USB 3G PAYGO Dongles

[Halcyon]

I'd second Vodapone in terms of "value" - I bought one, I think it was about £40 including your first Gig, and is about £15/Gig thereafter on a top up basis. I only really use it for email and a bit of surfin', have uploaded the ocassional photo whilst out and about, and haven't even used 300mb so far since July.

I wouldn't want it as my only connection to t'internet, it is comparatively slow even when it finds a 3G signal (no better than the old ISDN) and if I let the software self boot (which it does when you make the USB connection without first having started the software) it invariably causes the PC (Asus 901 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepc) to blue screen. I wouldn't want to be without it though, and I wouldn't want to pay North of £120pa on a contract for the amount of use I give it.

[Fred Bloggs]

Oh dear. I can only get a Vodafone 3G connection where I live. No 3G coverage on any other network. They do a 3G router that I was seriously considering replacing my 512kb/sec ADSL line with. The only thing holding me back is the bandwidth cost. Vodafone do a business deal for £18/month/10Gb bandwidth +VAT including the 3G WiFi router. I regularly use 12 to 14Gb a month. Vodafone reckon I'd get 2Mb/sec where I live. You reckon Vodafone 3G could be less reliable than a very flaky ADSL line wit terrible SNR then?

[Halcyon]

Well I certainly haven't seen anything like 3mbs via 3g! Maybe the "value" deals get inferior technology at one end or the other - I'll try a speed test next time I have the thing fired up! I think you'd be lucky to actually achieve your 12-14gb in any given month tbqh

I would certainly find a way of gettting a test before commiting to a 12-18 month contract with it!

R

[FiveTimes]

I've got a T-Mobile dongle and the cost is £2/day for usage or £10/week.

I've only used it a couple of times and the credit doesn't expire.

Worth a try if you just need something to throw in your carry case

[Spacecadet]

EDIT: Oh, and 3's "my3" web application is one of the most useless piles of fail the world has ever witnessed. Seriously, it sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks (that's not enough instances of the word "sucks" to adequately encompass the awesome level of fail that 3 have devised for their hapless customers, but I couldn't be bothered holding down Command-V any longer).

Whats this my3 application? I've had my 3 dongle for 18 months, the application that comes with it is a very generic modem connector/driver thing.

(and wouldn't sucks*10^12 have sufficed? )

[Fred Bloggs]

Well I certainly haven't seen anything like 3mbs via 3g! Maybe the "value" deals get inferior technology at one end or the other - I'll try a speed test next time I have the thing fired up! I think you'd be lucky to actually achieve your 12-14gb in any given month tbqh

I would certainly find a way of gettting a test before commiting to a 12-18 month contract with it!

R

Thanks, I will try to get a trial period.

[Shimano105]

3 mobile broadband dongle is virtually unusable, as is the My3 app - avoid.

[voodooflux]

Whats this my3 application? I've had my 3 dongle for 18 months, the application that comes with it is a very generic modem connector/driver thing.

(and wouldn't sucks*10^12 have sufficed? )

I think Nick might be referring to the My Three customer portal website, which attempts to report such information as how much monthly data allowance you have remaining, but tends to exhibit epic fail on a daily basis.

[AtW]

3 mobile broadband dongle is virtually unusable, as is the My3 app - avoid.

It's pretty tulipy I can confirm - did not work on the train