Tethering slow?

[Anonymous]

I have a Galaxy Y and use WIFI tethering whilst out in my Motorhome to connect up my netbook. This weekend the internet connection was very slow and intermittant even though I had 3-5 bars on my reception. Why would this be? Also can I do anything to improve the connection speed in cases such as this? I have tried it again now I am home and the internet connection using the phone tethering was quite fast (and data efficient!)

One other thing, I tried to get into ebay to my selling account but it kept forceing me to use the ebay.mobile account, which is no good to me. How can I insist I get the normal laptop ebay account?

Thanks, Brian

[Anonymous]

I see it now, at home now it is 'E', where can I find out whet these codes mean?

[MI5]

It goes G, E, 3G, H, H+ in order of speed. You can have full bars but only G and still be slow for data. For best data you are looking for at least 3G with 3 bars minimum. On the ebay mobile site if you go to the very bottom of the page you should see an option to go to desktop site. There is also an ebay app on Play that you can download which is easier than using a browser.

[Anonymous]

Many thanks for your help. Much wiser now.

[MI5]

No probs. Just ask if there is anything else.

[Anonymous]

Found and downloaded the ebay app - much better, thanks again. Brian