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Title: best mobile dongle?
Post by: clancy on 19 January 2012, 14:32

hi guys, anyone had any experience with these?

im moving at the end of next week but the sodding Internets not being connected till halfway through February. so i was going to get a mobile dongle for a month so i can use the internet. anyone got any experience with whats good and whats not?

need one that im not stuck into a contract with and i can just cancel when i feel like it. and how good are these anyway ? am i going to be able to play the xbox or is that to optimistic?

cheers

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: Jay on 19 January 2012, 14:33

Got an iPhone4/4S, Android or Windows Phone 7.5 ? You can set them up as a mobile hot spot, just google "PHONEMODEL wifi hotspot"

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: clancy on 19 January 2012, 14:40

ive got a HTC android, do you know how good the internet is through doing that?

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: lewis1641 on 19 January 2012, 14:51

Ref dongles, a lot depends on location. We have tried an o2 one at our house and it wasnt great but we now have a 3 one and it is spot on.

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: Jay on 19 January 2012, 15:25

Quote from: clancy on 19 January 2012, 14:40

ive got a HTC android, do you know how good the internet is through doing that?

Pretty much the same as using a 3G USB dongle, you can also place the phone where you want and could get a better 3G signal if it's poor in on location, it shares it's own 3G (assuming you have a 3G data tarrif) it uses the Wifi on it so more than 1 computer / laptop can connect to it at a time. On a HTC Android it's Menu, Settings, Wireless & networks, Portable wigi hotspot settings or in the Apps drawer you'll see Wi-fi Hotspot.


hth

PS: give yourself a password, don't leave it blank and remember to switch off the hotspot setting when you're not using it otherwise it'll drain your battery overnight, unless on charge.

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: thatwillis on 19 January 2012, 16:55

Using your phone as a hotspot really uses alot of your usage up. Does work well tho.

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 January 2012, 17:25

I use Three and its pretty spot on to be honest.

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: clipperjay on 19 January 2012, 17:28

3+1=4  :laugh:

I'm hot spot lucky to get T mobile or voda but 3G spot on plus I like there data usage allowance esp rolling contracts that can be canceled after 30 days once you're done with it  :grin:

Title: Re: best mobile dongle?
Post by: scarr89 on 19 January 2012, 17:31

Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 19 January 2012, 17:25

I use Three and its pretty spot on to be honest.

+1 :smiley: