rambo1969 Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 I had a problem with my desktop, in very simple terms it got a strop on and went do lally! I managed to start it in safe mode and did a system restore which sorted it out, however it was still not quite right. I then moved into a new house and restored it to factory settings. I plugged my t mobile dongel into it and its very very slow. When I use the same dongel in my netbook it works perfect. A guy at work suggested that because the the netbook is new it probably has a better proccesser. Any suggestions? Quote
andym Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 I'd be surprised if it's anything to do with the processor as running a 3G dongle is hardly an onerous task. A silly question - does the dongle connect at the same speed on the desktop and netbook? It's possible that the desktop is positioned so that it can't get a decent 3G signal and defaults to GRPS, which is about the same speed as an old-fashioned dialup modem. Andy Quote
fesm_ndt Posted August 5, 2010 Posted August 5, 2010 Also USB plugs are different... if its an old PC make sure the USB it is plugged into is not USB 1 type Quote
ArtistsRifles Posted August 5, 2010 Posted August 5, 2010 What actually is slow - the PC itself or just the internet???? If the internet it's the dongle, proably plugged into a USB 1.0 port when it was designed for a 2.0 high speed (Hah!!) port. If it's the PC then something is running in background taking up system resources. Open the task manager and have a look at whats running. Quote
rambo1969 Posted August 6, 2010 Author Posted August 6, 2010 All sorted chaps, I put the dongel in a different usb port and, bingo! cheers Quote
fesm_ndt Posted August 6, 2010 Posted August 6, 2010 All sorted chaps, I put the dongel in a different usb port and, bingo!cheers yes you have to be careful where you stick dongles Quote
montie Posted August 6, 2010 Posted August 6, 2010 Yes, I am also BC, Before Computor that is. Fortunately, kids nowadays are extremely clever, so I ask them. They better not come up with that "ID ten T" story, they'll find out the old man still packs a punch! Quote
Enigma Posted August 8, 2010 Posted August 8, 2010 yes you have to be careful where you stick dongles :rotfl::clap: Quote
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