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Card works so much better with the O2 Connection Manager!
Member Review Using this Connection Manager, GPRS to 3G and 3G to GPRS handovers are far more effective with significantly less drop-outs than when using the Orange software. I found the Orange software to be terrible and stumbled upon O2's version which works...
[November 30, 2004, 14:19]
O2 mobile broadband hooks up to BT Wi-Fi
News O2 has upgraded the Wi-Fi connection software for its mobile-broadband customers, making it possible for them to use BT's Openzone hotspots. The update to O2's Connection Manager software and the BT Openzone deal, both announced on Monday, provide...
[June 29, 2009, 14:00]
Broadband Customers Overpaying By 70%
Blog Comment I was paying over £20 per month for an 8mb connection and now pay £10/month for 16mb. I tried going down the mac code route but my ISP had moved my connection at the exchange (i.e. I became an LLU customer) so I was on their private network so I...
[August 27, 2008, 15:04]
O2 Data Card 3G/GPRS review
Reviews Enabling the 3G/GPRS card and Wi-Fi access means installing O2's Connection Manager software, which acts as the user interface and management platform for the various available functions. This process required two reboots -- once after the main...
[November 3, 2004, 14:13]
Unreliable connection software backed by poor support
Member Review Customer services ill informed, connection to 3G unreliable (in City, London! Connection software liable to hang and need killing. Bough the data card from an O2 store. It came with 2 SIMs -- GSM and 3G.
[April 13, 2005, 13:57]
Dell TrueMobile GPRS Solution review
Reviews In conjunction with the SURE-connect client, BroadCloud’s middleware helps to deliver a faster, more reliable and ultimately more cost-effective GPRS connection. GPRS connection charge For this review, Dell provided ZDNet UK with access to its...
[September 20, 2002, 11:42]
Be extends super-fast broadband network
News And just this week, one ZDNet UK reader complained that he lost his Be broadband connection after a network failure in London. We restored connection as soon as possible after power was restored. Be, the next-generation broadband network operator...
[February 15, 2007, 11:59]
ISP code targets broadband speed confusion
News The thrust of the code lies in getting ISPs to give customers — at the point of sale — an accurate estimate of the maximum speed they can get, based on the "data connection between the broadband modem and the local exchange or cable head end...
[June 5, 2008, 11:37]
The great 3G data card road test
News One problem with the T-Mobile card was its inability to establish a VPN connection, with neither IPSec nor SSL VPNs working at all. The O2 software showed that we were getting occasional bursts of throughput, but no consistent connection.
[November 22, 2004, 18:20]
3G data: the choice expands review
Reviews O2 Connection Manager Although 3 has now signed up over a million customers in the UK, the lack of data services means that few of these are likely to be mobile professionals. Data services are provided by Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and, most...
[November 3, 2004, 14:58]
Be lets customers 'tune' their connections
News Be announced the move on Tuesday, saying in a statement that it would let those customers "get the most out of their connection according to what they use the internet for the most, whether it is playing games, streaming audio and video, or...
[October 8, 2008, 13:16]
Broadband Britain sees costs fall as speeds rise
News Back in 2004, customers could expect to pay an average of £27 per month for a less-than-fat 0.5Mbps connection. When it comes to connection speeds, cable broadband provider Virgin Media's planned 50Mbps rollout &mash; set to be available to some...
[February 4, 2008, 7:26]
T-Mobile rolls out voice-enabled BlackBerry
News In Europe, BlackBerry devices operate over GPRS, which creates an always-on data connection and eliminates the need to dial up a network. German telco T-Mobile on Wednesday launched a combined wireless email, Internet access and voice service in...
[June 13, 2002, 13:26]
I.TECH Virtual Keyboard review
Reviews The use of a cable connection means that the Virtual Keyboard will only work with devices for which cables are supplied. The Virtual Keyboard's cable connection is to the handheld's docking port, which is generally on the bottom edge of the unit...
[September 3, 2004, 9:30]
Nortel demo proves reality of Super 3G
News Mobile broadband has taken a step closer to reality, with Nortel Networks demonstrating a 1.4Mbps connection using HSDPA technology - dubbed "Super 3G" by some - to a commercial-grade handset that was actually moving while sending and receiving...
[March 8, 2005, 15:05]
LG X110 netbook with 3G mobile broadband
Blog I've spent considerable time with Dell's variant on the theme, the Inspiron Mini 9 as sold by Vodafone complete with HSDPA connection. But it is the HSDPA connection which is the most alluring feature of all.
[December 10, 2008, 10:39]
Be rapped over broadband speed claims
News The connection speeds supported by ADSL2+ depend in part on the distance from the customer's location to the local telephone exchange, with maximum speeds only achievable over short distances. Be, the first ISP to launch the next generation of...
[January 25, 2007, 11:47]
Wi-Fi market gets Divine intervention
News You don't want to be bothered with subscriptions or even thinking about the connection. A former chief executive of O2 has founded a company that aims to aggregate the UK's Wi-Fi hot spots. Thousands of mobile workers use Wi-Fi hot spots for...
[December 21, 2006, 15:34]
Palm readying GPRS handheld?
News Since GPRS is always on, no dial-up is required to make a connection. GPRS also offers a connection speed comparable to or faster than a home dial-up connection, while GSM connections range from 9.6kbps to 14.4kbps, comparable in speed to an early...
[May 7, 2002, 18:36]
i-mate JASJAR review
Reviews There are two built-in cameras: a 1.3 megapixel unit on the back for stills and video, and another sitting next to the screen for making video calls over a 3G connection. If you've read our reviews of the O2 Xda Exec or Orange SPV M5000, you'll be...
[November 1, 2005, 9:45]
