Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
we are away.
What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
TIA
> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode.
> What do you lot think?
I'm in a "good" reception area, but i'm unable to call my wife's
mobile if she's at home (unable to connect etc).
I had one of the iphone sims with a dongle, and the speed (to be fair)
went from just about usable to completely unavailable for a period of
time.
Try finding the nearest cellphone mast here (they're the triangles,
but they only show the supplier info when you're zoomed in fully) -
it's not perfect, but it'll give you a reasonable idea of distance and
the power of the cell to weigh up the pros and cons.
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:11:00 -0000, Colin Wilson
<REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.c o.uk> wrote:
>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode.
>> What do you lot think?
>
>I'm in a "good" reception area, but i'm unable to call my wife's
>mobile if she's at home (unable to connect etc).
>
>I had one of the iphone sims with a dongle, and the speed (to be fair)
>went from just about usable to completely unavailable for a period of
>time.
>
>Try finding the nearest cellphone mast here (they're the triangles,
>but they only show the supplier info when you're zoomed in fully) -
>it's not perfect, but it'll give you a reasonable idea of distance and
>the power of the cell to weigh up the pros and cons.
>
>http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/
Looks like 3 masts together 02/orange/3 the 3 one says and is about a
mile from our office as the crow flies.
"lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
> we are away.
>
> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
> TIA
Try and blag a router from them, it made a massive difference for me,
service went from flaky to perfect.
"lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
news:c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com...
> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
> we are away.
>
> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
> TIA
I've been using '3' Mobile Broadband as my main internet connection for the
past 4 months (as BT were unable to get adsl working on my landline).
Generally it's been pretty good, there have been a couple of evenings where
it's just refused to work for an hour or so, but it always sorts itself out.
I also travel about quite a lot with work and there's only been 2 occasions
where I've been unable to get a signal. The modem has broken once, but they
were very quick to get a replacement out to me.
I also have a o2 data package on my PDA which I can use as a modem, however
I almost always find the coverage and speed from '3' much better.
"lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
news:c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com...
> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
> we are away.
>
> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
> TIA
>
>
What do you mean "3G reckon it's good for your home PC"?
All the networks offer 3G data, i presume you mean Three network
3G broadband??
If the Three network is OK in your area?
I would recommend you buy a Skype S2 HSDPA data phone on
Three 3pay PAYG which are 50quid (with £18 cashback through Quidco) http://www.quidco.com/3-mobile/
A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
Steve Terry
--
Get a free Three 3pay Sim with £2 bonus after £10 top up
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:31:35 -0000, "Simon" <simon@sorry.no.email>
wrote:
>
>"lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com.. .
>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>> we are away.
>>
>> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
>> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
>> TIA
>
>I've been using '3' Mobile Broadband as my main internet connection for the
>past 4 months (as BT were unable to get adsl working on my landline).
>Generally it's been pretty good, there have been a couple of evenings where
>it's just refused to work for an hour or so, but it always sorts itself out.
>I also travel about quite a lot with work and there's only been 2 occasions
>where I've been unable to get a signal. The modem has broken once, but they
>were very quick to get a replacement out to me.
>
Thanks. Think I'll give it the 14 day trial. Just the dongle and 1
month deal at £15pm they also do an 18 month deal @£15pm in which you
get a free 9.99 dongle. Why would anyone choose that? LOL
R D S wrote:
> "lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com...
>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>> we are away.
>>
>> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
>> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
>> TIA
>
> Try and blag a router from them, it made a massive difference for me,
> service went from flaky to perfect.
What router did they provide? Does it has a USB
port for the dongle?
"Ruth" <redredredredredruth@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>R D S wrote:
>> "lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com...
>>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>>> we are away.
>>>
>>> What do you lot think? We only surf the net and email really,
>>> currently running at around 2.5gb pm so the 5gb 3G should be ample.
>>> TIA
>>
>> Try and blag a router from them, it made a massive difference for me,
>> service went from flaky to perfect.
>
>
> What router did they provide?
In article <c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com>, plums@none.co.uk says...
> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
> we are away.
>
> What do you lot think?
The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.
The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.
"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.255aa696a7405e1e989730@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com>,
> plums@none.co.uk says...
>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>> we are away.
>>
>> What do you lot think?
>
> The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.
>
> The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
> fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.
> Regards
> Jon
>
>
On Three I get around 1.5 to 2mbps d/l and 300kbps u/l.
That's better that most people get on ADSL if they're more than a couple
of miles from the exchange
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:09:28 -0000, "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk@tesco.net>
wrote:
>"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.255aa696a7405e1e989730@news.eternal-september.org...
>> In article <c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com>,
>> plums@none.co.uk says...
