rambo1969 Posted August 4, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 4, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 5, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted August 5, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 All sorted chaps, I put the dongel in a different usb port and, bingo! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted August 6, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted August 6, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 yes you have to be careful where you stick dongles :rotfl::clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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