Whats the most effective way to get mobile internet

[platforminc]

I've got a PAYG Vodafone Dongle with non-expiring credit but I'm not sure if they sell them any more. With their new ones, unused credit disappears after 30 days, but I'm sure you could pick the non-expiring ones on flea bay or summat. It's £15/Gb but I've found when I'm working away that email, a bit of surfing and maybe a couple of 'educational video streams' doesn't really use a whole lot.

Do you know how VPN via web will fare, never really used these things before. But I dont think that should use that much from what you guys are saying.

[TestMangler]

I've got a PAYG Vodafone Dongle with non-expiring credit but I'm not sure if they sell them any more. With their new ones, unused credit disappears after 30 days, but I'm sure you could pick the non-expiring ones on flea bay or summat. It's £15/Gb but I've found when I'm working away that email, a bit of surfing and maybe a couple of 'educational video streams' doesn't really use a whole lot.

[platforminc]

Thanks very much for the tip, I will probably buy it. I rang up T-mobile and they are offering me the modem for free on the condition that I take a £10 contract for 18 months. As I cant put it through the company and also only need it 3/4 times a whilst on call etc. So I don't want tie downs and cant justify it.

[ThomserveBAS]

I just bought this MiFi device for £49.99 (including a £10 topup), unlocked it here (for 10 Euros) and am using a SIM card from here which cost £5 and gives me 1Gig of data a month for free for life (aside from the £5 upfront/1-off cost which is credited to your account).

Ovivo Mobile runs on Vodafone's network and I get pretty decent speeds where I am. They do show you adverts but I conveniently found out that if connected to a VPN server, the traffic isn't routed to the ad server, so they are clearly only directing HTTP traffic

The Huawei device is amazing for the size, 5 hour battery life and supports up to 5 active wifi connections at any one time. Connected by USB it behaves as a standard USB "dongle".

[Bacchus]

Thanks originally toyed with that idea, using the internet on ones phone is it really reliable, I want to do things like VPN onto a client remotely. Reliability is key for me.

The dongles/MiFis all have a sim in so are really just 3G phones.

That said I have tethered the blackberry only as a connection of last resort, it is pretty slow, and the 3 MiFi seems brilliant. A friend had one in Italy last year, we just put a local sim in it and, hey presto, a billable week from an olive grove whilst the kids surfed and played games!

[Segush]

3g phone / ipad + giffgaff sim card, no contract and it works great. You can create a wifi lan if you use an iphone or similar.

[platforminc]

If you have a good mobile phone contract and a 3g phone, you can turn your phone in to an AP and browse through that. Saves paying for another contract on top of your phone one. Phone contracts are so cheap nowadays anyway.

Thanks originally toyed with that idea, using the internet on ones phone is it really reliable, I want to do things like VPN onto a client remotely. Reliability is key for me.

[Ladyface]

If you have a good mobile phone contract and a 3g phone, you can turn your phone in to an AP and browse through that. Saves paying for another contract on top of your phone one. Phone contracts are so cheap nowadays anyway.

[Spacecadet]

I just signed up to three mobile broadband with their MiFi device, £18.99 a month for 15GB

WHS

I've been using 3 for mobile broadband for a few years now and I've generally impressed

[SimonMac]

I just signed up to three mobile broadband with their MiFi device, £18.99 a month for 15GB

[northernladuk]

I could explain in an equation for you if you want.....

[platforminc]

Hi All,


Just wanted to know what the most effective way to get mobile internet, is it still USB dongle or are there better ways these days ?

Thanks in advance.