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MEXICOWANDERER
Aug 08, 2014Explorer
Reality check, Mexico.
Cities, tourist hotspots, and wealthier regions of Mexico have good Infinitum TelMex service. Rural areas like where I am, have service so bad they would not last two weeks in the USA without getting sued by class action suit and fined by the FCC for fraudulent service.
Banda Ancha quality (speed and reliability) for TelCel USB sticks, has exactly the same variance. Some areas are decent, other areas are less than marginal. I have never heard of someone using a non TelCel "Banda Ancha" USB as TelCel provides them (sells) it with the service.
TIP: Wherever and whatever the stick MUST have a line of sight view of the cell tower broadcasting Banda Ancha. I use amplified USB extension cables and place the Banda Ancha stick inside a window looking directly at the tower. The stick refuses to work when the signal has to pass through a thick concrete wall.
Hope this helps
Cities, tourist hotspots, and wealthier regions of Mexico have good Infinitum TelMex service. Rural areas like where I am, have service so bad they would not last two weeks in the USA without getting sued by class action suit and fined by the FCC for fraudulent service.
Banda Ancha quality (speed and reliability) for TelCel USB sticks, has exactly the same variance. Some areas are decent, other areas are less than marginal. I have never heard of someone using a non TelCel "Banda Ancha" USB as TelCel provides them (sells) it with the service.
TIP: Wherever and whatever the stick MUST have a line of sight view of the cell tower broadcasting Banda Ancha. I use amplified USB extension cables and place the Banda Ancha stick inside a window looking directly at the tower. The stick refuses to work when the signal has to pass through a thick concrete wall.
Hope this helps
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