wireless dongles

[smitch6]

It looks like i might have to move my boat so will loose my wifi connection :frown:

i have a 3 dongle that i used to use but wasn't keen on the speed
does anyone use a dongle and if so what 1 and what cost speed limits etc pls

i'll prob need 2 as the wife uses her lappy but not as much as me, mine is on 24/7

[Lee]

I have an orange dongle, signal has historically been good, but since they took over t-mobile (I think) the signal strength on my mobile has got worse - not sure what its like on the dongle as I dont use it alot... I use laptop alot and never experienced any limitations with it....

[Draner]

you will often get the best speed results if you buy one that matches the router, other than that just about any N type should do the job

[Stitch Up]

If you get the Samsung Galaxy S2 with the latest contract from 3, you can 'tether' your PC to it and enjoy unlimited internet! I think they market it with the words "All you can eat". There is NO 'fair usage' policy and NO restrictions on 'tethering'. I needed to confirm this so posted on an independent Three forum, you can find the thread here: http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread. ... post462709

Of course, you don't have to go for the Samsung, I just mentioned that as I'm looking at it presently.

[djhutton]

I had an O2 dongle from Business Mobiles for a three year contract. Reception wasn't great in the office (but that's covered by bt broadband) but in a good O2 signal area then no problem. Seemed pretty quick and worked well. Good news is it was only £3 + vat per month. The dongle is still here if you want it foc (going for about a tenner on ebay) but you'd have to get an O2 card on PAYG or contract.

I recently saw that you can get a dongle that will create a wireless access point so more than one user can connect, might be worth considering for your 'base'. (its probably not new but I hadn't seen it before)

The tethering option is worth considering if you can get it free. I contacted Orange to enquire about enable tethering on my iphone and it sounds like a fiver contract would last a few minutes, so knocked that idea on the head. Apparently it's always on when you are connected, so its like continually downloading data, rather different to a standard 3g or broadband package. I don't know if other suppliers are the same though. I believe the android phone can be used for tethering free so worth looking into before going the dongle route.

DJ

[smitch6]

Thanks for the info chaps
i'll defo look into the all you can eat thing
and the o2 i have heard of your with them you can connect to bt hotspots free so i'll look into that also

i have 1 month to get it sorted :~ lol

[John G]

Are you sure it was only £3 per month - had a look at 02 and it looks like over £10.00 per month for 1gb

[Lee]

If you get the Samsung Galaxy S2 with the latest contract from 3, you can 'tether' your PC to it and enjoy unlimited internet! I think they market it with the words "All you can eat". There is NO 'fair usage' policy and NO restrictions on 'tethering'. I needed to confirm this so posted on an independent Three forum, you can find the thread here: http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread. ... post462709

Of course, you don't have to go for the Samsung, I just mentioned that as I'm looking at it presently.

I had a "3" mobile contract once.....biggest MISTAKE of my life! Practically non-existent coverage, plus shocking customer service - hence my speedy return with cap in hand to orange! Just my opinion...

[draig]

Daft question here, I have a wireless dongle for use when in Sweden (bought overthere and on Telenor network), can I put a UK network sim in and use it overhere?

[Stitch Up]

I just typed a very lengthy reply and lost the lot because I clicked the wrong button AGAIN!

I can't be bothered to re-type.