On 20/7/09 16:21, in article h4222k$hb0$2@south.jnrs.ja.net, "Brian Mc"
<bkm@somewhere.ac.uk> wrote:

> In uk.telecom.mobile Roger Mills <watt.tyler@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> : One of the problems with the '3' setup (apart from it not working!) is that
> : it's time limited. So, for example, if you want to use it on a short caravan
> : trip, you have to buy a month's worth, and if you go on another trip (say) 6
> : weeks later, you have to buy another month's worth even if you've only used
> : a fraction of the previous month's bandwidth.
>
> This isn't true if you use a 3 PAYG SIM - rather than the dongle's own SIM -
> in a 3 Dongle! Then you get (in addition to only £5/Gb for 30 days) daily
> and weekly Internet topup options.

I am using the 3 dongle on the top up £10 a month set up for my caravan in
Scotland. I am using the dongle in the wireless router that I have just
bought from 3 specifically to use in the caravan. Would this PAYG sim still
work and how would I go about getting one as that would be a cheaper option
for me on the face of it.


>
> : I see that Vodaphone are now offering a PAYG BB dongle for ?39 - including a
> : bundled 1G of usage. AIUI - unlike the equivalent '3' offereng - this
> : doesn't time out, so you don't have to top it up until you actually run out
> : of bandwidth.
>
> This is true - but is *not* available in "SIm-only" form.