does roaming reduce speed?

[jcub_kchi]

i made a slight mistake when i took the connection.......i live in pettah (ernakulam, kerala)....i had taken the connection from bsnl office at 'Vytilla' but afterwards i realized the tower near me was not in the same place......

now the 'wings' appears in the connection window.......all the time.......

does that mean the speed i'll get will go down???? with the current speed(for browsing,chat & torrents) i am wondering whether this was a bad idea.....pls help

thanks in advance....

[jameandrew]

Right now there is no roaming facility available its only withni your city..The wing will appear all the time and it wont effect your speed.

[jcub_kchi]

thanks...so that means i'll be getting this slow speed no matter what??

i've got 4 bars in the range space(whaen i hang the device out my window). or is there some "setting" that's been messed up???

[jameandrew]

First of all what signal you are getting..Is it 1X or EVDO?
If it is 1X then you max speed will be around 250-300 kbps..
If it is EVDO with 4 bars you will get very gud speed..so please chka and tell wether you are getting 1X or evdo

[jcub_kchi]

jameandrew Wrote:First of all what signal you are getting..Is it 1X or EVDO?
If it is 1X then you max speed will be around 250-300 kbps..
If it is EVDO with 4 bars you will get very gud speed..so please chka and tell wether you are getting 1X or evdo

its evdo
max speed hits 700-800 kbps
BUT THATS JUST FOR ABOUT SECONDS....

[jameandrew]

FOr EVDO with 4 bars as signal strenght you must get max speed of about 1500kbps..If you are not getting this much speed then definately there might be problem with the network.I would suggest you to call the customer care number in your area and told them about your problem..they will confirm that wether its a network problem or the problem is in the device.
I think customer care number is posted in this forum.pleas efind it and call them

[Gigacore]

yeah, though he is getting 4 bars.. probably the signal strength is bad or weak..

[jameandrew]

I think there must be some problem in the tower..Sometimes I also face such kind of situtation

[jcub_kchi]

is it of any good if i compare my connection with anyone using it nearby.....

u see for torrents i used to get 100kbps (once in a while)....but now nothing.....is there a chance i messed somewhere with the settings....

maybe system format would help??

[jameandrew]

NO dont do sytem format..Just call the customer care and ask wether there is network problem or not..IF not then go to the exchange and show them..
Or you just try reinstalling the application