3G Wireless laptop cards

[tikay]

Sorry about this Rod & Ian, I'll have a word with our geeks & see if they can twiddle some knobs to overcome this problem.

[Rod Paradise]

Sorry about this Rod & Ian, I'll have a word with our geeks & see if they can twiddle some knobs to overcome this problem.

It's not a huge problem so no appology needed. I like the cards being available. Also shouldn't be too difficult for the 'geeks' to sort out.

[tikay]

You don't know our geeks. Expect a 6 day "down" any moment, once they start fiddling with the Forum knobs & levers.

[ifm]

Ask them to change the letters to uppercase then As is reversed with as
Thank you

[ifm]

ok now i look silly

[RED-DOG]

About £110. Remember, each Live Update is about 30 to 40 hours (over 2 or 3 days) & we do 2 or 3 a month..

I have just been on to Vodafone. They tell me you can get a 3G wireless access card at the following rates per month + VAT + £1.50 per mb over your tariff

5mb £10

75mb £10

200mb £40

unlimited £45

So it looks like tikay would be better off on the unlimited tariff, very interesting though, and cheaper than hotel rates

[DJKebab]

Have a look at the other networks too, I know Orange have just recently launched similar cards, I am not sure about the others, but it's always wise to check out all the options to find the best deal.

[Nem]

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/networking/0,39023970,39167071,00.htm


The Vodafone card comes up trumps.

[RED-DOG]

What about using these devices abroad, is there an additional charge?

[Nem]

An email they sent me today,

Dear Nemesis,

Re 3G Card for laptop,

There cost of a 3G airtime pack if you were to choose pay as you talk plan would be  £199.00.( if you think i am gong to pay £200 quid then you are mad, only £30 on ebay) You would then pay for usage at the
standard voice and sms rates for the Smartplus priceplan and data would be charged as follows:-

A Word file approx 50kb would cost £0.15p to transfer
An Excel file approx 100kb would cost £0.30
A powerpoint approx 1000kb would cost £3.07 to transfer.

You would be paying £3.07 per megabyte while in the uk and then £9.08 while roaming.

I hope this information helps you.  If you have any further questions then please contact us and we will be happy to help you.

Kind Regards,

Ian Jackson
Vodafone E-Mail Customer Services
Vodafone Limited

Help lines:
PAYT 08700 77 66 55
Pay Monthly 08700 700 191

 

[RED-DOG]

Played one 10 seater NLH cash table on ladbrokes tonight.

162 Hands in 170 Minutes.

1.3874 MB downloaded
0.1115 MB uploaded.

Works out about half a meg an hour

Would you mind running a few more tests, perhaps over a longer period (maybe a multi or two) so that we might get some more accurate figures?

God I love this forum

[Nem]

You would be paying £3.07 per megabyte while in the uk and then £9.08 while roaming.

Played one 10 seater NLH cash table on ladbrokes tonight.

162 Hands in 170 Minutes.

1.3874 MB downloaded
0.1115 MB uploaded.

Works out about half a meg an hour

So i think it works out to be about £1 an hour playing a mtt on Lads whilst using  vodafone 3g card

[Ruru]

Have gone ahead and ordered the Orange card for £149 and £23 per month for 65mb but I get 1000mb per month for the first 3 months. I'll be back in the game by the weekend  

Red-Dog, I think there's a surcharge of £1 per mb or something like that when abroad

[Mark S.]

Not being Mr Savvy about 3G lap top cards how do I get started with this 3g lark?

As far as I understand it I need to buy firstly a 3g card (Ebay) for vodafone.

How do I then purchase airtime (or data use) for pay as you go? Can I get this from any high street mobile phone shop. Where does the SIM card for this set up fit in?

Confused!!

[Rod Paradise]

Played one 10 seater NLH cash table on ladbrokes tonight.

162 Hands in 170 Minutes.

1.3874 MB downloaded
0.1115 MB uploaded.

Works out about half a meg an hour

Would you mind running a few more tests, perhaps over a longer period (maybe a multi or two) so that we might get some more accurate figures?

God I love this forum

Indeed Red - this is great stuff as I'm looking to buy a laptop soon. Wireless is one thing - but access when visiting my parents etc is a problem... but this sounds usable.

I bought Poker Player & What Laptop - but it would be a great idea for them to get together with this as athe basis of a colaborative article - which would be of use. (Instead of Poker Player's review of Sharper Image's handheld poker game - which folds to any large raise putting it all in )