PAYG Mobile internet dongle?

Dreamnine

Tethering via mobile phone is so much cheaper for mobile broadband.

Lil306

Dreamnine wrote: »

Tethering via mobile phone is so much cheaper for mobile broadband.

Further explanation ?

Not familar with that term of provider / connection method.

What is it dialling up using your mobile phone GSM modem? Yes, I am too lazy to Google before you ask, but I'll probably end up doing it anyway

jamespir

Dreamnine wrote: »

Tethering via mobile phone is so much cheaper for mobile broadband.

its not it well expensive

Dreamnine

£5 a month for an internet add-on on T-Mobile or 3. With 3 it works out at around 2GB, with T-Mobile it's more generous.

A lot cheaper than buying a dongle and buying data. I could connect using my phone, but just take the sim out and put it in my netbook.

I've never paid more than £5 in any one month - have been doing this for 2 years - and download movies, music etc. as well as normal web browsing.

bob_man_uk

i agree with the above post, it is very easy to do depending on how you connect your phone, ive wasted £20 worth of credit when i had only just bought a months worth of internet.

i have a 3 dongle and phone so i took the sim out of my phone and it used the internet like a charm, its kind of hit and miss at times. but you kind of always have to be on the look out of your credit, else you could just waste all the money you have on there.

Mancunian

£10 modem and go thru QuidCo for £5 cash back.

you DO have to top up with £15 in the 1st 30 days

but

for an equivalent of £20,, you get the dongle and a months service.

The free wi-fi might be good for you as well, depending where u are delivering.


http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/o2mobilebroadband

O2 Pay and Go Mobile Broadband
View details
£10


Pay for usage as you go. You can buy mobile broadband access on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Mobile Broadband Daily
(available for 24 hours)
- For £2 for 500MB + Unlimited Wi-Fi

Mobile Broadband Weekly
(available for 7 days)
- For £7.50 for 1GB + Unlimited Wi-Fi

Mobile Broadband Monthly
(available for 30 days)
- For £15 for 3GB + Unlimited Wi-Fi

buglawton

There is a usage pattern where a non-expiring pay as you go deal is ideal. As a backup to an unreliable home connection, for occasional weekends away etc. The only one ever offered in the UK was Vodafone "Topup and Go" until about Dec 2009. For those who want to save money (the point of this forum) then the options are a) Get an remaindered old tariff Voda dongle e.g. from Tesco (mentioned above) or obtain a old tariff SIM from Ebay and put it in an unlocked dongle - you can get these SIMs with 1GB data for around £7 all in - mine arrived today.

I also agree that 'tethering' is OK for the tech savvy but most networks 'officially' don't allow it.

Paradigm

Thanks for all the replies

I'm not sure what to do as I could go for days without having the need/time to use up any allowance &, while £10-£15 a month isn't a great deal of money, it's a waste if there's 1.5 gb left with only a week to go before it expires.

I've managed for now just watching films but it would be nice to have a bit of MSE & stuff for a change

bob_man_uk

seriously, what mobile phone have you got and what network is it on? using the phone as a modem would be perfect as im not sure but i dont think credit expires on mobiles... at least on 3 it doesnt.

Paradigm

bob_man_uk wrote: »

seriously, what mobile phone have you got and what network is it on? using the phone as a modem would be perfect as im not sure but i dont think credit expires on mobiles... at least on 3 it doesnt.

It's a LG viewty on Orange contract.