3 Mobile has reduced the price of its prepay mobile broadband dongle from £99.99 to £69.99 whats even better is that existing 3 customers get a further £50 discount meaning they can get the dongle for £19.99 for more information on the price cuts please visit 3 Mobile
Archive for March, 2008
If you already are a pay as you go or contract mobile phone customer then if you sign up to 3 mobile broadband before the 31st of march you will only have to pay £19.99 for the usb dongle modem instead of the regular £69.99 normal price - all you need to do is enter your account number and mobile number during checkout
Offer available until 31/03/2008 while stocks last to existing customers registering on Broadband Lite, Broadband Plus or Broadband Max or Pay As you Go customers purchasing a Broadband Add-On (Add-on valid for 30 days from activation). Maximum discount is up to £50 off the applicable purchase price of USB Modem. Minimum term contract applies to contract customers. Service limitations and terms apply.
visit 3 mobile for more information
If you have Huawei E220 modem then you can update the firmware to be 7.2Mbps capable instead of the standard 3.6Mbps you can read more about it and download the updated firmware for vodafone and t mobile below
http://www.mobileconnected.co.uk/huawei-e220-72mbps-firmware-update/
http://lastmile.t-mobile.co.uk/datacardhelp/user/page.phtml?page_id=98
With the advent of mobile broadband and recent price cuts , 3G broadband is becoming more and more attractive to the home user particularly customers without a phone line or who are experience speed / connection issues with their adsl broadband.
Many home users now use mobile broadband to access the internet but one problem seems to be that allot of these users have more than one PC laptop xbox etc that all require internet access. At the moment the networks USB Dongle modem is aimed squarely at single laptop users and haven’t catered from these pc network users.
There are a couple of solutions however to share you 3G mobile broadband connection over your network
You can set up a traditional Internet Sharing setup http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126 the main disadvantage of this is that one pc needs to remain powered on to act as a host
The second solution is to get a router from Dreytek that you can plug the USB dongle and even some mobile phones into, this with then act as a normal wireless router to allow you to share the internet with the rest of your network the devices supported by the routers are
- Huawei E220 (T-Mobile, Vodafone, 3 etc.)
- Telstra HSDPA USB Modem
- 4G System XSPlug P3
- Zapp Telemodem Z020
- Option GlobeSurfer iCON 7.2
- Option Globesurfer iCON
- 4G System XSPlug P3
- ZTE AC8700 3G
- Benq EF91
- Nokia N70
- Nokia 6233
- Nokia N95
- LG U8380
- Telstra Next G 3G USB
- ZTE AC8700
- ZTE MF62
for more information visit http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2800.html
A lot of people have contacted me who are having trouble installing and getting the 3 USB dongle installed on Intel based Mac’s it turns out that some additonal software needs to be installed for the bundled data card applications to work correctly. I have included links below to the files needed (the first is the USB dongle driver) - just remember they are only for Intel based Mac’s and Macbooks
http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/10/10/276991/HuaweiDataCardDriver.zip
http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/10/10/276991/HuaweiDataCardApp.zip
When it comes to the best looking usb dongle modems i think you have to hand it to 3 aswell as being able to choose between their standard black or shiny white modem for free you can also buy custom skins for the gadgets to transform them into something a bit more special
loads of designs are available from flags to floral patterns! the skins cost around £4.95 each
for more information please visit 3 mobile broadband
If you hadn’t noticed Vodafone are pushing their mobile broadband offerings very heavily at the moment, I seem to see billboard adverts for it everywhere i go! . Well today i got a leaflet in the mail today promoting their latest offer which i was unaware of.
if you sign up to vodafone mobile broadband business price plan (£25 per month for a 5GB bandwidth limit and up to 7.2Mbps ) you get the USB modem clip included free as well as 6 months free line rental
this offer is only available until the 31st of March and for users signing up to a 24 month contract
for more information please visit vodafone website.
PC world is offering a £250 discount for customers who also sign up for an 18 month 3 Mobile broadband contract! stock is expected in the next few days for more information on 3 mobile broadband visit
From the 14th of February vodafone have slashed the price of its consumer mobile broadband products from £30 per month to just £15 for the life of the contract. This brings thier mobile broadband packages in line with the other major providers T Mobile and 3 mobile.
The new mobile broadband plans come with the option of buying the new vodafone super slim USB modem stick which should allow you to achieve maximum download speed of 7.2Mps which is currently the fastest speeds offered by any of the providers
the hardware is free on 18 and 24 moth contracts and £49 on the 12 month option
for more information visit vodafone for further information
Mobile broadband or broadband on the move is made possible by 3G (third generation) mobile phone services. 3G services have been around for a few years now and have allowed mobile phone users with 3G handsets to access internet pages and send emails etc. on the move.
Whats different about “Mobile broadband” is that although it uses the same 3G mobile phone technology it is especially designed for use in laptops / pc’s etc where a mobile internet connection is required. A data card or a USB dongle is used to allow the laptop / computer access to the mobile phones 3G network allowing full broadband access just like you would have at home on the move without the need for a fixed wired connection. At present mobile broadband which uses mobile phone networks HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) enables mobile users to download data at speeds of up to 3.4 Mbit/s.
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