Anyone got a "3" Pay as you go Dongle?

Plushchris

adrian2000 wrote: »

How do I go about getting it unlocked? I just got one of the free ones where you only paid the postage. Any infor appreciated.

Thanks

I've just got one too, I've been looking into it, Google is your friend for this sort of thing, DCunlocker is what I think you are looking for, although people have been saying there is a cost for unlocking this model dongle (about £15)

DJBenson

DC-Unlocker.com charge 15 Euros (not pounds) to unlock the ZTE and Huwaei modems that most UK providers use.

radiocode

I got mine unlocked from a place on ebay. I searched 'unlock dongle' and it came up. You have to send it away. I sent mine last wednesday evening it came back saturday morning.

Works ok with my o2 sim

asbokid

Mark_In_Hampshire wrote: »

It's amusing to see the Government's plan to ensure everyone has access to a 2Mbps connection: the technology to make that universally available does exist via 3G, but would need some considerable investment, either that or everywhere will need to be cabled.

All wireless communication systems, including 3G have a finite capacity. That is what limits the use of wireless as a medium for delivering universal broadband access.

Wired broadband whether it is delivered over copper pairs, coax or fibre, has a huge advantage over wireless broadband access systems. When the load in a wired network is nearing capacity, the provider simply lays more cable.

But you can't do that with a wireless system. There is a finite spectral capacity. That is why the government is eager to free up more capacity for 3G (and 4G) by turning off and re-allocating bands currently used rather inefficiently for broadcasting analogue TV.

Spectral capacity of a wireless communication system is normally quoted in bits per second per Hertz per square kilometre (b/s/Hz/km^2).

The spectral capacity of 3G, a sub-optimal CDMA system, in common with every other radio communication system, is governed by an equation known as the Shannon-Hartley Theory. That is given by:

C = B log2 [1 +S/N]

where
C= channel capacity in bits per second
B= bandwidth of the channel in Hertz
S= total signal power over the bandwidth
N= total noise over the bandwidth

Radio communication technologies are constantly improving. Superior modulation and error correction schemes, and multiplexing techniques, and smaller cell sizes can all increase the spectral efficiency of a wireless broadband network.

However, there is still an upper limit to channel capacity. Today that limit is roughly 16 bits per second per Hertz.

You can tweak things in Shannon-Hartley but you can never beat nature..

So don't blame Gordon.. blame God!

Pennysmakepounds

Hi,

I got mine today, and like one of you have said before it connects even thought i have not put any credit on it.

Has anyone else found that this dongle works without topping up and if so how long will it wrk before i ave o Top Up??

Any feedback welsome.

asbokid

Pennysmakepounds wrote: »

Hi,

I got mine today, and like one of you have said before it connects even thought i have not put any credit on it.

Has anyone else found that this dongle works without topping up and if so how long will it wrk before i ave o Top Up??

Any feedback welsome.

My Three PAYG 3G account started with a free credit of 54p "Cash TopUp" in it..

Seems a strange amount. Perhaps it's a conversion into pounds from euros or dollars, or some such.

mnj1x

adrian2000 wrote: »

How do I go about getting it unlocked? I just got one of the free ones where you only paid the postage. Any infor appreciated.

Thanks

For a contract modem, Three will unlock it for about £15 (even before the contract is up). I think they might do the same for PAYG modem as well.

benjus

adrian2000 wrote: »

How do I go about getting it unlocked? I just got one of the free ones where you only paid the postage. Any infor appreciated.

Thanks

As recommended above, I used DC-unlocker to unlock my "free" dongle from 3. It cost €15 but was very quick and easy. I suggest you download DC-unlocker and make sure it will recognise your dongle before you pay for the unlocking credit.

If there's a free way to do this I certainly missed it! Still, £18 for an unlocked 3G dongle is pretty good, I think.

Pennysmakepounds

asbokid wrote: »

My Three PAYG 3G account started with a free credit of 54p "Cash TopUp" in it..

Seems a strange amount. Perhaps it's a conversion into pounds from euros or dollars, or some such.

Ummmmmm...that is interesting. I logged into my account and it shows no credit at all. However, thet dongle still works.

I have been on-line for about an hour today and all seems to be working fine.

Will see how loing it lasts. Could be a free dongle for life....I WISH....lol:rolleyes:

hammodt

asbokid wrote: »

My Three PAYG 3G account started with a free credit of 54p "Cash TopUp" in it..

Seems a strange amount. Perhaps it's a conversion into pounds from euros or dollars, or some such.

Perhaps it's a VAT refund? Lots of companies are refunding 2.5% VAT because of the temporary VAT reduction.

From the Three website:

Pay As You Go

Prices for Pay As You Go Customers are
shown including VAT based on 17.5% – to
make sure you benefit from the VAT rate
change when these prices are applied, the
saving will appear as an additional credit
on your account when you activate your

voucher.

54p (rounded) is the VAT "additional credit" for a £25 spend. Perhaps it thinks you've spent 25 pounds?!