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From: Jason on 28 Dec 2009 02:27
Hi,

I use a 3G usb dongle to access the net while away from home, and as is
usual with these things, I'm limited to a set amount of usage.

Unfortunately the usage monitoring software that came with the dongle is
'buggy' to say the least, meaning I cannot track how much of the
'allowance' I have utilised.

Does anyone know of any 3rd party apps/widgets that will enable me to
track my 3g internet use?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards...Jason

15" MBP Leopard
From: Duncan Kennedy on 28 Dec 2009 06:34
In message <hh9mko$3rq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Jason
<ThisisaDummyEmailAddress(a)DoNotUse.com> writes
>Hi,
>
>I use a 3G usb dongle to access the net while away from home, and as is
>usual with these things, I'm limited to a set amount of usage.
>
>Unfortunately the usage monitoring software that came with the dongle
>is 'buggy' to say the least, meaning I cannot track how much of the
>'allowance' I have utilised.
>
>Does anyone know of any 3rd party apps/widgets that will enable me to
>track my 3g internet use?
>
Can't help with the Information you want5 but as a new MacBook Pro user
I would be interested in which mobile broadband provider you're using
and the kind of problem you see.

I've been using T-Mobile and Vodafone dongles for a couple of years on
Windows and now have Vodafone and Orange *seeming to work fine on the
MBP (using the latest Mac software from each).

--
Duncan K
Downtown Dalgety Bay
From: Clive Sinclair on 28 Dec 2009 11:07
On 28/12/2009 07:27, Jason wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use a 3G usb dongle to access the net while away from home, and as is
> usual with these things, I'm limited to a set amount of usage.
>
> Unfortunately the usage monitoring software that came with the dongle is
> 'buggy' to say the least, meaning I cannot track how much of the
> 'allowance' I have utilised.
>
> Does anyone know of any 3rd party apps/widgets that will enable me to
> track my 3g internet use?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards...Jason
>
> 15" MBP Leopard


I have a Vodafone dongle on a Macbook Pro and using the latest vodafone
software, the usage/connection software works perfect.

--
Clive

We don't die, we just stop paying taxes.
From: Jason on 29 Dec 2009 09:49
Hi Duncan,

I also use a T-Mobile USB dongle, on a �15 per month pay-as-you go
basis, with a 3GB limit.

It works fine, - the speed can be a bit patchy depending on my location,
but the problem is with the software that came with it; the 'T-Mobile
web'n'walk Manager'. It has a 'Statistics' section that includes
displays of daily and monthly upload and download rates. However, once
reset, these no longer show any figures, no matter what I try. the only
info I can access now is the speed, whereas I want to know where I am in
respect of my 3G limit.

Considering this, and the patchy speed, I am considering other
providers, so would welcome any feedback on your experiences.

Cheers....Jason




Duncan Kennedy wrote:
> In message <hh9mko$3rq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Jason
> <ThisisaDummyEmailAddress(a)DoNotUse.com> writes
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use a 3G usb dongle to access the net while away from home, and as
>> is usual with these things, I'm limited to a set amount of usage.
>>
>> Unfortunately the usage monitoring software that came with the dongle
>> is 'buggy' to say the least, meaning I cannot track how much of the
>> 'allowance' I have utilised.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any 3rd party apps/widgets that will enable me to
>> track my 3g internet use?
>>
> Can't help with the Information you want5 but as a new MacBook Pro user
> I would be interested in which mobile broadband provider you're using
> and the kind of problem you see.
>
> I've been using T-Mobile and Vodafone dongles for a couple of years on
> Windows and now have Vodafone and Orange *seeming to work fine on the
> MBP (using the latest Mac software from each).
>
From: Duncan Kennedy on 29 Dec 2009 13:16
In message <hhd4t9$930$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Jason
<ThisisaDummyEmailAddress(a)DoNotUse.com> writes
>Hi Duncan,
>
>I also use a T-Mobile USB dongle, on a �15 per month pay-as-you go
>basis, with a 3GB limit.
>
>It works fine, - the speed can be a bit patchy depending on my
>location, but the problem is with the software that came with it; the
>'T-Mobile web'n'walk Manager'. It has a 'Statistics' section that
>includes displays of daily and monthly upload and download rates.
>However, once reset, these no longer show any figures, no matter what I
>try. the only info I can access now is the speed, whereas I want to
>know where I am in respect of my 3G limit.
>
>Considering this, and the patchy speed, I am considering other
>providers, so would welcome any feedback on your experiences.
>
Thanks, Jason - I wondered about that - I've used the web&Walk software
with no problem on Windows XP but have not yet tried it on Mac - I'm a
bit worried about T-Mobiles's attitude that "we are testing our dongles
(that sounds a bit.....) on Snow Leopard and we will post new software
on this site if necessary - meanwhile if you use our dongle for anything
important you should revert to Leopard"

Vodafone works fine and seems to do everything expected so far and
Orange seems OK too once you find the right link for their new 10.6.2
software amongst all the other broken links.

--
Duncan K
Downtown Dalgety Bay
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