Complete Mobile Broadband setup for under £100

[George Kennedy]

I know that the whole mobile broadband on board has been done to death on here but I thought I would share the details of my own setup which includes an antenna and a router for just under £100. If you are interested, I have published an article on my blog which you can read about here.

 

http://www.applebeesfarm.co.uk/?p=733

 

Feel free to ask about any aspect of the project.

[Beaker]

How much is the monthly contract?

[George Kennedy]

We have a two year contract with "3", £15.98 per month for 15GB.

[lachlan]

Hi all ...!

I am looking for broadband , but i already have anntena and i just want router in this pakage . And please tell me this contract is possible for one year instead of two years .

[George Kennedy]

Hi all ...!

I am looking for broadband , but i already have anntena and i just want router in this pakage . And please tell me this contract is possible for one year instead of two years .

Each provider has many packages, just check their websites for the deal that suits you best.

[bastion]

Changed my package a couple of months and found that the shops were offering better deals than the internet.

[raymondh]

Hi,

My "package" is £4.78 per month for 3GB with T mobile inc Huawei router. good thing with T mobile is when you go over your GB allowance they only slow you down - no cut off or extra charges

 

Only 3G but does all I need

 

Regards Ray

 

PS Cruising down the Manchester Ship Canal Tuesday if you see us wave

R.

[blodger]

Hi,

My "package" is £4.78 per month for 3GB with T mobile inc Huawei router. good thing with T mobile is when you go over your GB allowance they only slow you down - no cut off or extra charges

 

Only 3G but does all I need

 

Regards Ray

 

PS Cruising down the Manchester Ship Canal Tuesday if you see us wave

R.

 

I understood tmobile to be one of the more expensive 3g data providers; Julst looked at their web site and their offer for 3gb per month is 16.00/month. If you are getting it for 4.78 I would keep quiet about it!

[raymondh]

Hi,

Long term customer with two phones(1000's mins and texts) and broadband total cost is £17.77p per month inc vat

Ray

[George Kennedy]

Interesting to see the wide variety of broadband packages available.

One of benefits of the setup that I put together is that a sim from any provider will work without having to change any settings. If you have an unlocked dongle or mifi, that isn't always the case. It's always worth having a backup sim from a different provider for areas where reception is poor or non existent on the main provider's network. The beauty of this system is that changing provider takes just a few seconds with no setting changes since the interface is on the router and not on the dongle.

[adrianh]

I am going to try this set up and have purchased the router and dongle to use with my existing card when on the boat.

Please can you tell me where you purchased the antenna and cable from and any reference for the item.

 

Thanks

[George Kennedy]

The antenna is here http://www.co-star.co.uk/prod/3517/panel-mount-base-and-cellular-antenna-whip.html

and the connector that you need for the same dongle that I use is here http://www.co-star.co.uk/prod/2910/fme-male-crc9-male-antenna-adaptor.html.

 

Let me know how you get on with it.

 

George