3G Wireless laptop cards

[Nem]

Mark,

Any sim card can fit into the data card which goes into the side of your laptop, you can purchase data by topping up like you would if you were on pay as you go at any shop. I am going to buy a second hand data card off of ebay for around £30 and just have a pay as you go sim (£1 off of ebay) and then just top up when i need to as i will only be using the card for emergencies.

[RED-DOG]

Mark,

Any sim card can fit into the data card which goes into the side of your laptop, you can purchase data by topping up like you would if you were on pay as you go at any shop. I am going to buy a second hand data card off of ebay for around £30 and just have a pay as you go sim (£1 off of ebay) and then just top up when i need to as i will only be using the card for emergencies.

sounds like a great idea, how do you buy stuff off ebay?  lol

[RED-DOG]

And is there a difference between 3G and 3G/GPRS?

God, I lurrrve this site!

[Nem]

Open an account, it takes 2 minutes.

I find it hard to believe that you haven't shopped on ebay before Red-Dog

[Rod Paradise]

And is there a difference between 3G and 3G/GPRS?

God, I lurrrve this site!

3g is faster - but has less coverage (it seems the best coverage with 3g is Orange). GPRS, while slower has better network coverage.

AFAIK ALL the cards are in fact 3g/GPRS so will work with both, chosing the fastest connection first.

Some now have wireless as well which will mean if the operator (or a parner of theirs) has a hotspot & you are in it the link will be even faster.

[Royal Flush]

If you are going on e-bay be carefull, used it once, and only once. Dont really want to go into it, lol.

[Nem]

If you are going on e-bay be carefull, used it once, and only once. Dont really want to go into it, lol.

It's a lot safer now, but it use to be terrible. Red-Dog make sure the person you are buying from has good positive feedback.

[Robert HM]

Red, got to ebay.co.uk, have a look around and come back with any questions.

[Bongo]

I'll see what I can do, I'm out karting tonight but hopefully they'll be a multi to play when I return.

I did play one last night but my exit was too quick to gather any useful figures...

[Heid]

I'm with Nemesis re ebay - as long as you do your research and are careful, and make sure you read each listing carefully, and check feedback, you should be fine. Whilst I was off work recovering from surgery this summer I traded heavily on eBay, buying and selling as a way to generate income (I wasn't paid for 3 months by my employer).

you can get some mighty fine bargains on ebay - my mum has brought 2 cars on there! I have bought and sold over 500 items on there, so if you need any advice I'm happy to help

It was a great summer - lurking on here and making massive profits on ebay <g>.

Oh, those halcyon days

Heid
xx

[RED-DOG]

Thanks for the advice guys, no I havn't used ebay before, in my world people do deals all the time, its a way of life, you learn the rules whilst holding on to your daddy's trouser leg, children are not excluded from this sort of thing and are encouraged to take part (and learn by getting the wrong end of the bargain) but it is always done face to face, and a handshake is more binding than any written contract

anyway, I have registerd (reluctantly) but all the stuff seems to be bid only, not 'buy it now' I have no idea how to vet a seller or what the other pitfalls are

[Nem]

It would be easier to buy items if you set up a Paypal account www.paypal.co.uk some sellers accept cheques and postal orders but if you use paypal you are protected by paypal's buyers protection plan.

If you want to buy an item and it ends in lets say a couple of days you can track the item in "myebay" which reminds you when the item is about to end via emailor text message, so you can make a bid at the last minute to get the better deals.

[RED-DOG]

Great, thanks

[edy g]

for what its worth ive had one of these 3g/gprs data cards for 3 months now.i researched it to anaorak status before purchase.by a LONG way the best value was and still is buying direct from the o2 shop down ur highstreet.the data card was FREE and im on 512 mb per month which costs £40+vat pcm.im online between 8 and16 hours a day playing poker/emailing/little porn downloading/surfing net and ive used 492 and 503 mb for the first 2 months.in london i normally get 3g which is very nearly broadband speed.its fackin awesome.

[RED-DOG]

I wouldnt use it very often so I think I would probably be better with pay as you go, so I would have to buy the 3G card

Why did you decide on o2?