As topic really, I normally get so so connection from home, happy with it, but with an awful lot of patience. I'm currently sat in the local tesco food court, and it's ziping along, 30KB/s right now. It's the first time i've been able to stream the sling player over my mobile, which is what got me thinking..

So, is my wire mossie netting (1mm mesh) slowing things down?

Cheers

Of course it will, as it is metal. same/sam sitting in an auto. The signal will attenuate, even though showing decent signal strength.

In other words, degraded performance or thruput. Move something or use a booster antenna.

BR>Jack

It's quite likely that your signal is being somewhat blocked. Open the netting and position the antenna between the window and the netting and see if your signal improves.

But first you could just head out to the balcony or yard (whichever you have) and do a "beta" test.

In low signal areas it always helps not to be behind walls, windows, mosquito nets, trees etc.

Do you know where the GSM cell tower is? Try getting a line-of-sight to the tower if possible (eg. a direct free air imaginary "line" between your device and the tower).

If you do have a very poor signal, you could also build your own antenna http://bigredball.blogsome.com/2006/07/29/...-was-no-signal/

I built the now infamous potato crisp can antenna a while back - very effective as it is extremely directional.

BR>Jack

http://www.seattlewireless.net/AntennaHowTo

We had a control room at the base of our ant. pumping out 625kw.  The room was lined with wire mesh to keep the signal out of the control gear.  i.e. the screen room it was called.  Yes they work really well if grounded.

Now thats a real mans' wifi signal

BR>Jack

That was the short baseline stuff here in SEA we ran 3mw 100khz pulses in cenpac     try keeping that out of everything.

I presume by mosquito net you are talking about the window screens and not a net over your bed - or do you have the accompanying tin foil hat to sleep in also

are you just getting a different tower with EDGE equipment ?