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Gobi 2000 card
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:21 pm
by positive
I have an x201 tablet with a factory installed gobi 2000 card. I sampled the Verizon service for one month, but it was somewhat slow, even in high reception areas.
Would this card be any faster using ATT? Is there any way (firmware upgrade?) to make the card perform faster?
Thanks
Re: Gobi 2000 card
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:45 pm
by EOMtp
positive wrote:... gobi 2000 card ...Verizon ... Would this card be any faster using ATT?
Probably, depending on your location relative to AT&T coverage. Max EV-DO (Verizon) up/down speeds are less than this card's max HSPA (AT&T) up/down speeds:
-- HSPA: Up to 7.2Mbps download, 5.76Mbps upload
-- EV-DO: Up to 3.1Mbps download, 1.8Mbps upload
See below:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Gobi_2000
Re: Gobi 2000 card
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:03 am
by bill bolton
positive wrote:Would this card be any faster using ATT?
In my experience just about any current 3G service from a major Telco ISP will be faster than EV-DO, no matter who the provider is.
In the specific case of North America the biggest issue is coverage, but if you have 3G coverage, then you will almost certainly be better off on 3G.
Cheers,
Bill B.