early, you lazy bastard!

"I" was up at 5:30am this morning, I'll have you know.
Maybe it's just a traffic problem. (Could do with a certain "Captain" to direct it properly. )
I'll post my speed result for around that time tomorrow... er, tomorrow.

"The road to Good Intentions be paved with Hell"

Dude where's my car... Will somebody open a window... Hey who turned out the lights Mummy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping
Listen I can press keys & on a big day even copy & paste

Beat that bitches.