Mobile broadband

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Has anyone tried mobile broadband with 3 ? and if so what's it like ,signal etc .

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[Red5]

Dunno what the dongles like Steve, but I've just updated my contract with 3 and got a snazzy new Nokia E63 mobile , which has internet and emails for nowt and I don't have many problems apart from certain places,where all phones struggle (Crasters one).

I was down at training at the Coastguard Station at Boulmer on Wednesday and at the end of the evening was google mapping the coast on me phone.

[KeithB]

Pretty sure that's what Kyle uses, I'll ask him at the weekend.

[Lowrider]

My son uses that or something akin to it.
He has no main line access as he is in rented property and the previous occupant left a huge bill.
So this is all he uses.
Seem ok and not a lot of problems,slower then a land based one and more expensive but does the job.

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Thanks for the replies ,as a gadget fiend I was wondering if it was worth it ,as I pay £25 a month for my Blueyonder broadband ,mind you it's bombproof .

[paul-toon]

Hi Steve,i have just ordered 1 of them dongles myself,if your interested i can give you the unlock files,so you can unlock the dongle for free,then if you buy a iphone 02 sim card from ebay for £2.50 then top it up with £10 and you get a full year free internet.Works out great, £5 for dongle £2.50 for sim,top up a tenner,total cost £17.50 for a full year internet surfing,plus you still have your £10 credit.

Regards Paul

[KeithB]

Thanks for the replies ,as a gadget fiend I was wondering if it was worth it ,as I pay £25 a month for my Blueyonder broadband ,mind you it's bombproof .

I'm only paying them £18 for 10meg BB & free calls

[paul-toon]

I'm only paying them £18 for 10meg BB & free calls

Nice 1,i think that's the way to go,the broadband dongle with the o2 sim,is only going to be for back up internet for me,use in car,holidays etc

[pityacker]

Hey Steve
I use one of those dongle's i'v had it about a year and a half and have no problems with it so far.I pay 15 pounds a month for about 10mb usage (or about that), its not the fastest but it does me, i'v dowmloaded music to films with no probelms just takes a little more time running at 3.6mps. Overal i cant knock it.