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Presenting a huge(!) list of APN names

clock October 5, 2009 06:12 by author christer

I hereby proudly present you a huge list of Acces Point Names (APN) here on the Mobile Broadband User Blog. The list is presented in collaboration with French Vysoo, a worldwide leading company in Communication Over Wifi devices and services. The list is for you, the mobile data / broadband user, who for some reason need these names as part of setting up your device.

Go to the worldwide list of APN names and learn about the ideas behind it.



Mobile broadband and Apple Snow Leopard

clock September 4, 2009 11:41 by author christer

Live from Twitter on this subject:

There's been reported severe issues and incompatibilities when trying to use mobile broadband connection software with the new version of Apples operating system for Mac called Snow Leopard.

The error occurring is a hard (kernel) crash of the Apple Mac operating system. In other words, access to Internet using mobile broadband is impossible. The Mac system itself survives, and there are no reports of data loss. 

I have very little information so far, but affected connection clients reported until now are from Telenor (Sweden), 3 (Three) (UK) and O2 (UK).

I'm working on getting more info. Are you affected? Please let us know more in a comment below, and please provide:

* What you experience
* Mobile Broadband provider name (such as Three or Telenor)
* Country
* Operating system
* Computer type

[Update] Vodafone (UK) has problems as well.

[Update no. 2] Virgin (UK) also has problems.



PlayStation 3 gaming session via mobile broadband

clock September 3, 2009 18:06 by author christer

I want to share an awesome experience with you guys!

Some days ago I bought Burnout Paradise for PlayStation 3 and yesterday Björn and I finally got to play against each other online.

We had an excellent two hour gaming session using, in my end, mobile broadband and a HUAWEI B970 router with wifi connection to the PlayStation. At the same time we used a Skype call via laptops to speak with each other while playing.

At no time during this gaming session did I experience any glitch with the connection. In other words, it is possible to use mobile broadband connections for playing intensive games online. I must admit I was quite amazed.



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I am an independent mobile broadband enthusiast. I find the mobile broadband business and related products very interesting, especially in the perspective of how usage of mobile broadband will change our work life and our social life

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When not blogging about mobile broadband I work as a software developer and architect. You'll find my personal blog here: http://www.christer.dk/ 

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