signal boosters (bsnl evdo / bangalore, india)

Last week, I bought bsnl evdo (zte). I am in bangalore, India.
Internet is very very slow here. even I set my gmail to basic html
mode.

1. anybody tried using cdma signal boosters?! will it help in anyways?

2. I am using bsnl evdo with ubuntu. device is identified as "auto
mobile broadband (CDMA) connection". it never shows connected, even
when I am browsing. because of this firefox always opening in "work
offline" mode. anybody tried USB (female) - ethernet converter?! will
it help in this case?

v4vijayakumar wrote:

> Last week, I bought bsnl evdo (zte).

I am assuming this is a 3G USB 'dongle'.

> 1. anybody tried using cdma signal boosters?! will it help in anyways?

It's difficult to say, because you haven't told us what kind of signal
strength you're getting. Assuming you have a weak signal, your time/money
would be better spent trying to optimize your setup. Try using a longer USB
cable to get better elevation, or at least to position your dongle where you
can get a better signal.

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alexd wrote:

> v4vijayakumar wrote:
>
> > Last week, I bought bsnl evdo (zte).
>
> I am assuming this is a 3G USB 'dongle'.
>
> > 1. anybody tried using cdma signal boosters?! will it help in
> > anyways?
>
> It's difficult to say, because you haven't told us what kind of
> signal strength you're getting. Assuming you have a weak signal, your
> time/money would be better spent trying to optimize your setup. Try
> using a longer USB cable to get better elevation, or at least to
> position your dongle where you can get a better signal.

This sounds like a Ubuntu (Linux) issue.

I also use Ubuntu as well as XP, and some versions of Ubuntu do not
perform as well with wireless (signal strength wise).

Also the fact Firefox comes up offline indicates all is not well with
your setup.

Its a driver issue, and some things work better than others.

Try the Linux (Ubuntu) forum to see if they can help.

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/

Cheers

Rob