O2 mobile broadband

timberflake

I've just ran the checker and it says that I should get good coverage at my home location, my girlfriends house and even my parents house.

GaryS

I had the O2 mobile broadband for a month but took it back and got a refund because of the usage restrictions.
£15.00 for 3GB or 30 days whichever comes soonest, I had not even used 1GB when my 30 days was up, so I have now changed to Vodafone.

Although they charge £15.00 for only 1GB, it does not expire after 30 days, instead it rolls over for up to 180 days.

This is more suitable for my occasional mobile usage.

timberflake

What about this frpm three, any good?

http://www.three.co.uk/Mobile_Broadband/Pay_Monthly

d123

timberflake wrote: »

So it really depends on the network coverage? For instance, I live in Leicester City Centre and get 3G coverage on my iPhone, but when I go to my girlfriends just outside the city, it drops to edge or even lower! Would the same rule apply to the mobile internet?

No. not really.

WiFi works off routers (the same as what you will have at home if you have a wireless router) and they have a range of 20m-50m.

o2 have an arrangement with BT Openzone and The Cloud public WiFi networks. When in range of one of their routers the laptop can log onto the wireless signal instead of the 2G/EDGE/3G signal from the o2 network.

Have a look at http://http://www.btopenzone.com/find/uk/index.jsp
and http://http://www.thecloud.net/About-us/ for more info about how and where there wireless hot spots are.

timberflake

d123 wrote: »

No. not really.

WiFi works off routers (the same as what you will have at home if you have a wireless router) and they have a range of 20m-50m.

o2 have an arrangement with BT Openzone and The Cloud public WiFi networks. When in range of one of their routers the laptop can log onto the wireless signal instead of the 2G/EDGE/3G signal from the o2 network.

Have a look at http://http://www.btopenzone.com/find/uk/index.jsp
and http://http://www.thecloud.net/About-us/ for more info about how and where there wireless hot spots are.

I know all about wifi, what im asking is if im out of range of a wifi network is the best i can hope to get 3g/edge/gprs? Iv got an iphone on o2 and im trying to work out wheter its worth me getting mobile broadband.

devizes18193

timberflake wrote: »

I know all about wifi, what im asking is if im out of range of a wifi network is the best i can hope to get 3g/edge/gprs? Iv got an iphone on o2 and im trying to work out wheter its worth me getting mobile broadband.

it deprends on where you are how busy the cell is (how many people are using it . If you can surf at fast speeds on the iphone it will more then likely be the same with the mobile usb dongle , I'm on 3 for mine in my house its patchy just outside fast as hell . the same would apply to other metworks
But i live in the sticks of wiltshire , so it depends on many factors

timberflake

The Three deal looks really good, 15gb for £15 a month. Would people recommend mobile internet from their experience with it? Being in Leicester City Centre 80% of the time, if I can't get WiFi I'll be able to get 3G.