BT dongle

[Rustykev]

Just a quickie,

 

Does anyone have experience of the BT dongle? They say you pay £40 and top up in £10 goes. The question is, does that £10 run out after a month. irrespective of whether you used it, or does it carry over to the next?

[DaveC]

Just a quickie,

 

Does anyone have experience of the BT dongle? They say you pay £40 and top up in £10 goes. The question is, does that £10 run out after a month. irrespective of whether you used it, or does it carry over to the next?

 

It runs out after a month whether you have used the data allowance or not.

 

Dave

[Midnight Rider]

I've just been looking at the Three Dongle.

 

You can also get a 1gb which lasts for a month, but for £31 you can get 3gb which lasts 3 months & £15 top up, which seems a better deal.

 

Tony

[romarni123]

I've just been looking at the Three Dongle.

 

You can also get a 1gb which lasts for a month, but for £31 you can get 3gb which lasts 3 months & £15 top up, which seems a better deal.

 

Tony

I picked up a carphone warehouse leaflet I saw one which is 15.99 for 15g of data per month I think it was on 3 will have another look when i get back to boat. doh or I could just go one the website. cant see it on their website, have phoned home it says our biggest allowance ever 15g data 15.99 on 3

Edited February 13, 2011 by romarni123

[Grace and Favour]

I picked up a carphone warehouse leaflet I saw one which is 15.99 for 15g of data per month I think it was on 3 will have another look when i get back to boat. doh or I could just go one the website

 

I think that's for a contract, Romarni . . . .

 

Quick look at contract deals available

[romarni123]

I think that's for a contract, Romarni . . . .

 

Quick look at contract deals available

Yes it is forgot that bit I use t mobile on payg and it 15 for 3g so I might get that got to play call of duty

[twocvbloke]

As mentioned by someone in another thread, three do a contract with Unlimited (that's UNLIMITED!!!) data, that both on the phone's internet access AND if you tether it to a computer (either by USB or WiFi), and you can get a shiny new phone on it from £25, which for unlimited data without any fair use or data limits is pretty cheap...

 

They have a blog thing here about it, worth a read if you're a bit sceptical like I was initially:

 

http://blog.three.co.uk/2010/12/15/new-all-you-can-eat-data-on-the-one-plan/

 

And the page where you can get to the phones on the plan:

 

http://store-3.co.uk/3-the-one-plan.html?ref=tariffguide

 

Thoroughly recommended, cos I got a Samsung Galaxy S on it (£30/mo), and I love it, my PAYG Three dongle's been retired...

[nb Innisfree]

As mentioned by someone in another thread, three do a contract with Unlimited (that's UNLIMITED!!!) data, that both on the phone's internet access AND if you tether it to a computer (either by USB or WiFi), and you can get a shiny new phone on it from £25, which for unlimited data without any fair use or data limits is pretty cheap...

 

They have a blog thing here about it, worth a read if you're a bit sceptical like I was initially:

 

http://blog.three.co.uk/2010/12/15/new-all-you-can-eat-data-on-the-one-plan/

 

And the page where you can get to the phones on the plan:

 

http://store-3.co.uk/3-the-one-plan.html?ref=tariffguide

 

Thoroughly recommended, cos I got a Samsung Galaxy S on it (£30/mo), and I love it, my PAYG Three dongle's been retired...

 

Yes it was me that mentioned it, only prob is according to the bloke at the 3 shop today he didn't think you would be able to tether it to your computer via bluetooth or via a router unless you put the phone sim into a dongle then into the router, don't know if that is true, bit of a pain if it is

 

ETA: Just found this

 

Seems you can also tether to a router or MiFi so the 3 deal looks to be the biz. Looks like the 3 assistant was wrong.

Edited February 14, 2011 by nb Innisfree

[twocvbloke]

Yes it was me that mentioned it, only prob is according to the bloke at the 3 shop today he didn't think you would be able to tether it to your computer via bluetooth or via a router unless you put the phone sim into a dongle then into the router, don't know if that is true, bit of a pain if it is

 

ETA: Just found this

 

Seems you can also tether to a router or MiFi so the 3 deal looks to be the biz. Looks like the 3 assistant was wrong.

 

Yeah, the Three Blog link I posted has all the info on what you can do with the One Plan contract, including tethering (USB, WiFi or Bluetooth), so, yeah, very recommended...

 

My Samsung can do the MiFi thing, but it's recommended to keep the phone plugged into a power source (USB or a Charger) as the WiFi Access Point, but otherwise works perfectly...

[Bob Blues]

this is what I use and I broadcast a internet radio station from the boat and It has never dropped the connection so far. I use the 15Gb for £15 from 3 and i got an Option 3G router has wireless and ethernet hub. The best bit it has the ability to plug in my high gain antenna when things get rough.

 

http://www.globesurfer.co.uk/index.html

 

and

 

http://www.connextech.co.uk/tri-band-gsm3g-directional-high-gain-panel-smp-918-9-59-p.asp

Edited February 18, 2011 by Bob Blues

[DeanS]

this is what I use and I broadcast a internet radio station from the boat and It has never dropped the connection so far. I use the 15Gb for £15 from 3 and i got an Option 3G router has wireless and ethernet hub. The best bit it has the ability to plug in my high gain antenna when things get rough.

 

http://www.globesurfer.co.uk/index.html

 

and

 

http://www.connextech.co.uk/tri-band-gsm3g-directional-high-gain-panel-smp-918-9-59-p.asp

 

Bob...do you take the 3 sim card, put it into the Option 3G router, and plug the high gain antenna into that?

