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Mobile broadband dongle

ERICS_MUM
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Bought one yesterday - Vodafone PAYG for occasional use. The instructions say to insert my sim into the dongle, but I didn't know I needed a sim for it. The only sim I have is in my mobile phone.
Could anyone explain why a sim is necessary (or is it optional ?) and where I could get one from?
Thanks
Linda
Could anyone explain why a sim is necessary (or is it optional ?) and where I could get one from?
Thanks
Linda
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Where did you get the dongle? If it came from Vodafone they should have supplied a SIM with it.
The place to get a SIM is Vodafone but I think they may only sell data SIM cards with a dongle0 -
You can't buy a dongle from Voda without a SIM-it won't work without one (just think of it as a mobile phone)! Are you sure it's not already inserted? If not check the packaging for one.No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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You can't buy a dongle from Voda without a SIM-it won't work without one (just think of it as a mobile phone)! Are you sure it's not already inserted? If not check the packaging for one.
It is true the dongle won't work without a sim card, but you can buy dongles without a sim card, it is true though the sim may already be inserted.0 -
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