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    Gobi 5000 swap

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by r.wyll, Mar 27, 2019.

  1. r.wyll

    r.wyll Notebook Geek

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    I recently procured a CF-31 mk2 with Win 7, Gobi 2000, factory gps, and a 500 GB HDD. The machine is a lot quicker than my CF-31 mk3. I build cell towers for a living and use the hell out of my 3G WWAN. It is relatively fast. But I was wondering if a Gobi 5000 with 4G/LTE would be any faster. And if it is faster, what all besides the wwan card would be needed?
     
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    It is quicker in what way?
    Saying it is quicker is vague.
     
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    r.wyll Notebook Geek

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    I was wondering if it would make the upload/download of data any faster than the 3G network it runs off of now.


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    Download speed of 4g should be faster than 3g. On paper it is anyway.
    But my real question is, Why is a mk2 faster than a mk3?
    Are they both i5's?
    Maybe format and reload the mk3.

    To upgrade the WWAN, the card itself should be all that is needed. Get a real Panasonic card.

    I just did a search on your previous posts.
    I am guessing that the CF-31 mk3 was an error and you meant CF-30 mk3. That makes more sense.
     
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    That was a typo by yours truly. Supposed to have read CF-30 mk3. I apologize for the big clods I call fingers! Typing on a phone is not one of my better qualities.


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    SHEEPMAN!, Mar 29, 2019
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