[stickleback]

I had got rid of my 3 dongle and O2 contract phone and taken out a contract with 3 which gave me an iPhone, 1 gig download, 900 minutes talk, 5000 minutes 3 to 3 talk and 5000 texts - saving me around £10 per month. When I read this thread I rang 3 and they changed me to this new tariff - unlimited internet access and able to tether the iPhone so meaning I can use my laptop for unlimited internet access.

 

Arrived at the marina, where my O2 phone always always had a signal - and 3 coverage is weak or non existent!

 

Is there a "booster" I can get to increase the signal strength? It seems such a good deal - but is in fact pretty much useless if I can't get online.

 

Thanks.

[wirren]

For smart phones T mobile pay as you go offers 6 month Internet for a one off £20 - ideal for general surfing. Works fine on iPhone.

Mark.

Edited February 19, 2011 by wirren

[twocvbloke]

Is there a "booster" I can get to increase the signal strength? It seems such a good deal - but is in fact pretty much useless if I can't get online.

 

Thanks.

 

I don't know about the iphone, but my Samsung GalaxyS has an external antenna port on the back under the battery cover, maybe your phone has something similar? If so, I'm sure there are people out there selling adaptors for them to allow the connection of an external antenna that you can leave bolted to the boat externally...

[john6767]

If you get a signal outside the boat OK, but not inside, an external aerial would probably help. I have an aerial and strap adapter from Boaters Phone, and it does help maintaining a signal inside the boat for my phone.

Edited February 19, 2011 by john6767

[RobinR]

Just a quickie,

 

Does anyone have experience of the BT dongle? They say you pay £40 and top up in £10 goes. The question is, does that £10 run out after a month. irrespective of whether you used it, or does it carry over to the next?

Mine runs out when £10 worth has been used regardless of time with no month-end cut off. £15 buys twich as much as £10

[stickleback]

If you get a signal outside the boat OK, but not inside, an external aerial would probably help. I have an aerial and strap adapter from Boaters Phone, and it does help maintaining a signal inside the boat for my phone.

 

That looks good! Does it significantly improve the signal strength? And what make of phone do you use? I couldn't work out from the site if it will work with an iPhone 3 GS....

[john6767]

Its a nokia phone, but as it just wraps round the phone it would fit anything. I improves the signal a bit enough to make it stable in the boat. I would say that if the signal outside is not ok, then you are pushing it.

[Chris Pink]

As mentioned by someone in another thread, three do a contract with Unlimited (that's UNLIMITED!!!) data, that both on the phone's internet access AND if you tether it to a computer (either by USB or WiFi), and you can get a shiny new phone on it from £25, which for unlimited data without any fair use or data limits is pretty cheap...

 

They have a blog thing here about it, worth a read if you're a bit sceptical like I was initially:

 

http://blog.three.co.uk/2010/12/15/new-all-you-can-eat-data-on-the-one-plan/

 

And the page where you can get to the phones on the plan:

 

http://store-3.co.uk/3-the-one-plan.html?ref=tariffguide

 

Thoroughly recommended, cos I got a Samsung Galaxy S on it (£30/mo), and I love it, my PAYG Three dongle's been retired...

 

It's a very good deal but doesn't do everything, it has some fairly strange ideas on what website are suitable for our sensitive selves. I'm not a porn bunny but have had a couple of embarrasing incidents where client sites are blocked.

 

So I have this deal (for phone, for iplayer) but also find it useful to have the PAYG dongle as well - and as Lady M points out you can unlock it and use other PAYG sims when you're out and about..

 

On the subject of Three deals, they do a 'monthly contract' for data much cheaper and as the PAYG runs out every month I can't see any catch.

[nb Innisfree]

Instead of running our Orange PAYG sims on a phone each and and a 3 contract on a third as we do now we fancy a dual sim phone each with the Orange/T Mobile sim and a PAYG sim from GiffGaff inserted and give up the 3 contract (a bit iffy for phone coverage anyway) that way we can have three different networks to give us plenty of coverage + for £10 per month each with a Giffgaff goody bag we can each have 150 mins talk time unlimited texts, unlimited internet. and free 0800 calls. Even if we didn't go for a goodybag their call and text rates are still less than half price of other PAYG and Giffgaff's O2 network seems better than 3's. Active standby dual sim phones let you have both sim cards on to receive a call from either.

[twocvbloke]

It's a very good deal but doesn't do everything, it has some fairly strange ideas on what website are suitable for our sensitive selves. I'm not a porn bunny but have had a couple of embarrasing incidents where client sites are blocked.

 

Yeah, I've had that problem, apparently Three are "working on removing it for all customers" (not sure that'll happen anytime soon here in the great state of Nanny), but like I said to the Three people on that blog, it doesn't make sense to block sites that are for over-18s when you have taken out a contract and in the UK you have to be over 18 to take out a phone contract in the first place....

[romarni123]

Yeah, I've had that problem, apparently Three are "working on removing it for all customers" (not sure that'll happen anytime soon here in the great state of Nanny), but like I said to the Three people on that blog, it doesn't make sense to block sites that are for over-18s when you have taken out a contract and in the UK you have to be over 18 to take out a phone contract in the first place....

I am on T mobile it came with content lock which I cant get off without a credit card or a visit to their shop,It wont let me go on Granny Buttons site

[dazzle]

Just a quickie,

 

Does anyone have experience of the BT dongle? They say you pay £40 and top up in £10 goes. The question is, does that £10 run out after a month. irrespective of whether you used it, or does it carry over to the next?

 

02 do a dongle it's £15-00 for 3 gigs per month