norma
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Can anyone recommend the best dongle for touring in Ireland (republic)?
Norms
Norms
bigboack
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Buy a pay as you go when you get there as it will save on roaming charges, It will work out cheaper if you intend to use it a lot.
sagart
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Slightly off topic? But if anyone, like me, uses a smartphone to access the Internet, Opera 10 Mobile final version has just been released.
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norma
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Was intending to do that but wondered if anyone knew who the best provider was for general coverage........
sagart
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Not too sure of this, I'm on PAYG with a dongle and mine certainly does not expire after 30 days
sagart
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Up here, generally, Vodafone gives the best coverage though the O2 network is used by some of the emergency services. If you have a phone which switches networks this turns out to be ideal in emergency situations.
tresrikay
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I have got a 3G dongle payg, which seems excellent when in Hayfield , Leek and Bakewell....minimum £10 for a month. An O2, minimum £2.50 per day..... which is about as long as it takes to do anything, anywhere.
I only use them when (on the road) but I think they will get better as time moves on.
I only use them when (on the road) but I think they will get better as time moves on.
bill2b
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We have had our Vodaphone dongle for a year now no contract, and you buy £15 blocks. not long after we got it we noticed the credit was up to £29.90 I asked them about it and it had been paid by a pay at the till person (not me lol) anyway thay asked me if I wanted to escalate it but I said "no its OK thanks" he he
Not very fast a lot of the time, my Mobile with Virgin is more reliable which is a bit of a shame but at least the money does not go away unless you use it!
l77 tuf
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thats it no more t mobile were on 3 now and its ok for us even in remote locations its slow but ok for us
magbrin
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3 dongle with HANDSET (not mobile broadband) sim card works - where there is reception home and Spain (& most of Europe?) - does not expire and has no minimum and no limit. Top up with cash credit, online. (So I am told but I am at the moment arguing the loss of £10 way back in December and as the "free" sim card I got did not work I had to pay for a new one £1.99
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defitzi
do tell us more about these big ariels? And will U keep us informed as to progress tata
do tell us more about these big ariels? And will U keep us informed as to progress tata defitzi
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defitzi
we didn't believe anything lying, bullsh*tting mobile salesmen told us
we didn't believe anything lying, bullsh*tting mobile salesmen told us
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champstar
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Hi I am looking for a decent mobile dongle that will work in Scotland..esp the west highlands...can anyone recommend a good one.
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kangooroo
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When travelling around the West Highlands and John O'Groats last year, I used the vodafone K3565 dongle at £15 per 1GB data with no expiry. These have now been replaced by a 3GB version which requires topping up every 30 days but a few of the older ones are still available from some Maplin stores and Amazon.
gairn
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Hi there
I also have a vodafone Huawei K3565 which I got about a year ago. I've used about £2 of credit. When I got it the guy in the shop said to use it at least once in every 180 days to prevent it expiring. It's not the quickest but it certainly seemed the cheapest option at the time. It was called "vodafone top up and go". All the other networks wanted a contract and/or had 30 day expiry which was no use to me. It doesn't work abroad though. It's ok on my xp netbook but the software for my linux netbook was tricky to install and is temperamental. If it wasn't available i wouldn't have bothered as my limited usage doesn't justify the contract cost. Better off using a free hotspot in a pub or something!
Cheers
Gairn
I also have a vodafone Huawei K3565 which I got about a year ago. I've used about £2 of credit. When I got it the guy in the shop said to use it at least once in every 180 days to prevent it expiring. It's not the quickest but it certainly seemed the cheapest option at the time. It was called "vodafone top up and go". All the other networks wanted a contract and/or had 30 day expiry which was no use to me. It doesn't work abroad though. It's ok on my xp netbook but the software for my linux netbook was tricky to install and is temperamental. If it wasn't available i wouldn't have bothered as my limited usage doesn't justify the contract cost. Better off using a free hotspot in a pub or something!
Cheers
Gairn
Slither
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I've got one of these with a Micro SD slot in it, so works as a flash drive too. Awesome investment!