Does anyone use a dongle for internet access?

Poppy_Golightly

I was thinking of cancelling my internet package and just using a dongle attached to my laptop when I'm out and about. Has anyone got one as their only source of internet connection and also, anyone that has one, which is the best provider to go with?

Thanks in advance for any advice xx

benjus

I used a mifi (mobile wifi) unit for a while when I was waiting for broadband to be installed after moving. I used EE which had a pretty fast 4G signal.

It worked pretty well, but it ended up being quite expensive - you get through a lot of data with typical use these days.

System

Getting unlimited data on your phone and tethering to that usually works out cheaper than getting a standalone data package or at least on Three it does.

Marvqn1

The two best providers are Three and EE.

I've just seen on broadbandgenie, EE have an offer for 32GB data for £24 per month for 24 months then £29 per month after. I think that is the best deal.

https://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/mobilebroadband/4g-mobile-broadband

As to whether it's a good option, it depends on your internet usage. If you use online catch-up services like iPlayer often then it's unlikely it will be enough because just watching a 60 minute programme uses about 700MB data.

kwikbreaks

Marvqn1 wrote: »

I've just seen on broadbandgenie, EE have an offer for 32GB data for £24 per month for 24 months then £29 per month after. I think that is the best deal.

I rather expect that the motive for cancelling and using mobile broadband was to save money. Home ADSL can normally be had for less than that.

The only way that mobile broadband can compete on price with fixed line is if you are prepared to live with pretty low data caps.

I have both a mobile BB contract with EE and home broadband as I spend a lot of the summer months away from home. I don't stream or download anything on the mobile.