>>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>>> we are away.
>>>
>>> What do you lot think?
>>
>> The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.
>>
>> The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
>> fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.
>> Regards
>> Jon
>>
>>
>On Three I get around 1.5 to 2mbps d/l and 300kbps u/l.
I get about 1.5mb presently on a fixed line.
>That's better that most people get on ADSL if they're more than a couple
>of miles from the exchange
"lloyd" <plums@none.co.uk> wrote in message
news:6lb2f594ravslkpb6pg4q4let95kec2p8e@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:09:28 -0000, "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk@tesco.net>
> wrote:
>>"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
>>news:MPG.255aa696a7405e1e989730@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> In article <c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com>,
>>> plums@none.co.uk says...
<snip>
>
>>and for 5quid per month, that's dial up money
>
> £5! who dat wid?
>
>
3 internet add on 5quid per month, using it now on a
Skype S2 connected via its USB lead to my laptop
with "3internet" APN
Only difference between Three PAYG internet and broadband
seems to be that some ports may be blocked?
For email i use googlemail on it's SSL ports,
they work OK
Jon wrote:
> In article <c6due55fc0mrfj0eql1sqbdi6vuhgcms4r@4ax.com>,
> plums@none.co.uk says...
>> Hi, desperate to get shot of BT, I note on the 3G website BB checker
>> they say my coverage is very good on my postcode. I just rang and
>> checked and they also confirmed it. Seems strange as 02 and tmobile
>> coverage is pretty poor and 02 say dont go for mobile BB in my area.
>> Anyway 3G reckon its good for my home PC just plug the dongle in and
>> we are away.
>>
>> What do you lot think?
>
> The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.
>
> The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
> fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.
>
Looking at the rest of the thread, it seems speeds can vary quite a bit
- I stuck with a 3 dongle for a few months, but with a typical measured
download speed of 30-40 kbps (in SW1) I gave up.
Re the 14 day "trial", doesn't 3 only let you send it back within 14
days if you've not actually put the sim in and started using it..?
faderstart@live.co.uk wrote:
> Steve Terry wrote:
>> A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
>> on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
>
> Isn't that only for 150MB?
That's the "free" 90-day allowance for every top-up. The add-on is
"unlimited" (subject to fair use!).
--
PeeGee
"Nothing should be able to load itself onto a computer without the
knowledge or consent of the computer user. Software should also be able
to be removed from a computer easily."
Peter Cullen, Microsoft Chief Privacy Strategist (Computing 18 Aug 05)
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:44:39 -0000, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:
>The coverage checker is an estimate, not a measurement.
Yes.
>The speed you get will be very slow indeed compared to even a slow
>fixed-line connection. I urge you to reconsider.
I wish my ADSL was always as fast as my Three 3G connection.
At one location, the ADSL does 2.5MB/sec throughput, which is the same
speed as the 3 dongle (though the uplink speed of the 3G is a bit
faster thant he uplink of the ADSL)
But at the other location, the ADSL struggles to approach half that
speed. It's at the end of several miles of aluminium wire.
Unfortunately, there is no 3G coverage there, or the ADSL would be
history.
It is well worth trying 3G as an alternative if there is a reasonable
signal.
PeeGee wrote:
> faderstart@live.co.uk wrote:
>> Steve Terry wrote:
>>> A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
>>> on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
>> Isn't that only for 150MB?
>
> That's the "free" 90-day allowance for every top-up. The add-on is
> "unlimited" (subject to fair use!).
So I have needlessly been buying £15 top-ups for 3GB on 3PayAYG when
there is unlimited available for £5?
On 2009-11-11, faderstart@live.co.uk <faderstart@live.co.uk> wrote:
> PeeGee wrote:
>> faderstart@live.co.uk wrote:
>>> Steve Terry wrote:
>>>> A Skype S2 is more sensitive than a dongle, and is all ready to use
>>>> on 5quid per month PAYG internet.
>>> Isn't that only for 150MB?
>>
>> That's the "free" 90-day allowance for every top-up. The add-on is
>> "unlimited" (subject to fair use!).
>
> So I have needlessly been buying £15 top-ups for 3GB on 3PayAYG when
> there is unlimited available for £5?
It's not unlimited, it is "unlimited". I think the fair use restricts
you to 1GB, though I'm not positive. Also, the Terms and Conditions
restrict the £5 add-on to handset use only, though in real life it
works tethered as well.
So whether paying the bigger price is "needless" or not depends
on your point of view. I use the handset data for casual use
from my laptop when I need to but if I really want it to work,
like when I'm travelling and don't want to pay for the hotel's
in-room Internet service for my laptop, I'll spring for a £10
1GB add-on instead.
3G mobile broadband at home? 
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