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Hi there DuckFeet,
Great name!! Thanks for the post and mostly, a warm welcome to the forum.
I have done a check on the signal in the area for the postcode that is used in your profile, and can tell you that you should be achieving excellent coverage of 3g in your area. (I take it this is the postcode you are having trouble at?)
The site in that area is also working perfectly in the last 15 minutes, with no reported faulty connections at all, so there is good news at least.
If you are able to see that the express card is outperforming the dongle, then if you could do me a favour and post back the results when you switch SIM cards between the two devices. If the express card is still outperforming, then it is something to do with the dongle. If you could let me know either way, that would be fab.
Finally, if you would like to try a dial up connection, then turn the laptop on while the dongle is in the laptop, click start, network connections, Vodafone, then connect and let me know how you get on.
Cheers,
LeeH
eForum Team
Great name!! Thanks for the post and mostly, a warm welcome to the forum.
I have done a check on the signal in the area for the postcode that is used in your profile, and can tell you that you should be achieving excellent coverage of 3g in your area. (I take it this is the postcode you are having trouble at?)
The site in that area is also working perfectly in the last 15 minutes, with no reported faulty connections at all, so there is good news at least.
If you are able to see that the express card is outperforming the dongle, then if you could do me a favour and post back the results when you switch SIM cards between the two devices. If the express card is still outperforming, then it is something to do with the dongle. If you could let me know either way, that would be fab.
Finally, if you would like to try a dial up connection, then turn the laptop on while the dongle is in the laptop, click start, network connections, Vodafone, then connect and let me know how you get on.
Cheers,
LeeH
eForum Team
Glad you like the name, and thanks for the response. Can't beat yours though, being named after TWO members of Steps 
(sorry).
Yeah it should be good signal, my phone consistently shows HSDPA. This is at the postcode in my profile. (I also get 3G at home where your coverage map shows it as 2G only its a bit varied there though).
I can usually connect by 3G if I force it as described, and this remains at 3G even after a reboot, however every time I disconnect the modem it reverts back to 2G until I manually reselect 3G. Can you tell what is going on when I manually choose a network within VMC so I might be able to get this in a modem connection in windows? I can then use this to log on via dial-up connection without having to log into windows, force 3G connection, and log back out again. Logon by GPRS takes 8 minutes!
I am trying to get hold of some trial devices to do some more tests, I can post the info when i get it. I have some test machines so I should be able to do simultaneous side by side tests. That's goign slightly off topic though, my focus is on the USB modems for now.
I didn't say I was using a laptop! :Smug Face:
I am using 9.3.3 without optimisation software if that's relevant.
DF, Quack-quack.
(sorry).Yeah it should be good signal, my phone consistently shows HSDPA. This is at the postcode in my profile. (I also get 3G at home where your coverage map shows it as 2G only
its a bit varied there though). I can usually connect by 3G if I force it as described, and this remains at 3G even after a reboot, however every time I disconnect the modem it reverts back to 2G until I manually reselect 3G. Can you tell what is going on when I manually choose a network within VMC so I might be able to get this in a modem connection in windows? I can then use this to log on via dial-up connection without having to log into windows, force 3G connection, and log back out again. Logon by GPRS takes 8 minutes!
I am trying to get hold of some trial devices to do some more tests, I can post the info when i get it. I have some test machines so I should be able to do simultaneous side by side tests. That's goign slightly off topic though, my focus is on the USB modems for now.
I didn't say I was using a laptop! :Smug Face:
I am using 9.3.3 without optimisation software if that's relevant.
DF, Quack-quack.
Hi there DuckFeet,
If you're happy to try some tests, then more power to you!
If there is indeed a fault with any of them (well, the K3760 in particular) do let us know your results and we can follow the Vodafone Repairs process to get it fixed!
Can you try the modem with an extension cable to distance itself from the body of the laptop?
In terms of selecting a network, this is set by the VMC, communicating to the modem. By default (without a software suite dictating alteration), the speed is set to Dual Mode (2G and 3G).
If you can let us know, plus any further details you discover, this will help us get a clearer understanding of what's going on!
Daz
eForum Team
If you're happy to try some tests, then more power to you!
If there is indeed a fault with any of them (well, the K3760 in particular) do let us know your results and we can follow the Vodafone Repairs process to get it fixed!
Can you try the modem with an extension cable to distance itself from the body of the laptop?
In terms of selecting a network, this is set by the VMC, communicating to the modem. By default (without a software suite dictating alteration), the speed is set to Dual Mode (2G and 3G).
If you can let us know, plus any further details you discover, this will help us get a clearer understanding of what's going on!
Daz
eForum Team
