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Title: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Amatay on January 21, 2010, 09:10:54 PM Right, im in Oz atm and im trying to get online using my brand spanking new lappy and i dont know wtf the deal is with these dongle things?? First off do i need one because i cant get online and have wireless built in?? Secondly how much should i be paying because i dont have a scooby and feel like im being ripped off. Been in a couple of shops to enquire and they are saying $90 for actual dongle and then $30 per month for 1 GB... HOWEVER, im also being told that 1 GB aint enough to play poker and i need like 17 GB or summat which will cost shit loads. Is one GB enough? Please help, im sooo fkin dumb when it comes to this stuff, tyty
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Woodsey on January 21, 2010, 09:13:04 PM 1 Gb is tons for poker and surfing. Just don't do anything more than that, you tube, porn etc
I pay £15 per month in the UK Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Longines on January 21, 2010, 09:20:05 PM http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/mobilebroadband/mobile-broadband-prepaid.htm doesn't look too bad or all that different from UK tariffs.
1Gb will last for for 100 hours or thereabouts of poker. Surfing will hammer that. Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Woodsey on January 21, 2010, 09:20:37 PM Also check they don't want to tie you into a contract or anything, they often do.
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Woodsey on January 21, 2010, 09:22:06 PM http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/mobilebroadband/mobile-broadband-prepaid.htm doesn't look too bad or all that different from UK tariffs. 1Gb will last for for 100 hours or thereabouts of poker. Surfing will hammer that. You sure? I never used to use more than 1 Gb when I used mine a lot. Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Longines on January 21, 2010, 09:27:22 PM Most sites I've monitored use approximately 5Mb/hour which would mean 1Gb would last 200 hours. Add in a fudge factor for multi-tabling and 100 to be on the safe side seems about right IMO.
YMMV. Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: sovietsong on January 21, 2010, 09:32:27 PM 1 Gb is tons for poker and surfing. Just don't do anything more than that, you tube, porn etc I pay £15 per month in the UK you dont know amatay at all.... Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Amatay on January 21, 2010, 09:32:55 PM ty, what about using Skype??
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Longines on January 21, 2010, 09:48:32 PM According to Skype, between 0.05Gb and 0.01Gb per hour depending on a whole bunch of factors.
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: pleno1 on January 21, 2010, 09:54:47 PM I have 15gb a month. I thought that youtube didnt take up much at all?
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Longines on January 21, 2010, 10:01:29 PM I picked a video at random from the Youtube homepage. 0.3Gb/hour.
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: thetank on January 21, 2010, 10:34:46 PM If you just want online every now and then to check mail and shit you're probably better off just going into coffee shops n shit and using their wifi
fk the dongle Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: lazaroonie on January 22, 2010, 12:57:33 AM 1. go to a shop called crazy johns
2. buy a prepaid 3g dongle for $199 which includes 12 gb 3. top up when you need to. Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Dewi_cool on January 22, 2010, 03:06:05 AM 1. go to a shop called crazy johns 2. buy a prepaid 3g dongle for $199 which includes 12 gb 3. top up when you need to. & take your passport, you need id to buy a mobile might be same for dongle. Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: Betfair Poker Guy on January 26, 2010, 08:42:50 PM I have 15gb a month. I thought that youtube didnt take up much at all? Youtube will eat your allowance. I bought a dongle from T-mobile whilst I was waiting for Virgin to sort out my home net and used it to listen to the live WSOP feed. I used my entire allowance in a couple of hours (1GB) Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: yorky34 on January 28, 2010, 05:31:23 PM dongles are ok for occasional use i juist changed back to normal broadband and have changed my donlge to apay as ya go one now after my contract as finished
Title: Re: Dongles luhgtyfdyutyhiuy Post by: K9sixtwo on January 28, 2010, 08:33:49 PM Can you use yor dongles abroad (spain/portugal) and does your allowance get used up quicker?
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