3G Wireless laptop cards

[Nem]

o2 is great if you want to pay a monthly fee (contract) but for pay as you go, o2 is definitely the most expensive out of the 4 networks.

[edy g]

totally agree nemisis,peeps must be careful thou because the mb's can mount up,i know i use it heaps[probly 300 hrs per month]but thats costs me 47 quid ,approx 10 p per mb[16 pence per hour].these pay as u go are about £1 a mb[i think] i reckon this works out at about £1.60an hour,so in order not to go "on contract" u would have to be a VERY occasional user,of couse there are also lower mb tariffs.

[RED-DOG]

Hmm, it's like ordering KFC, you cant just pay for exacly what you want

[Bongo]

Just got back, there is a $5+1 tourney on laddies at 22:30.

I shall play it and post the results.

All the rest seem to be satelites to events I can't play or too high a buyin for me.

[tikay]

Just picking up on a few points.

As far as I am aware, ALL these cards are GPRS AND 3G.

But buying them on e-bay worries me. I had to insert a CD, which came with the package, to "install it" on my lappie. So, if that is correct - & I think it is - don't forget you need to ensure you get the CD with the device & Sim Card.

Jen has just purchased a Viodafone Mobile Data Connect thingy, same as mine, to give us indpendence on both lappies when at Venues. She's a 'puter geek, so fire any questions at her while she's doing the Live Update, I'm sure she'll be able to help.

Surprisingly, Ted Gidden's advice was good too - these thngs are well clever. Southend was the only plsce we ever had a failure - so far!

[-bw-]

I got one a couple of months ago, but I had no idea how much I would use per month

so I got it on a contract 50meg per month for £50 per month card was free

The geezer in the shop said come back after a month  or so and he would change it to

a lower monthly payment if I wasn't using 50 meg per month.

I haven't even used 20 meg in a month, when I went back I found out the bloke didn't work there anymore

so I rang vodaphone who refused to lower the monthly tarrif untill after 6 months  (in the small print)

needless to say I will be using all of the 50 meg per month from now on!!!

If you get one off Ebay you can download the software needed from their website (vodaphone)

[Bongo]

Managed to last an hour until I reraised the SB from my BB with A6 and he called all in and improved his KJ.

Again it seems like half a meg an hour.

I have seem as much as 1-1.25 meg an hour but I think that was when I had a few tables open.

Really feel like another one now but they all seem to be sats until 1am's $3 affair (with the exception of the $75 tourney which is too much for me).

[Bongo]

On another note it seems the actual transmission rates are also very low - it doesn't log this automatically so I sat and watched for 5-10 mins while playing and it never went above 1.5Kb/s download or upload (so would be fine on the slowest connections if it's using it on it's own).

[ifm]

Just picking up on a few points.

As far as I am aware, ALL these cards are GPRS AND 3G.

No, you can have 3G only.

But buying them on e-bay worries me. I had to insert a CD, which came with the package, to "install it" on my lappie. So, if that is correct - & I think it is - don't forget you need to ensure you get the CD with the device & Sim Card.

Don't worry about the software you can download it separately

[tikay]

Thanks Ian. I make two suggestions on techy things & get 0 out of 2 - typical!

[ifm]

sorry Mr T

[Bongo]

30 mins on will hill play money was about the same.

[tikay]

I'm OK with a tin-opener.

[Nem]

I have just spoken to all 4 mobile compaines regarding their data cards

T-Mobile: You cannot use their cards on a pay as you go service. 

Orange: You can use their cards on a pay as you go service and 1MEG = £4

o2: You can use their card on a pay as you go service,BUT you can only view wap web pages, not Google, ebay or Hotmail etc >:?

Vodafone: You can use their card on a pay as you go service and 1MEG = £3

Looks like i will be buying a Vodafone 3G data card, as they have the best service, software,hardware and they are slightly cheaper.

[Mark S.]

By the look og things its much better to take out a contract for 200MB for £30-£40 a month via Vodaphone.

I can't see any value at all in the £3 per MB use as a PAYG!

I'll be investing shortly!