I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should post this
to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query relates to mobile
broadband, so have posted to both!)
I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the occasional
week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer similarly priced PAYG
services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to reliability
and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from home on impromptu
trips I can't really say which parts of the country I'll be using it most,
though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes area with the occasional foray
to London.
>
>I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the occasional
>week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer similarly priced PAYG
>services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>
>Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to reliability
>and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from home on impromptu
>trips I can't really say which parts of the country I'll be using it most,
>though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes area with the occasional foray
>to London.
>
>Any help much appreciated.
>
>Nigel.
>
I use the Vodafone service which initially cost £39 for the USB dongle
and first Gb which costs £15 a time. My reason being that like you, I
wasn't sure where or when I would need it. Provided you login at
least every 90 days the balance never expires. I have used it for the
last couple of months when touring in my motorhome. Usually I can
only get 2G (in Scotland) with the occasional 3G when I stop in
supermarket car parks in places like Glasgow. For using webmail to
check email and for the occasional weather forecast and
information/news check it has worked very well on my Sony laptop.
After 2 months my balance was still showing over £10.
In message <7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net>, Nigel
<nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> writes
>Greetings:
>
>I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should post this
>to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query relates to mobile
>broadband, so have posted to both!)
>
>I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the occasional
>week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer similarly priced PAYG
>services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>
>Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to reliability
>and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from home on impromptu
>trips I can't really say which parts of the country I'll be using it most,
>though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes area with the occasional foray
>to London.
>
>Any help much appreciated.
>
>Nigel.
>
>
Do you mean "broadband" on the phone or on a laptop?
If its the latter, a good solution for me was the Vodafone PAYG dongle -
cost £39 with £15 worth of usage included. Its £15 per gig, so
expensive if you want to download big files. I use it occasionally when
away and sometimes at home if ADSL goes down for a while as it tends to
round here far from the exchange. It costs between 10p and 20p to check
my e-mails, get the attachments (I use big excel spreadsheets for work)
and look at the odd web page like train times or BBC news. A bargain.
Fast enough on 3G and 'tunes itself down' to GPRS if it can't find 3G:
bit slow but for what I use fine.
One big advantage is that your credit never expires, as long as you use
the thing once every 180 days. The software comes on the stick so you
can use it on any or all of your laptops, and Voda coverage is pretty
good.
Oh - you can send SMS using the laptop keyboard at standard SMS rates
too, and the stick has a micro SD slot so you can use it as a flash
drive.
By default it comes with content blocking: go into a Voda shop with some
over 18 photo ID to get it switched off. Its not that I want to look at
porn, but the blocking is so random it will sometimes cut off entirely
legitimate sites. That was the only annoyance really.
If its on a phone, Voda charge 50p a day for data usage now up to (I
think) 15Mb.
Nigel wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should
> post this to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query
> relates to mobile broadband, so have posted to both!)
>
> I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the
> occasional week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer
> similarly priced PAYG services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>
> Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to
> reliability and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from
> home on impromptu trips I can't really say which parts of the country
> I'll be using it most, though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes
> area with the occasional foray to London.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Nigel.
Have you thought about Three? Their payg offers 150meg of internet free
everytime you top up, or you can get 30 days fair use unlimited for £10 (not
sure about their daily rates)
"John Blessing" <nospam.lbe@REMOVE_THISgmail.com> wrote in message
news:4a5e2bda$0$2477$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> Nigel wrote:
>> Greetings:
>>
>> I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should
>> post this to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query
>> relates to mobile broadband, so have posted to both!)
>>
>> I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the
>> occasional week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer
>> similarly priced PAYG services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>>
>> Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to
>> reliability and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from
>> home on impromptu trips I can't really say which parts of the country
>> I'll be using it most, though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes
>> area with the occasional foray to London.
>> Any help much appreciated.
>> Nigel.
>
> Have you thought about Three? Their payg offers 150meg of internet free
> everytime you top up, or you can get 30 days fair use unlimited for £10
> (not sure about their daily rates)
> John Blessing
>
Or Three Internet for 50p per day, £2.50 per week, £5 per month,
2gb d/l fair use.
Thanks for the suggestions so far - I'm now even more confused with
suggestions for Three and Vodafone being thrown into the hat!
It's unlikely that I'll be using the connection for more than a day or two a
month - similar to ChrisW I'll be using the laptop when away for week-ends
in the motorhome (the Camping Club seem to charge outrageous amounts to
connect to their wifi for a day!).
What steers me towards O2 and T Mobile is that the daily usage is generous
(subject to fair use) so I wound be having to 'watch the clock' so to speak.
> Thanks for the suggestions so far - I'm now even more confused with
> suggestions for Three and Vodafone being thrown into the hat!
