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« Reply #45 on: March 18, 2017, 13:28:57 »

Some more numbers, from a complicated three-leg trip last week:

GWR (Great Western Railway) class 150     Failed test - 0.16 Mbps
SWT (South West Trains) class 159Failed test - 1.00
GWR class 158Never managed to connect
GWR class 166Failed test - 0.45
GWR HST (High Speed Train)Never managed to connect

The Train Manager on the HST said that "the WiFi is being upgraded next month" - does anyone know if this is indeed the case?
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« Reply #46 on: March 28, 2017, 09:33:39 »

I'm on a blue set led by the green Welsh dragon power car. Speed test won't connect, but it's running at a reasonable speed.
The graphs when logging on were a good indicator that the bandwidth is in low demand. Showed 5% usage.
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« Reply #47 on: April 03, 2017, 19:38:34 »

I've struggled to get any connection since the login system was changed.

In standard class on both turbo and HST (High Speed Train) i have either not had a successful connection or one so slow that my Gmail just keeps saying trying to connect.

I've had about 10 attempts in the last two weeks. My own personal experience is that the two graphs don't make much difference. I've sat in a near empty carriage and still not been able to connect.
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« Reply #48 on: April 03, 2017, 22:26:51 »

I believe there is only one router per set so even if your carriage is empty, it depends how busy the entire train is.
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« Reply #49 on: April 04, 2017, 10:15:54 »

Ah thanks richwarwicker.

It was a three train turbo which had similarly loaded carriages - but I think more samples are needed!

I was also wondering if it was struggling because the wifi goes via the mobile network (my understanding is that it uses the strongest mobile network available?)  However, the signal between Reading and Paddington is usually pretty good (in my case via Vodafone) so I'm these days mostly sat there with laptop tethered to phone - as it's much more reliable than the wifi currently.
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« Reply #50 on: April 04, 2017, 12:40:59 »

Yes it does use all mobile networks and takes the best.

My phone is set to use best available connection- wifi or mobile signal and I've noticed in particular around big built up areas it reverts to 4g.
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