Vodafone 3G Mobile Broadband Speed Report

As I'm moving out of the city I have been evaluating the different internet options available to me at my new place. Unfortunately rural internet is still a joke in most places in NZ.

While the vodem device was able to connect to the network I was not able to download any data. And when I drove closer to the tower and tried again the data that did come down came so slowly that it took about a minute to load the google home page.

 

The graphs below show data speeds from the port hills in Christchurch

I was pleasantly surprised with how well the vodafone thing performed for me, considering that voice from here is quite poor at times. Perhaps it says more about my orcon connection?

Orcon Traffic Speeds (click to enlarge)

 

Vodafone Traffic Speeds (click to enlarge)

Vodafone 3G vs Orcon Broadband

Vodafone 3G vs Orcon Broadband

A brief report covering my recent evaluation of Vodafone 3G mobile broadband solution.

I am testing the service to see if it will provide adequate solution for my rural internet needs. It has already proven to be faster then my urban conventional wired broadband from Orcon.

 

June 17, 2009