>
> It's unlikely that I'll be using the connection for more than a day or
> two a month - similar to ChrisW I'll be using the laptop when away for
> week-ends in the motorhome (the Camping Club seem to charge outrageous
> amounts to connect to their wifi for a day!).
>
> What steers me towards O2 and T Mobile is that the daily usage is
> generous (subject to fair use) so I wound be having to 'watch the clock'
> so to speak.
>
> I'm now even more confused.
>
> Nigel.
This may be interesting if you want a 'cheap' 3 dongle;
"Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:7c74e1F26pi9pU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> Thanks for the suggestions so far - I'm now even more confused with
> suggestions for Three and Vodafone being thrown into the hat!
>
> It's unlikely that I'll be using the connection for more than a day or two
> a month - similar to ChrisW I'll be using the laptop when away for
> week-ends in the motorhome (the Camping Club seem to charge outrageous
> amounts to connect to their wifi for a day!).
>
> What steers me towards O2 and T Mobile is that the daily usage is generous
> (subject to fair use) so I wound be having to 'watch the clock' so to
> speak.
>
> I'm now even more confused.
> Nigel.
>
Obviously go for 2 or 3 different network PAYG 3g sims, to improve your
chances of getting coverage.
I would go for in order of preference:
Three (3pay sim and tariff)
T Mobile
O2
Voda
"Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Greetings:
>
> I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should post
> this to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query relates to
> mobile broadband, so have posted to both!)
>
> I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the
> occasional week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer similarly
> priced PAYG services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>
> Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to reliability
> and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from home on impromptu
> trips I can't really say which parts of the country I'll be using it most,
> though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes area with the occasional
> foray to London.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
Hello
No, I'm not hijacking this thread, but I'm now looking for a SIM only PAYG
mobile broadband with no expiry after 30 days (too much to ask?).
I've been to the web sites of 3, O2, T-mobile and Vodaphone. To be honest, I
can't find didly that fits my requirements.
But I am now getting confused! The 3 site says http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/i...adband_mpu.gif
So, 1GB (that is bytes, yes?) allows you to send 1000 emails. Is that for
real?
Download 32 music tracks. This is where it starts to seem that 1GB is 1G
bits.
Can anyone jumpstart my brain and tell me what am I missing?
Ta.
"Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Greetings:
>>
>> I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should
>> post this to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query
>> relates to mobile broadband, so have posted to both!)
>>
>> I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the
>> occasional week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer
>> similarly priced PAYG services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>>
>> Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to
>> reliability and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from
>> home on impromptu trips I can't really say which parts of the country
>> I'll be using it most, though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes
>> area with the occasional foray to London.
>>
>> Any help much appreciated.
>
> Hello
> No, I'm not hijacking this thread, but I'm now looking for a SIM only
> PAYG mobile broadband with no expiry after 30 days (too much to ask?).
> I've been to the web sites of 3, O2, T-mobile and Vodaphone. To be
> honest, I can't find didly that fits my requirements.
> But I am now getting confused! The 3 site says
> http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/i...adband_mpu.gif
> So, 1GB (that is bytes, yes?) allows you to send 1000 emails. Is that
> for real?
> Download 32 music tracks. This is where it starts to seem that 1GB is
> 1G bits.
> Can anyone jumpstart my brain and tell me what am I missing?
> Ta.
>
>
I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
mean't bytes.
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>
> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
>> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Greetings:
>>>
>>> I seek the help and advice of the newsgroup (not sure if I should post
>>> this to uk.telecom.broadband or uk.telecom.mobile as my query relates to
>>> mobile broadband, so have posted to both!)
>>>
>>> I'm looking to get a PAYG mobile broadband service for use on the
>>> occasional week-ends away from home. Both O2 and T Mobile offer
>>> similarly priced PAYG services (£2/day £7/week £15/month).
>>>
>>> Is one preferable to the other? I guess it will come down to
>>> reliability and coverage - but as I'll be using this for away from home
>>> on impromptu trips I can't really say which parts of the country I'll be
>>> using it most, though its likely to be the Yorks/Lancs/Lakes area with
>>> the occasional foray to London.
>>>
>>> Any help much appreciated.
>>
>> Hello
>> No, I'm not hijacking this thread, but I'm now looking for a SIM only
>> PAYG mobile broadband with no expiry after 30 days (too much to ask?).
>> I've been to the web sites of 3, O2, T-mobile and Vodaphone. To be
>> honest, I can't find didly that fits my requirements.
>> But I am now getting confused! The 3 site says
>> http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/i...adband_mpu.gif
>> So, 1GB (that is bytes, yes?) allows you to send 1000 emails. Is that for
>> real?
>> Download 32 music tracks. This is where it starts to seem that 1GB is 1G
>> bits.
>> Can anyone jumpstart my brain and tell me what am I missing?
>> Ta.
