Comments on: The 3G Congestion Cover Up http://www.webologist.co.uk/2009/02/the-3g-congestion-cover-up.html Internet News, Web Design, Development, Hosting and Optimisation Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=6723 By: Webologist http://www.webologist.co.uk/2009/02/the-3g-congestion-cover-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-6163 Webologist Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:01:56 +0000 http://www.webologist.co.uk/2009/02/the-3g-congestion-cover-up.html#comment-6163 So you think that the problem may be with the G1 itself? Have you tried "Close Everything" - I had that App on my phone for a while, although not used it in a while. Maybe not compatible with latest OS release. I do now think that a lot of my problems were caused by being in a very built up part of the city. I sat in the park one day shortly after writing this post, and the connection was excellent. So maybe a combination of tall buildings and all the people with smart phones in Deutsche Bank (next door to Caffe Nero where I take lunch) that is the main problem. I still have some other annoying problems with the G1 though, mainly concerning the browser, but not had time to blog it. Maybe I will... So you think that the problem may be with the G1 itself? Have you tried “Close Everything” – I had that App on my phone for a while, although not used it in a while. Maybe not compatible with latest OS release. I do now think that a lot of my problems were caused by being in a very built up part of the city. I sat in the park one day shortly after writing this post, and the connection was excellent. So maybe a combination of tall buildings and all the people with smart phones in Deutsche Bank (next door to Caffe Nero where I take lunch) that is the main problem.

I still have some other annoying problems with the G1 though, mainly concerning the browser, but not had time to blog it. Maybe I will…

]]> By: Scott http://www.webologist.co.uk/2009/02/the-3g-congestion-cover-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-6162 Scott Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:50:15 +0000 http://www.webologist.co.uk/2009/02/the-3g-congestion-cover-up.html#comment-6162 I've had similar problems with 3G on the G1 in Barnsley (home to the fastest fibre broadband in Europe!). I don't believe that the 3G network can be so congested that by switching to 2G I am able to get enough performance to at least check my emails quite quickly. There are occasions where when I restart the phone, the 3G suddenly kicks into life - I haven't found a way of truly closing an application on the G1 so I'm wondering whether there are things running in the background that are causing the poor performance. Personally there's nothing more annoying than using the GPS with Google Maps and getting to a point where the download of the map can't keep up with the little orb - makes it completely pointless. I've been with T-Mobile for a long time, using 3G/HSDPA phones for the last 3 years or so and I've not had this problem before. I also have a USB dongle with T-Mobile and while the phone refuses to download a web page, the dongle will buzz along downloading at 3Mbps at the same time in the same place. Very frustrating. I’ve had similar problems with 3G on the G1 in Barnsley (home to the fastest fibre broadband in Europe!). I don’t believe that the 3G network can be so congested that by switching to 2G I am able to get enough performance to at least check my emails quite quickly.

There are occasions where when I restart the phone, the 3G suddenly kicks into life – I haven’t found a way of truly closing an application on the G1 so I’m wondering whether there are things running in the background that are causing the poor performance.

Personally there’s nothing more annoying than using the GPS with Google Maps and getting to a point where the download of the map can’t keep up with the little orb – makes it completely pointless.

I’ve been with T-Mobile for a long time, using 3G/HSDPA phones for the last 3 years or so and I’ve not had this problem before. I also have a USB dongle with T-Mobile and while the phone refuses to download a web page, the dongle will buzz along downloading at 3Mbps at the same time in the same place.

Very frustrating.

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