O2 Mobile Broadband dongle £3.73 Delivered @ Littlewoods Direct

headpin

I use an Acer AspireOne running Linux with 512 meg RAM and 120 gig HDD. Will this work on this? Idiots guide appreciated.

bargains83

headpin wrote: »

I use an Acer AspireOne running Linux with 512 meg RAM and 120 gig HDD. Will this work on this? Idiots guide appreciated.

I found this which may help you. Looks a bit complicated though, as I have no experience of Linux.

http://dani.tac-ops.net/blog/Getting+the+Huawei+E160+to+work+/

MilkyJoe

You could get 4 for £20 (plus postage) using the £20 off £40+ for your first order.

cooki2222

i wonder if i could sign onto the cloud with my iphone account access with one of these dongles????

bargains83

Good news folks, just got mine and you will be happy to know that these come already unlocked so any SIM card will work in it.

Donnie

Is the software compatible with any SIM or will one need to use generic software?

bargains83

Donnie wrote: »

Is the software compatible with any SIM or will one need to use generic software?

The software should be compatible, however you will need different settings for different networks. I have not gone into this yet personally but it is unlocked as far as I put a 3 simcard in it and it logged onto the 3 network with signal strength on HSPDA.

Here is a breakdown of the connection settings for different networks, unfortunately I don't have the settings for Virgin:


3 Internet

APN: 3internet
IP address: Leave blank
Username: Leave Blank

Password: Leave blank

BT Mobile Internet

APN: btmobile.bt.com

IP address: 212.183.137.12

Username: bt

Password: bt
URL: http://wap.btmw.net

O2 Internet

APN: mobile.o2.co.uk

Username: mobileweb

Password: password

Primary DNS: 192.113.200.200
Secondary DNS: 192.113.200.201
SMTP gateway (for email): smtp.o2.co.uk

Orange Internet

APN: orangeinternet

Username: Leave blank

Password: Leave blank

Primary DNS: 193.035.131.194
SMTP gateway (for email): smtp.orange.co.uk

T-Mobile Internet

APN: general.t-mobile.uk

Username: user

Password: pass

Primary DNS: Set automatically
SMTP gateway (for email): smtp.t-email.co.uk

Vodafone Internet

[FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]APN: internet [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]Username: web [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]Password: web [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]
[FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]Primary DNS: 158.043.240.004 [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,Tahoma]
SMTP gateway (for email): smtp.vodafone.net

If you find you cannot alter the settings in the dongle to the network of your choice you can download an unbranded version of the connection software at http://www.dc-unlocker.com/downloads/open/33

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cruella_de_vile

Numpty question coming up - apologies in advance

How do you use this? Does it come with a sim card - is it a special card? Can you just top up as and when you need it?

Thanks :eek:

quoia

Can anyone confirm/clarify how long the "unlimited Cloud WiFi" lasts/works for ?

Is it just for the period that the mobile broadband is enabled ?
eg £2 gets 500mb / 1 day
£7.50 gets 1gb / 1 week
£15 gets 3gb / 1 month

... and the Cloud stops when these time out ...

.. or does it continue afterwards ?

Or is it "forever" - like a "lifetime" membership ONCE YOU'RE IN ?

Donnie

quoia wrote: »

Can anyone confirm/clarify how long the "unlimited Cloud WiFi" lasts/works for ?

Is it just for the period that the mobile broadband is enabled ?
eg £2 gets 500mb / 1 day
£7.50 gets 1gb / 1 week
£15 gets 3gb / 1 month

... and the Cloud stops when these time out ...

.. or does it continue afterwards ?

Or is it "forever" - like a "lifetime" membership ONCE YOU'RE IN ?

Don't be silly