Understanding a Cellular Modems
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So you bought a modem, and you’re not getting the speed you expected.
Yep it is unavoidable to not get that broad band speed you expected from buying a Cellular Modem and you want to learn more about what can affect your upload/download speed on the modem. Each carrier has there own specific speeds or usage. We will go through each and everyone one them talking about the kinds of speeds:
- EVDO — is known as Evolution-Data Optimized and is most commonly around the major city areas. It is sometimes consider 3G and is considered the fastest in the industry. Although there are always going to be debates on who is the fastest, it really doesn’t matter because of the limitations of the networks.
- GPRS — General Packet Radio Service and is also part of the 3G network but requires different frequency to acquire the signals from the tower. This is used in lower end of companies due to the fact it is easier to maintain than EVDO, but the speed is still comparable to all the other 3G family because of the interdependency of the connectivity.
Network Connectivity and Vista’s TCP/IPV6
So I’ve been having problems with Vista and Network Connectivity. I’ve got a DSL modem that would from time to time just drop connection to the internet or at least I thought it was that. So I’d check the modem everytime this happenes. It would say I was connected to to the network but not be on internet. I went searching and found this really good forum discussion on Verizon and DSL. After reading all there was people were talking about the IPv6 protocol was the main culprit. So I figured I’d see what happens when I disabled the IPv6 Protocol from my system. It worked no more connectivity issues.
How do I disable the IPv6 Protocol?
In order to fix this problem you have to do some simples steps. Here is how I fixed it. Right Click > Select “Network and Sharing Center” > “View Status” for
either Wireless or LAN. > Properities
Network Connectivity and Vista’s TCP/IPV6
Comments OffSo I’ve been having problems with Vista and Network Connectivity. I’ve got a DSL modem that would from time to time just drop connection to the internet or at least I thought it was that. So I’d check the modem everytime this happenes. It would say I was connected to to the network but not be on internet. I went searching and found this really good forum discussion on Verizon and DSL. After reading all there was people were talking about the IPv6 protocol was the main culprit. So I figured I’d see what happens when I disabled the IPv6 Protocol from my system. It worked no more connectivity issues.
How do I disable the IPv6 Protocol?
In order to fix this problem you have to do some simples steps. Here is how I fixed it. Right Click > Select “Network and Sharing Center” > “View Status” for either Wireless or LAN. > Properities
