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James
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17th Oct 10 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just ordered this. £15 a month for 5GB of data on a rolling contract so I can cancel anytime.

It's mainly for my commute and I'm concerned the signal on the train will be rubbish which is why I opted for the rolling contract.

Anyone got this?
deano87
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17th Oct 10 at 16:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Your signal will be just as good as your Orange mobile phone signal, basically.
James
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17th Oct 10 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My mobile is on O2

And why would it be the same as Orange? Do 3 use Orange's network?
Brett
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17th Oct 10 at 17:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Why not just get a decent phone so you can connect it to your laptop and go online that way.
James
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17th Oct 10 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Because the 3G signal on my phone during my commute is rubbish.
Brett
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Does a dongle not use the same signal? Granted it's a different network. Change network then, just sounds like a waste of money. 'EasyTether', best app on my phone.

[Edited on 17-10-2010 by loafofbrett]
James
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17th Oct 10 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

But my contract isn't up until the next summer...

I did consider it but £15 a month is nothing.
John
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17th Oct 10 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You'll only have 500mb from O2 anyway.
Mertin
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17th Oct 10 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My 3 dongle was fine and i didnt have 3g in my area
deano87
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17th Oct 10 at 17:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by James
My mobile is on O2

And why would it be the same as Orange? Do 3 use Orange's network?

Sorry I meant Three.

Basically the dongle is a mobile phone, but without buttons and a screen

You'd rinse 500mb using a mobile as a modem as you'll be on proper websites, not mobile websites.

But a dongle won't get much signal than a phone. Our salesman out on the road log in remotely OK on their Vodafone dongles but they only user the database etc. The trouble is with a train is that it moves and if you're going a long enough distance it'll be swapping aerial masts etc.

Read a book
Aaron
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17th Oct 10 at 17:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My GF had 3 mobile broadband...and it was shit. Goog luck.
AndyKent
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17th Oct 10 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yep, got the exact same plan. Only use it in fixed locations (ie. Home, work occasionally, staying at hotels for business etc.). I think it's pretty fucking smart tbh.

Always connects, never drops connection. I got a little 'Mifi' wireless router so I don't have a stupid dongle plugged into the PC all the while.

It's no comparison to the speed of a fixed line, but for general browsing it's perfectly quick. It's with YouTube that you notice the slowness in downloading.
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17th Oct 10 at 18:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My boss has one and he swears by it
AlunJ
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17th Oct 10 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my 3 mobile broadband hasn't been bad, i've been with them for about 2 years now, just cancelled my contract as I hardly use it. signal hasn't been bad at all, it was crap when I first got it but much improved over the last year.

 
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