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From: Woody on 26 Feb 2010 20:45 I have a 3 dongle which I use on my FauxSX Advent/macbook. I also have a number of other small devices that I use from time to time, and sabby has her archos 7. I am almost certainly getting an iPad. Thinking about the price of the iPad, and the micro sim etc, and looking at contracts, I thought the MiFi would be a good thing. Takes 3G, pipes it out as wireless, can use it on a few devices at the same time. Means I can get the cheaper iPad, and share the same connection between that and other things. Anyone have one? I looked at the new price on 3, and the contracts are a bit expensive, like �9.50 for 1GB. But I already have the dongle so I thought I could just take the existing sim out of that, which is �7.50 for 5GB, so I got one unlocked on eBay. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Jon B on 27 Feb 2010 06:41 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > I have a 3 dongle which I use on my FauxSX Advent/macbook. I also have a > number of other small devices that I use from time to time, and sabby > has her archos 7. > > I am almost certainly getting an iPad. Thinking about the price of the > iPad, and the micro sim etc, and looking at contracts, I thought the > MiFi would be a good thing. > > Takes 3G, pipes it out as wireless, can use it on a few devices at the > same time. Means I can get the cheaper iPad, and share the same > connection between that and other things. > > Anyone have one? > > I looked at the new price on 3, and the contracts are a bit expensive, > like �9.50 for 1GB. But I already have the dongle so I thought I could > just take the existing sim out of that, which is �7.50 for 5GB, so I got > one unlocked on eBay. I think the unlocked ones on eBay were more than the price of the PAYG ones direct from 3. There's �12 cashback from Quidco too which meant you could get them down to sub �40 from 3. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: T i m on 27 Feb 2010 14:24 On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:11:44 +0000, Colin Harper <colinharper(a)x.com.invalid> wrote: >I now use it with PAYG with a Vodafone SIM as their broadband credit doesn't >expire. Does it now not expire *ever*? I thought it was about 6 months if unused (but yes you don't lose monthly credit though in case that's what you meant). ;-) Cheers, T i m
From: Woody on 27 Feb 2010 15:07 Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > I have a 3 dongle which I use on my FauxSX Advent/macbook. I also have a > > number of other small devices that I use from time to time, and sabby > > has her archos 7. > > > > I am almost certainly getting an iPad. Thinking about the price of the > > iPad, and the micro sim etc, and looking at contracts, I thought the > > MiFi would be a good thing. > > > > Takes 3G, pipes it out as wireless, can use it on a few devices at the > > same time. Means I can get the cheaper iPad, and share the same > > connection between that and other things. > > > > Anyone have one? > > > > I looked at the new price on 3, and the contracts are a bit expensive, > > like �9.50 for 1GB. But I already have the dongle so I thought I could > > just take the existing sim out of that, which is �7.50 for 5GB, so I got > > one unlocked on eBay. > > I think the unlocked ones on eBay were more than the price of the PAYG > ones direct from 3. There's �12 cashback from Quidco too which meant you > could get them down to sub �40 from 3. It was the same price as the PAYG one, but I liked the idea of the unlocked data, it would have been nice to have one in the states when I was there before. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Jon B on 27 Feb 2010 15:10
Colin Harper <colinharper(a)x.com.invalid> wrote: > On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:45:39 +0000, Woody wrote > (in article <1jejtyl.1mkljdx1j3bz2zN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>): > > > I have a 3 dongle which I use on my FauxSX Advent/macbook. I also have a > > number of other small devices that I use from time to time, and sabby > > has her archos 7. > > > > I am almost certainly getting an iPad. Thinking about the price of the > > iPad, and the micro sim etc, and looking at contracts, I thought the > > MiFi would be a good thing. > > > > Takes 3G, pipes it out as wireless, can use it on a few devices at the > > same time. Means I can get the cheaper iPad, and share the same > > connection between that and other things. > > > > Anyone have one? > > > > I looked at the new price on 3, and the contracts are a bit expensive, > > like �9.50 for 1GB. But I already have the dongle so I thought I could > > just take the existing sim out of that, which is �7.50 for 5GB, so I got > > one unlocked on eBay. > > > > > > > > I have a 3 MiFi. > > The default firmware is pants. I unlocked mine with DC Unlocker, then put the > generic Huawei (sp) firmware on (all using an XP guest in VMWare Fusion), and > it's much much better. Configurable WiFi timeout, autodial on data with > configurable timeout, built in web server so you get a web page to manage it. > Much much better as you can now leave it on for extended periods whilst > connected to power, and the WiFi doesn't turn off. Which is the most > irritating thing about the firmware that 3 put on. > > I now use it with PAYG with a Vodafone SIM as their broadband credit doesn't > expire. > I know the voice doesn't expire, but is that right on the data? According to the site it's only for 30 days <http://online.vodafone.co.uk/broadband/mobile-broadband> Seriously interested as a non expiring data sim would be useful to me. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. |