>>
>>
>
> says it doesn't run out after 30 days
> http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...pageID=MB_0012
Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they mean't
> bytes.
I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to say
why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email 1Mbyte. He
said that "it was variable"!
He also asked which post code I would be using it in. I thought this a
strange question for mobile use.
> He also asked which post code I would be using it in. I thought this a
> strange question for mobile use.
Perhaps performance of their broadband varies by location, and knowing your
postcode would help them tell you what kind of performance to expect.
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"Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "IanM" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:0006690b$0$2290$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>
>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Greetings:
<snip>
> Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
> dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>
>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they mean't
>> bytes.
>
> I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
> say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
> 1Mbyte.
> He said that "it was variable"!
>
>
Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
"Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7cb6flF2796e6U1@mid.individual.net...
>> "IanM" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:0006690b$0$2290$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>
>>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> Greetings:
> <snip>
>> Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
>> dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>>
>>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
>>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
>>> mean't
>>> bytes.
>>
>> I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
>> say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
>> 1Mbyte.
>> He said that "it was variable"!
>>
>>
> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>
> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
"Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
> news:h3rg3c$f4r$1@news.albasani.net...
>>
>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:7cb6flF2796e6U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> "IanM" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:0006690b$0$2290$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>
>>>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> Greetings:
>> <snip>
>>> Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
>>> dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>>>
>>>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if
>>>> it
>>>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
>>>> mean't
>>>> bytes.
>>>
>>> I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
>>> say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
>>> 1Mbyte.
>>> He said that "it was variable"!
>>>
>>>
>> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>>
>> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
>> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>
> Thanks. Do you have a link for this offer?
Ah, I see. Found it. It's not in the mobile broadband section. Looks good to
me.
On 18 July, 04:37, "Steve Terry" <gFOUR...@tesco.net> wrote:
> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7cb6flF2796e6U1@mid.individual.net...
>
>
>
> > "IanM" <nos...@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:0006690b$0$2290$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com. ..
>
> >> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> "Nigel" <ni...@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>>news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
> >>>> Greetings:
> <snip>
> > Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
> > dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>
> >> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
> >> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they mean't
> >> bytes.
>
> > I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
> > say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
> > 1Mbyte.
> > He said that "it was variable"!
>
> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>
> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>
> Steve Terry- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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On 18 July, 04:37, "Steve Terry" <gFOUR...@tesco.net> wrote:
> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7cb6flF2796e6U1@mid.individual.net...
>
>
>
> > "IanM" <nos...@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:0006690b$0$2290$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com. ..
>
> >> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> "Nigel" <ni...@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>>news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
> >>>> Greetings:
> <snip>
> > Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
> > dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>
> >> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if
> >> it
> >> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
> >> mean't
> >> bytes.
>
> > I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
> > say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
> > 1Mbyte.
> > He said that "it was variable"!
>
> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>
> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>
> Steve Terry- Hide quoted text -
>
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:44:25 UTC, mobaholic <mobaholic.1@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> '3' smuggled in a halving of the data allowance quite some time ago.
> It is now only 1gb. You will see this ( wrongly written as 1GB )
Are you saying it's gigabits, not gigabytes?
Even if you are, it should be a capital G, not a small one as you have
written.
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In article <h3rg3c$f4r$1@news.albasani.net>, gFOURwwk@tesco.net says...
>
> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>
> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>
You can also top up with 5 quid online which also gets you 150MB. So
unless you want loads of texts (you only get 25 for a 5 quid top up as
opposed to 600 for £10) best top up only with a fiver.
On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:43:26 +0100, "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
>dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
Yes, but as you can get a free sim from 3, that's not a sane way to
get a sim.
>
>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they mean't
>> bytes.
>
>I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to say
>why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email 1Mbyte. He
>said that "it was variable"!
He is right. How long is a music track? 1 minute? 1 hour?
Has the email got lots of photos attached?
>He also asked which post code I would be using it in. I thought this a
>strange question for mobile use.
"iain" <spamtrap@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:43:26 +0100, "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
>>dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>
> Yes, but as you can get a free sim from 3, that's not a sane way to
> get a sim.
>
>>
>>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if it
>>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
>>> mean't
>>> bytes.
>>
>>I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
>>say
>>why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email 1Mbyte. He
>>said that "it was variable"!
>
> He is right. How long is a music track? 1 minute? 1 hour?
They suggest 4 minutes.
> Has the email got lots of photos attached?
Come on, the average email is not 1Mbyte!
>>He also asked which post code I would be using it in. I thought this a
>>strange question for mobile use.
>
> Not really. He can look up coverage by postcode.
Point is, that being mobile internet you can't say what postcode you'll be
using it at. Only you home address and some regular places.
"Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "IanM" <nospam@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7cav1fF26nmh2U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> "Nigel" <nigel@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> Greetings:
>>> <snip>
>>>> Thanks for the link. Ideally I'm looking for a SIM only. Do these USB
>>>> dongles/modems have a SIM inside?
>>>>
>>>>> I agree with you about the 3 site data - those figures are way out if
>>>>> it
>>>>> is 1GigaByte. They do sat 1GB and elsewhere 3.6Mbps, implying they
>>>>> mean't
>>>>> bytes.
>>>>
>>>> I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable
>>>> to
>>>> say why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email
>>>> 1Mbyte.
>>>> He said that "it was variable"!
>>>>
>>> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>>>
>>> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
>>> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>>
>> Thanks. Do you have a link for this offer?
>
> Ah, I see. Found it. It's not in the mobile broadband section. Looks good
> to me.
>
Speed should be the same as 3 BB, difference is some ports are blocked,
and 3mail SMTP on port 25 is charged for, so I use Googlemail on it's SSL
SMTP port of 465 for free.
You'll need a 3pay Sim, not the 3BB PAYG sim provided with the dongle
I would now recommend buying a Three Skype S2 for 39.99, as it'll have
the 3pay Sim and planet3 wap to add the internet add ons.
Also you can use the phone with it's free 3to3 300text and Skype for
3 months after each 10quid top up you'll allocate for 2 months of internet
monthly
The S2 has a HSDPA modem in it, just connect a USB lead to the PC
"mobaholic" <mobaholic.1@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On 18 July, 04:37, "Steve Terry" <gFOUR...@tesco.net> wrote:
> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> "Grumps" <noth...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >>> "Nigel" <ni...@REMOVEnigelowen.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>>news:7c6eh6F262kqbU1@mid.individual.net...
>> >>>> Greetings:
>> <snip>
>> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>>
>> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
>> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
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>
>Unfortunately you are out of date Steve.
>'3' smuggled in a halving of the data allowance quite some time ago.
>It is now only 1gb. You will see this ( wrongly written as 1GB )
>at:-
>http://www.three.co.uk/Internet_Serv...=1214305768121
>
>
Isn't that 3 Contract internet?
AFAIK 3 PAYG internet is still 2gb p.m.
"iain" <spamtrap@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:44:25 -0700 (PDT), mobaholic
> <mobaholic.1@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>>Unfortunately you are out of date Steve.
>
> No he isn't.
>
>>'3' smuggled in a halving of the data allowance quite some time ago.
>
> That's the Internet Max addon for a contract. Not what Steve is
> talking about.
>
>>It is now only 1gb. You will see this ( wrongly written as 1GB )
>
> The Internet addon for PAYG is still "Fair Use" (which is certainly
> more than 1GB per month).
>
>
I know i'm using well over 1GB p.m.on 3pay internet
"Steve" <steve@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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In article <h3rg3c$f4r$1@news.albasani.net>, gFOURwwk@tesco.net says...
>>
>> Three 3pay 5quid p.m. internet, has a fair useage of 2gb.
>>
>> Plus 150mb free for 3 months after topping up a tenner.
>> So use that up, then add on 50p daily, £2.50 weekly, £5 monthly
>
>You can also top up with 5 quid online which also gets you 150MB. So
>unless you want loads of texts (you only get 25 for a 5 quid top up as
>opposed to 600 for £10) best top up only with a fiver.
>Steve.
>
>
On my 3pay i now do a 10quid top up, use up the inc 150Mb,
and then allocate the 10quid to 2 consecutive months of 5 quid
internet monthly
"Jimbo ..." <jim.gm4dhj@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>
>> and Skype for
>> 3 months after each 10quid top up
>
> naw you don't have to top up any longer...I use two 3 sims on Skype that I
> have never topped up.......
>
The 90 days of 150MB of internet, 3to3 and SMS are of more use to me
On 2009-07-19, Phil W Lee <phil> wrote:
> "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com> considered Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:36:33
> +0100 the perfect time to write:
>
>>"iain" <spamtrap@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:43:26 +0100, "Grumps" <nothere@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I had an online chat with a 3 rep. It is indeed 1Gbyte. He was unable to
>>>>say
>>>>why a music track (by their numbers) was 32Mbytes, and an email 1Mbyte. He
>>>>said that "it was variable"!
>>>
>>> He is right. How long is a music track? 1 minute? 1 hour?
>>
>>They suggest 4 minutes.
>
> Seems like a fair average, but probably depends on what sort of music
> you like.
> It'll be pushed up by a symphony, and down by a ringtone.
> Only you know how realistic that average will be for your musical
> preference.
4 minutes, 32MB on average? Even a 320Kbps constant bitrate MP3 won't be
that big for that long. Perhaps a FLAC encoded track might be.
Uncompressed 16-bit stereo WAV will be about 40MB for 4 mins.
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