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mobile dongle question
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chrisaj
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Can anyone help with some questions on a mobile dongle please?
After terrible service/coverage with 3 dongle, we're nearly at the end of our contract and wont be renewing it.
Is the PAYG system the same as a mobile phone, eg, if we were to top up with say £15 does that have to be used in a 30 day time window, or does it last until it's been used.
What network coverage is better, we're thinking of going to vodafone.
Any input will be helpful, thanx
After terrible service/coverage with 3 dongle, we're nearly at the end of our contract and wont be renewing it.
Is the PAYG system the same as a mobile phone, eg, if we were to top up with say £15 does that have to be used in a 30 day time window, or does it last until it's been used.
What network coverage is better, we're thinking of going to vodafone.
Any input will be helpful, thanx

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Is the PAYG system the same as a mobile phone, eg, if we were to top up with say £15 does that have to be used in a 30 day time window, or does it last until it's been used.What network coverage is better, we're thinking of going to vodafone.
Any input will be helpful, thanx0 -
Yes. exactly the same as a mobile, it expires in 30 days if unused.
How can anyone tell you which network gives the best coverage, without knowing exactly where you are? All the networks' 3G coverage is extremely variable. Urban area may be fine, rural areas are much more patchy.
Use the postcode checkers on the providers' websites, and best of all, test with a 3G phone running on your preferred network in the relevant location.No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
Thanx for your help. It's just that we use the dongle, or try to in the house here, but we also use the laptop when we do craft fairs, so we need the dongle for that as well. Most of the time 3 is pretty much useless. They say there's a maintainence problem in the area where we are, but that seems a bit far fetched as the problem we're having has been ongoing for over a year. BTW we're in sunny Suffolk :cool:I get paid to smell great :j0
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You can expect the coverage on all networks in rural Suffolk to be patchy. Mobile broadband is not an adequate substitute for ADSL broadband. For a light user it may be OK in urban areas, but many rural areas will get little or no 3G.No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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Yes. exactly the same as a mobile, it expires in 30 days if unused.
How can anyone tell you which network gives the best coverage, without knowing exactly where you are? All the networks' 3G coverage is extremely variable. Urban area may be fine, rural areas are much more patchy.
Use the postcode checkers on the providers' websites, and best of all, test with a 3G phone running on your preferred network in the relevant location.
Which mobiles expire your credit after thirty days? I thought that practice was ended years ago.0 -
Check to see if your USB Modem is 'unlockable' at no cost. If it is, do so. Then you can try another network's SIM for coverage and quality.0
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