Prev: Which network is this mobile on?
Next: uk.telecom.mobile mini FAQ (weekly posting)
From: iain on 9 Nov 2009 07:44
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:44:39 -0000, Jon <spam(a)jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:

>The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.

Yes.

>The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
>fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.

I wish my ADSL was always as fast as my Three 3G connection.

At one location, the ADSL does 2.5MB/sec throughput, which is the same
speed as the 3 dongle (though the uplink speed of the 3G is a bit
faster thant he uplink of the ADSL)

But at the other location, the ADSL struggles to approach half that
speed. It's at the end of several miles of aluminium wire.

Unfortunately, there is no 3G coverage there, or the ADSL would be
history.

It is well worth trying 3G as an alternative if there is a reasonable
signal.

Iain
From: faderstart on 11 Nov 2009 11:28
PeeGee wrote:
> faderstart(a)live.co.uk wrote:
>> Steve Terry wrote:
>>> A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
>>> on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
>> Isn't that only for 150MB?
>
> That's the "free" 90-day allowance for every top-up. The add-on is
> "unlimited" (subject to fair use!).

So I have needlessly been buying �15 top-ups for 3GB on 3PayAYG when
there is unlimited available for �5?
From: Dennis Ferguson on 12 Nov 2009 01:43
On 2009-11-11, faderstart(a)live.co.uk <faderstart(a)live.co.uk> wrote:
> PeeGee wrote:
>> faderstart(a)live.co.uk wrote:
>>> Steve Terry wrote:
>>>> A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
>>>> on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
>>> Isn't that only for 150MB?
>>
>> That's the "free" 90-day allowance for every top-up. The add-on is
>> "unlimited" (subject to fair use!).
>
> So I have needlessly been buying £15 top-ups for 3GB on 3PayAYG when
> there is unlimited available for £5?

It's not unlimited, it is "unlimited". I think the fair use restricts
you to 1GB, though I'm not positive. Also, the Terms and Conditions
restrict the £5 add-on to handset use only, though in real life it
works tethered as well.

So whether paying the bigger price is "needless" or not depends
on your point of view. I use the handset data for casual use
from my laptop when I need to but if I really want it to work,
like when I'm travelling and don't want to pay for the hotel's
in-room Internet service for my laptop, I'll spring for a £10
1GB add-on instead.

Dennis Ferguson
From: lloyd on 16 Nov 2009 07:52
On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0000, lloyd <plums(a)none.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>we are away.
>
>What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
>currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
>TIA
>
>PS its for use on a home PC and not a laptop so will be under a desk
>but stay in the same room, any issues with this?

Tried it and it was the pits. Best signal I got was one bar and that
was not usable. So much for a very good coverage area! 3G are
obviously just trying it on to claim their signal is very good,
whereas 02 were honest enough to admit the coverage was too poor for
BB.

Oh well back to good old BT.
First  |  Prev  | 
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Prev: Which network is this mobile on?
Next: uk.telecom.mobile mini FAQ (weekly posting)