Re: Mobile broadband and CCTV

[Peter Campion-Bye <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,
I have a Huawei E220 sitting here doing nothing. It worked very well for
me until I changed to using mifi. It's currently locked to 3 but easily
unlocked I believe. Send me a pm with your address if you'd like it and
I'll stick it in the post.
Cheers, Peter

On 22/04/12 21:58, Tim Hawes wrote:
> Thanks Joseph, I'll have a look at that one - it's good to know it
works
> for you with the same kit :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Tim.
>
> On 19 April 2012 21:27, Joseph Heenan<joseph-l@xxxxxxx>  wrote:
>
>> Hi Tim,
>>
>> We use a Huawei E160 in our draytek 2820. We got it from ebay;
it's O2
>> branded but had been unlocked by the vendor and we use it on 3.
>>
>> It has a connector you can hook an external antenna up to,
although I've
>> not tried this.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> On 18/04/2012 19:55, Tim Hawes wrote:
>>> Thanks again Nigel.
>>> Am still looking to do this but other pressures have made
progress slow.
>>> The vigor's compatibility list includes a number of
"3" branded devices
>> but
>>> it's not clear whether the same model but unlocked will also
work. I
>>> presume so but perhaps need to call Draytek to check.
>>>
>>> Not sure where my nearest mast is, but I can locate the router
in the
>> attic
>>> for better reception, and the dongle on a usb extension lead
to get it to
>>> the best spot. Solwise(?) do a dongle with an external
antenna, but
>> that's
>>> not on the compatibility list... :-(
>>>
>>> I remember your automated home article - very impressive!
>>>
>>> Thanks for your thoughts,
>>> Tim.
>>>
>>> On 15 April 2012 10:08, Nigel Giddings<nigel@xxxxxxx>  
wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tim,
>>>>
>>>> I don't have any experience of Vigor routers with dongles,
although
>> found
>>>> them to be top notch when we used ADSL.
>>>>
>>>> The coverage maps have finite resolution so wouldn't rely
on them too
>>>> much. Do you know where your local serving site it? Do you
have Line of
>>>> Sight or Near Line of Sight. Being 2.1GHz radio it doesn't
bend very
>> well
>>>> (although it can reflect quite nicely).
>>>>
>>>> You can get an idea of what is in your area using this
web-site but
>> again
>>>> not fully reliable http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/
>>>>
>>>> My solution has the router/dongle 20 ft in the air which
means I get a
>>>> reasonable signal, there is no signal at all at my house.
>>>>
>>>>
>> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/My-Automated-Home-Nigel-Giddings-In
>>>> stalling-Broadband-in-a-Rural-Location.html
>>>>
>>>> If signal strength is an issue I have heard people get
good results with
>>>> these
>>>>
>>>> http://www.deltenna.com/products/wibe.aspx
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> Nigel
>>>>
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