| Go Mobile launches 3G
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Thursday, 26 April 2007
Since last Monday, a number of Go Mobile customers owning 3G handsets were able to connect to Go Mobile's 3G network. No word came from Go Mobile then, and everything was unofficial. However, today, Thursday 26th April, Go Mobile's 3G UMTS/HSDPA network was officially launched. It is worth noting that Vodafone launched 3G last August, however, at that time, coverage was limited to a very small part of the Maltese territory, and is still limited today. On the other side, Go Mobile launched nationwide coverage right from the start. We have tested 3G in several parts of Malta, and although outdoor coverage was great, Internet access was very unreliable indoors... in other words not good for reading our site while on the loo :) . This situation is expected to be mitigated in the coming months as more base stations are installed.
The pricing at the moment is set at 22c per minute for video calls for prepaid customers, and just 10c per minute for post-paid. Data prices are still priced at the ridiculous 3c per 60KB, which although might sound a bit reasonable, it is totally unreasonable to charge 3c every time an Internet connection is attempted. At the moment, the network is very unreliable indoors, and tends to drop, making the mobile try to reconnect a number of times per minute, and being charged 3c every time it does... Go Mobile REALLY need to address this if we are to start believing they want to offer us good value for money. We're expecting a number of price changes in the following days/weeks.. we'll just wait and see.
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| Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 April 2007 ) |
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