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3 dobs in Vodafone over HSDPA speed claims

Started by Ewan · 1 year ago

When an operator says you can get ‘up to 7.2Mbps’ what sort of speed do you actually expect from your mobile broadband modem? According to the the BBC, 3 has reported Vodafone to the Advertising Standards Authority over the wording of its mobile broadband advertising, contending that ‘up to’ just isn’t good enough.

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  • Russell

    9 months ago

    Yes, but what vodafone don't say is that for the majority of users outside the london zone, the speed is much more like dial-up than broadband. It is being sold under false claims for those users where it is at best a convenience for low-res websites and an occasional email. Broadband it is NOT.
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