O2 Mobile Broadband dongle £3.73 Delivered @ Littlewoods Direct

justjims

Dopple wrote: »

Is there a step-by-step guide on how to get the iphone sim working on a netbook/laptop with an O2 (or unlocked) dongle?
Do you top-up with £10 with the sim in the dongle or do you have to put it in a O2 phone or iphone to top-up?

Here are some notes I found in the forums I stored away ready for when i activate my iPhone card: (sorry I can't remember who made the notes so I shamefully cannot accredit them for it)

iPhone – potentially 12 months internet for the price of a £10 top-up.
To top simply buy a £10 top up from the newsagents and activate it by dialling their landline number 08456 062 277, (or 4444 from any unlocked phone), then you just key in the sim card mobile number and add the credit to it with the top up voucher numbers you obtained from the local shop. You do not need to have an iphone or any phone for the credit to go on, as you will have topped up via the landline system. http://www.o2.co.uk/shop/paygotopup/topupvoucher

EDIT: You then get access to the internet free for 12 months and according to their T&C's this "should" be for iPhones only! Just be cautious if you hammer the service O2 have the right to terminate the service due to the abuse.

Sui_Generis

are there any iphone sims still around? Couldn't see any on ebay last time I looked.

justjims

search for seller accessoriesclub123 and make them an offer I got mine of them the other day and they have stock still

Spikey_2

what are iphone sims?

deanos

Spikey wrote: »

what are iphone sims?

Sims that are intended for the Iphone

Spikey_2

deanos wrote: »

Sims that are intended for the Iphone

Thanks D lol what's so special about them?

deanos

A years free internet access once registered

meliat

baltaa wrote: »

this is a megga buy at worst it will cost you £13.75!!!!, you may all pass comment about the price and want something for nothing but in the case of this dongle its a win win. These dongles usally come locked so unlocking it will cost from £5-£15 quid. Also the dongle is a micro sd card reader aswell so it can double up as a memory stick, two uses for the price of one.

Firstly you need to test your dongle to see its unlocked go to dc-unlocker.com/downloads down load client software and click maginfying glass to get dongles details if it come up unlocked (fantastic) then down load generic dash board dc-unlocker.com/downloads/open/33 E160_dashbaord etc etc etc. Run software and it will earse the 02 software from the dongle and put the genric software on. Only thing now is put your choose sim card in and the Network setting/APn and way you go.

Free three sim three.co.uk/freesim to tes your connections the 3 sim will allow you to connect to my3.three.co.uk It will be the best £13.75 used in a long while if you can get it cheaper then great and good luck which makes the dongle a BARGIN BARGIN

I have tried this, used loads of different versions of the E160 and searched other sites, but the DCunlocker s/w fails to recognise the dongle, I get the following msg

DC - Unlocker 2 Client 1.00.0261

Detecting card :

selection :
manufacturer - Huawei datacards
model - Huawei E160/E160G/E160X
application port - COM4
diagnostic port - COM3

Found modem : E160
Model : Huawei E160/E160G/E160X
IMEI : 351596035196577
Firmware : 11.608.02.01.00
SIM Lock status : unknown(read failed)

sorry, this card not supported !

Please, check manufacturer's selection !

Any ideas guys???

meliat

Using the same s/w as others mentioned, I get this, error


DC - Unlocker 2 Client 1.00.0267

Detecting card :

selection :
manufacturer - Huawei datacards
model - Auto detect

card not found !

No o2 s/w is on at present

justjims

Have you put a different network SIM in the dongle and then tried dc unlocker program, that may help