Mobile Broadband

[Sapphire2803]

For a backup mobile internet through GPRS is fine. For long term use it will cause you to throw things and drink far too much coffee

Never a truer word was typed... funny too

If there was a technical support hall of fame, that would be the star attraction!

[daviddd]

Never a truer word was typed... funny too

If there was a technical support hall of fame, that would be the star attraction!

..sounds like the voice of experience Sapphire....

[blueivy]

Thanks Paul. But at the mo I'm only using a gmail e-mail address, which I presume would still be accessible with Onspeed.

I'm in the process of choosing a new laptop and was drawn to one packaged with this Vodaphone (or Orange) USB modem - http://www.simplyasus.com/FREE_ORANGE_or_VODAFONE_USB_MODEM_(Click_198731.ht ml - and am wondering if this might be a good option for me, in that I might not need a BT line but could use my existing mobile with the Vodaphone account, plus I could browse. Cost of £24/m doesn't sound too bad c/f a land line.
The slowness of the browsing might prove to be tiresome, so you're right in saying I should test Onspeed first. (Onspeed = ~£30/year cost)
Any thoughts?

While looking for something else (complete unrelated to sailing I might add), I found this page that mentions Onspeed. It may be of interest.

[daviddd]

interesting, ta Paul...

[Dynamic Sounds]

I got a USB 3 moden yesterday just to have a play with. Was gonna get a PAYG one for £50, but seen a deal that was £5 a month for 1GB a month of access, with it being 10p a meg over that. Worked out that over 18months, I will be about even.

The signal in Thurso is, well less than inpressive, but the real reason I got it was so when travelling away with the disco/work/family I can still get a internet conection without paying hotels etc for access to thier network. And I never knew until I got it but I can send/recieve texts on the laptop now! How sad eh!!!

If anyone is intersted here is the link to the deal http://threestore.three.co.uk/dealsu...ECD009&id=1183
deal expires end of October

[daviddd]

Forgive me for my simplicity here, but is the latter deal just £5 per month - and would one just stick this in the laptop USB and start surfing, with no other costs?

[Dynamic Sounds]

As for as I can make out it £5 a months and that gives u 1GB of browsing, only other costs are if u go over the 1Gb.

But you do get charged for browsing on non 3 networks...

[Mother Bear]

that's understandable; not a bad deal though....

[Dynamic Sounds]

that's understandable; not a bad deal though....

Yeah it is.

As I said I got it to connect to internet when I am away. I looked at how much some hotels/bars charge for internet access, and thought that £90 over 18 months was a better deal that paying for internet access.

[daviddd]

sounds fair enough to me DS........