Looking for a mobile broadband dongle

gino_76ph

I'm in trouble.

I currently now used up 4.3GB of my 5GB monthly-rolling limit. i still have 4 weeks to go before BT comes in.

At the rate i am using the internet (browsing, watching Youtube, etc.) i will reach my limit by tonight. And i was told by 3 that it would cost me 10.2p/MB if i want to continue using the net and if i go over. But they are also saying some conflicting information. They have also set a "cap" of up to £25 that is equivalent to roughly 240-ish MB on my account. 10.2p/mb for data in today's standards i think is quite expensive.

So, the way it looks like i have only 3 options left:
1. Stop using the internet after the 5GB+240MB limit to avoid the expensive charges.
2. Pay to use more data.
3.Wait for BT in 4 weeks time.

Please help. what do you all say guys?

TakeThis

gino_76ph wrote: »

I'm in trouble.

I currently now used up 4.3GB of my 5GB monthly-rolling limit. i still have 4 weeks to go before BT comes in.

At the rate i am using the internet (browsing, watching Youtube, etc.) i will reach my limit by tonight. And i was told by 3 that it would cost me 10.2p/MB if i want to continue using the net and if i go over. But they are also saying some conflicting information. They have also set a "cap" of up to £25 that is equivalent to roughly 240-ish MB on my account. 10.2p/mb for data in today's standards i think is quite expensive.

So, the way it looks like i have only 3 options left:
1. Stop using the internet after the 5GB+240MB limit to avoid the expensive charges.
2. Pay to use more data.
3.Wait for BT in 4 weeks time.

Please help. what do you all say guys?

Remove SIM card and replace it with one of the PAYG SIMs above.

Lifeforms

Unfortunately a fair few posts on here said it wasn't a replacement for a properly used broadband service. That kind of shows why I said it isn't. Shame really, I'd be the first to dump my phone line for one, if it were.
How many days did it take you to almost max it?

Emails, little bits of surfing, no downloads of image sites (aka cheezburger, etc) and definitely no youtube, bbc iplayer etc.

Check the links above to buy more data, and just replace the sim in it, and I'd probably recommend you do the paragraph above from now on
If you want to heavily surf, you tube, pop along to your library, or find a friend with a wifi

w50nky

TakeThis wrote: »

1 GB

3 GB

The one Gig card is a micro sim, is it ok to use in a sim adaptor.
(it states it is for IPad)

Thanks again.

TakeThis

w50nky wrote: »

The one Gig card is a micro sim, is it ok to use in a sim adaptor.
(it states it is for IPad)

Thanks again.

Yes, but if you don't have an adaptor, here is a full size SIM.

The 3GB card is also full size.

Kernel_Sanders

gino_76ph wrote: »

Correction folks: its 5GB on a £15.99 monthly-rolling contract (which i am on right now) and NOT 15GB. unless something magical has happened

I never said the 15GB deal was on a one month contract. http://store.three.co.uk/view/plan/MBBD30042012T170014

gino_76ph

So far when i realised about the limit and the extortionate 10.2p/mb cost from 3 (charged thereafter if i go over my limit) i was able to limit my use and so far i still got 4.38GB.

I appreciate that the mifi isn't REALLY a replacement for normal broadband but again i stil see 5GB limit per month as not enough.

I don't do BBCiPlayer, i don't download tonnes of videos. the heaviest i have done is maybe watch Youtube videos the shortest would be 2 mins and the longest is 15 minutes and this is only once or twice a day Youtubing.

I really do not want to spend anymore money on PAYG SIMs, etc.

SO, what are my only options?