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vernall

are you tied into using this with 3?i know it will be locked to the 3 network,but can i unlock it and use the sim from my phone which already had unlimited web access?

huggychair

vernall wrote: »

are you tied into using this with 3?i know it will be locked to the 3 network,but can i unlock it and use the sim from my phone which already had unlimited web access?

yes they can be unlocked.... Uncle Martin suggests using google :money:

With your 'Unlimited' web access I think you'll probably find that it's designed for mobile browsing only and probably has a FUP cap of well below 1GB/month maybe only 100-200mb( in some cases).. read your networks T&C's

vernall

upon checking it is 500mb........just wondered if you were bound to use this with 3,seeing as you are getting it for a fiver,thought there must be some other catch

Donnie

huggychair wrote: »

Well my payment went through Mastercard 'securecode' so draw your own conclusions.

SecureCode was there from the start. So now they have you SecureCode password too.

makingendsmeet_2

Just found this link online


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/fun/gizmo/article2419280.ece

headpin

Donnie wrote: »

SecureCode was there from the start. So now they have you SecureCode password too.

Not true.

They only have the 3 parts of your SecureCode that you are asked to enter. And, unless they can read your screen, they will not know where they are from within your Code or indeed how long your code actually is. The next time you are asked for 3 digits from your SecureCode, they will not be the same one's as these. So it really doesn't matter even if they do know these 3, to them, "random digits". My SecureCode is 14 digits so the chances of whoever getting the correct 3 is not too high. If they can crack the code based upon a random 3 being known then I would suggest that they can crack it anyway. So why worry?

paolo

Unlock it with DCunlocker and use any sim you like

http://www.dc-unlocker.com/

Used it a while back with no problems.

Donnie

headpin wrote: »

Not true.

They only have the 3 parts of your SecureCode that you are asked to enter. And, unless they can read your screen, they will not know where they are from within your Code or indeed how long your code actually is. The next time you are asked for 3 digits from your SecureCode, they will not be the same one's as these. So it really doesn't matter even if they do know these 3, to them, "random digits". My SecureCode is 14 digits so the chances of whoever getting the correct 3 is not too high. If they can crack the code based upon a random 3 being known then I would suggest that they can crack it anyway. So why worry?

Wrong. The implementation depends on the bank concerned. Some require your full password.

buglawton

vernall wrote: »

are you tied into using this with 3?i know it will be locked to the 3 network,but can i unlock it and use the sim from my phone which already had unlimited web access?

however, the arguably most practical SIM for certain types of use - e.g. weekend away or wired broadband down for half a day - cannot be purchased on it's own, have to buy the dongle & SIM together.

Vodafone USB 3G Stick PAYG £39 inc £15 credit

Spikey_2

do u get sim with dongle??