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Mifi help
my internet is with TT and is terrible due to the rural location - someone gave me a Mifi but I have tried to test it out with my mobile phone sim (ID mobile) but it says connected but no internet.
Before I go to the expense of buying a new sim can anyone offer any insight into the workings of them
Yes I have googled them etc but this is more of a test to see whether it is worth using one - where I live static caravan owners use them without any trouble so not sure why mine won't work with my mobile sim etc and will it make me able to actually watch iplayer etc without my tv buffering. FYI I am not going down the starlink route etc and have been on mse to see what other providers offer but the problem is my location not the providers
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Would these comments on this chat help with the settings?
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not sure why mine won't work with my mobile sim etc
Can you share the make and model of the MiFi you've been given?
Older ones might be 3G-only, for example, and 3C has largely been switched off.
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it is made in China so all it says in the box is 4G LTE Mifi Router
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it is made in China so all it says in the box is 4G LTE Mifi Router
They're not giving us much to work with, then!
Has it worked previously for whoever gave it to you?
Being a generic Chinese import it's unlikely to be locked to a specific network, and it says 4G in the name so it's probably a 4G router. However there are different 4G bands in use in the UK and Europe vs. the US, so if it's intended for the US market that might explain why it doesn't work here.
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so an update - my friend got the mifi working with his sim card from his mobile so now the question is is it simple to get unlimited data sim that will really not have any limits on for using with this device - can't see any t&c's that tell me they are not compatible
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I looked yesterday about ID and in the t a c there is a mention that sim card can not be used i router permanently.
You will have to do your own research on this but it is hard to find
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Thank you - I tried to go online chat on Three but it kept bumping me out so I'll keep checking
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Smarty do a Unlimited data only plan that can be used in a mifi or dongle and they 3 network £20 pm.
I don't know if it's truly unlimited though.
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thanks I'll look into it
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