Dongles

[decker]

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Hi Guys

How are you getting on with your dongles?

Which is the best provider for UK coverage.?

How much per month?

Are you charging with an inverter or have you a specific car charger?

Any feedback much appreciated

[Karl]

Friend has just got an O2 dongle free with mobile contract.

Lets just say its awful - 53 kbps speed !! Ouch.

Think the Swans guys use them loads and like them - think there on 3.

[Andy]

Erm, excuse my ignorance..... Dongles?

[decker]

Andy

A dongle is a small device that looks like a "pen drive"/ "memory stick" that you slot into your PC, laptop, netbook etc that provides a mobile broadband signal on either contract or pay as you go.
I am warmed by the fact that it is not only me that is a "gismophobic" (Have I invented a new word?):roflmao:

[Andy]

Yes I'm now sending an email to oxford to petition gismophobic be entered into the the next edition of there dictionary.

Thanks for the info too.

[Matt]

I use a 3 dongle, its ace! Not the fastest thing in the world, but does for internet brousing, cheacking emails etc.

£10 a month winner in my book! As for coverage its been really good, its not worked in only a couple of places. Great for long days parked up.

as for inverters you can get them at pc world for laptops, i use one a little bigger. 350w jobbie for £25 from screwfix i think it was.

[Karl]

What speeds you getting on the dongle Matt ?

[Matt]

Eh? No idea what your talking about fella? Some times it flys other times its slow, Any help?:roflmao: Probably not :roflmao:. It tells me a trasfer rate, somting about kbs a sec, i think. Tell me what to look for and ill find it next time i use it.

Sorry computer numbers mean nothing to me. I turn it on and thats it:roflmao:

[Karl]

Yeah the transfer rate is it Matt. Usually when it connects it might say "3 is connected at xx kbps".

If not go to http://www.speedtest.net/

[decker]

Matt
Your 3 dongle at £10 per month ... is it a 3/5 gig or unlimited?:question:

[Supertractorman]

My 3 Dongle works well was £7.50 a month but now less a further 2.5% vat:clap:. With 5gb allowance have never gone over the limit, and done away with my home broadband. Saving all round.

David

[Matt]

Matt
Your 3 dongle at £10 per month ... is it a 3/5 gig or unlimited?:question:

Eh not sure???!!! Think its only one gig, but ive never gone over it. I get 30h a month brousing, never down load anything off it, it takes to long! So as a result ive never paid more than £10. I hammer it when im on tour as well.

Karl, still aint pluged the dongle in yet LOL. Ill have a look later as ive been in Paris for 4 days...

[leerolo]

i use a 3 network dongle. they had a deal on where as if you have got a mobile phone with em you get it for £5 a month for a 1gig allowence. i thought that 1 gig wasnt enough so i got a couple of em as they were only a fiver per month but ive never used my allowance yet cos i use my 20mbps home broadband to download stuff and just use the dongles to browse the web.

hope that helps

oh btw i charge using an inverter