I'm using the '3' network and have little problems connecting Most places I get some form of signal trhat allows me to pick up e-mails and surf the net. Some places are devoid of any signal (Great Haywood for example - just above the lock) although on this last trip of two weeks duration few places I have receivred no signal at all. The trick seems to be to moor in relatively open countryside rather than in a cutting and many times I get a reasonable signal insode the cabin
A lot more pubs are now providing free WiFi and my trip around the 4 counties ring has idetified many. The guide I produce to canal and riverside pubs will shortly show my discoveries. If anyone knows of pubs that have a free WiFi connectrion I will be happy to include them in the guide I use the Wifi connection to download programmes from BBC I Player that I may have missed as they 'eat' the dongle allowance John http://www.canalandriversidepubs.co.uk - all the waterway pubs http://www.boatmail.co.uk - the mail forwarding specialist --- In [email protected], "mick L" <planel...@...> wrote: > > I'm using an extension lead and the dongle is in a water proof box weighted > down, I have had T-Mobile check the dongle but they said it was ok, by the > way I'm moored in Rickmansworth and have a very very slow signal im on G2 > GPRS > > --- In [email protected], Steve Wood <steve@> wrote: > > > > Dave wrote: > > > First thing to try is a USB extension lead, to get the dongle away > > > from interference caused by the laptop, and to be able to put the > > > dongle in a window away from the steel hull. A 5m buffered extension > > > lead may enable you to put the dongle in a plastic bag above the roof. > > > > I'd done this pretty successfully for a number of years, until one very > > windy evening in February when the bag and dongle separated from the > > cable, followed by a plop sound... ;) > > > > As for the original question on coverage, I've recently swapped from > > Vodafone to Orange, but there is little between them (other than > > Vodafone's customer service being worse than useless.) There are not > > many places where you can't get coverage for an extended distance. Towns > > and villages are usually OK on all networks, as are stretches by major > > roads, as that's where they put the masts. Railways don't seem to have > > associated masts in my experience, so I'm not sure what technology is > > being used for on-board wi-fi from the likes of Virgin Trains. > > > > All the networks publish coverage maps on-line, which I've found to be > > pretty accurate. > > > > Steve > > NB Bream > > >
