I've been using Vodafone mobile broadband for a few years now.
On Saturday it stopped working. The router connects ok at the telephony level but I can't ping any sites. Normally, if I run out of data or something, I can still access vodafone.co.uk but not now. Interestingly, I can do an nslookup on domain names, so it is still connecting to their DNS server.
This is what I've tried, to rule out a problem at my end:
1) another router (made no difference, so it's not a fault with the router)
2) another Vodafone sim card (no difference, so it's not a problem with my account)
If I put a Three or giffgaff sim card in the router, it works fine with their networks.
I tried taking the laptop and router a few miles away in the car, to connect to a different tower, but the problem is the same.
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It's not a biggy because I was thinking of ditching Vodafone anyway (crap website and customer service).
By the way, what is it with the big 4 telcos (Voda, EE, Three, O2)? Their websites are all dreadful and they get terrible reviews.
I'll probably go with giffgaff, or maybe try Smarty. Both their websites are a joy to use compared to the big 4.
On Saturday it stopped working. The router connects ok at the telephony level but I can't ping any sites. Normally, if I run out of data or something, I can still access vodafone.co.uk but not now. Interestingly, I can do an nslookup on domain names, so it is still connecting to their DNS server.
This is what I've tried, to rule out a problem at my end:
1) another router (made no difference, so it's not a fault with the router)
2) another Vodafone sim card (no difference, so it's not a problem with my account)
If I put a Three or giffgaff sim card in the router, it works fine with their networks.
I tried taking the laptop and router a few miles away in the car, to connect to a different tower, but the problem is the same.
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It's not a biggy because I was thinking of ditching Vodafone anyway (crap website and customer service).
By the way, what is it with the big 4 telcos (Voda, EE, Three, O2)? Their websites are all dreadful and they get terrible reviews.
I'll probably go with giffgaff, or maybe try Smarty. Both their websites are a joy to use compared to the big 4.
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