24 Feb, 2009
TIM, Vodafone, Wind or H3G: who’s offering the best 3G internet access?
Posted by: Francesco In: Internet & Web 2.0|Science & Technology
I just received from PromoDigital a bunch of USB modems from the four Italian mobile network operators. Now I have the state of the art USB modems from TIM, Vodafone, Wind and H3G and in the next weeks I’m going to try them all to see who performs best!
I never had USB modems, as since now I used Vodafone’s HSDPA/HSUPA PCI Express card produced by Option that I successfully used with my MacBook Pro.
After a quick glimpse at the new toys I’ve found out the different manufacturers of the modems:
- TIM had its dongle produced by Onda Communication, an Italian manufacturer
- Vodafone had its Internet Key produced by Huawei
- Wind and H3G share the same hardware made by Huawei (but a different model from the Vodafone one)
After a first look I have to say I like very much TIM‘s USB modem look and feel, while I really appreciate the idea of a retractable USB connector in Vodafone‘s one.
All the four have also a microSD slot, which is great as they can also be used as external memories as well as readers for your camera’s memory cards.
Wanna see all the photos from the unpacking? Jump to my set on Flickr!
In the coming weeks you’ll read updates about me using these modems, especially on Twitter! Tune in and share this experience with me, if you have questions or specific tasks you want me to do with the modems please ask!
