PAYG Mobile Broadband

[cojak]

If it's as crap as their webtulipe appears to be at the moment then it really is a pile of stinking ordure.



Connect a PC or Mac to the Web with our Internet Dongles – Vodafone

Probably bought from the same idiots as Barclays Online..

[SimonMac]

I've got the T-Mobile dongle. It works fine (most of the time) and seemed the best deal without needing a contract
Points to note
- it totally bollocksed up the dvd device. Wouldn't recognise it afer installing the dongle. Have now fixed it but you might want to google it. as I had to edit the registry to get it working again
- it comes with a content lock on it (which I wasn't told about - wanted to play poker). When you buy it make sure you have the lock removed at the shop and take some ID with you.
- asked about the 1Gb limit and was told that it doesn't switch off if you exceed this, but that they may restrict your downloads. Asked what a download is and was told that meant things like YouTube. Haven't tested that one yet.

Yeah I read that last bit, when you exceed you should still be good for internet and email etc, just no heavy downloads

[SimonMac]

I've used the 3 payg dongle for contracting from home while waiting for fixed line broadband to become active.

Was on it all day using remote desktop for a couple of weeks. Very reliable and used surprisingly little bandwidth.

Paid 30 quid for dongle then 10 quid for 1gb, which expires if not used within a month.

The 1gb lasted the month as it was too slow to download anything large, so I only used it to connect to client via remote desktop and for web browsing.

Overall a good cheap alternative and a reliable backup service for fixed line, providing you are in an area where a good signal is present.

So it was fine for RDP? Everything else I could probably live with using the machine I am connected to on the other side.

[PAH]

I've used the 3 payg dongle for contracting from home while waiting for fixed line broadband to become active.

Was on it all day using remote desktop for a couple of weeks. Very reliable and used surprisingly little bandwidth.

Paid 30 quid for dongle then 10 quid for 1gb, which expires if not used within a month.

The 1gb lasted the month as it was too slow to download anything large, so I only used it to connect to client via remote desktop and for web browsing.

Overall a good cheap alternative and a reliable backup service for fixed line, providing you are in an area where a good signal is present.

[cojak]

I bought one of these, which I liked so much I bought another! It's very fast.
[url=http://store.three.co.uk/view/product/ql_catalog/threecatdevice/2230;jsessionid=67951408AC818D21ABD15908188BCD74?p riceplan=PAYG]Huawei Premium dongle on

I've got one of them, was very happy with it but now it no longer holds battery charge and so is not mobile anymore.

[Platypus]

I bought one of these, which I liked so much I bought another! It's very fast.
Huawei Premium dongle on Three

Can it handle stuff like RDP or strange traffic over strange port numbers?

Sorry I don't know. I use it to VPN into clientco's network, Lotus Notes and web browsing.

[Zippy]

I've got the T-Mobile dongle. It works fine (most of the time) and seemed the best deal without needing a contract
Points to note
- it totally bollocksed up the dvd device. Wouldn't recognise it afer installing the dongle. Have now fixed it but you might want to google it. as I had to edit the registry to get it working again
- it comes with a content lock on it (which I wasn't told about - wanted to play poker). When you buy it make sure you have the lock removed at the shop and take some ID with you.
- asked about the 1Gb limit and was told that it doesn't switch off if you exceed this, but that they may restrict your downloads. Asked what a download is and was told that meant things like YouTube. Haven't tested that one yet.

[doodab]

I want to avoid the monthly contract as I don't know how often I will use it, maybe once a month so that why I was thinking the PAYG option, but I suppose if I have it I will use it more?!

It's a one month rolling contract so not too much of a lock in. I think the break even point is about 1.5GB a month, I found it worked out cheaper as I use it quite a bit.

[Diver]

I was looking at that exact same one, I know you get it front loaded with 1GB of traffic to use within 3 months, its what happens after that I am trying to work out?!

You just top it up same as a mobile. you even get the T-Mobile topup swipe card in the box with the dongle.

It was easy set up and it's quick to connect. you get an account page where you can monitor your usage too.

That's about as much as I know about it as only bought it just after 10am this morning

[SimonMac]

I have a three sim only deal, £15 for 10GB a month with 1 month notice. It works pretty well.

I want to avoid the monthly contract as I don't know how often I will use it, maybe once a month so that why I was thinking the PAYG option, but I suppose if I have it I will use it more?!

[SimonMac]

Bought the PAYG Orang/T-Mobile dongle this morning in HMV strangely enough. £29.99 includes 1st 3 months PAYG and then you simply top up as necessary. Only bought it because wifey is in hospital for the week and she was suffering Facebook withdrawal and the hospital has no wifi.

My own is a (Rather dated) Vodafone dongle which is total carp at connecting.

I was looking at that exact same one, I know you get it front loaded with 1GB of traffic to use within 3 months, its what happens after that I am trying to work out?!

[doodab]

I have a three sim only deal, £15 for 10GB a month with 1 month notice. It works pretty well.

[Diver]

Bought the PAYG Orang/T-Mobile dongle this morning in HMV strangely enough. £29.99 includes 1st 3 months PAYG and then you simply top up as necessary. Only bought it because wifey is in hospital for the week and she was suffering Facebook withdrawal and the hospital has no wifi.

My own is a (Rather dated) Vodafone dongle which is total carp at connecting.

[SimonMac]

Any one got any experience of PAYG mobile boradband?

Want to use it as a back up of last restort, can it handle stuff like RDP or strange traffic over strange port numbers?

Am down to choosing Three or T-Mobile (I have a O2 handset I can use tethered so want another network too counter act black spots), and both of these offer 500mb "daily" usage for about £2-3 which I reckon should be enough and over HSPA+ the speed is fine for most of the stuff I will be doing.

Basically just after any advice, positive or negatives.