Tech: Andriod, 3G, and Dongle strangeness.

hybrid_x

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Jun 28, 2011

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• Apr 11, 2014

• #1

So how come....

the 3g network on an andriod smartphone works well in a certain location......but a 3G dongle with the very same sim card (on a windows pc laptop) in the same location cannot find the very same 3g network (all config fine).

Is it true that a smartphone can pull more data out of the air than a dongle - when this is the only job of a dongle? Surely this is odd.

Another Q on this matter.....does an andriod tablet with a sim card slot have the same "browsing performance" as an andriod smartphone?

why is it pc latops with dongles act so lame?

 

Bwian

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Jul 14, 2003

15,898

• Apr 11, 2014

• #2

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beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,294

• Apr 11, 2014

• #3

antena, chips and software. all different between your dongle and phone, or ineed between phones.

 

CheeseRolls

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Jan 27, 2009

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Shoreham Beach

• Apr 11, 2014

• #4

hybrid_x said:

So how come....

the 3g network on an andriod smartphone works well in a certain location......but a 3G dongle with the very same sim card (on a windows pc laptop) in the same location cannot find the very same 3g network (all config fine).

Is it true that a smartphone can pull more data out of the air than a dongle - when this is the only job of a dongle? Surely this is odd.

Another Q on this matter.....does an andriod tablet with a sim card slot have the same "browsing performance" as an andriod smartphone?

why is it pc latops with dongles act so lame?

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Dunno. Make your phone a WiFi hotspot and connect the laptop to that.