Hi,
I have a three mobile 3G dongle - 5GB for 15.00 no contract. Think you can
get it cheaper with a contract to. I have been really quite impressed with
it actually. Not sure if it what your after, but I thought I would throw in
my 2 cents worth anyway :)
Keir Whitlock
On 15 August 2010 17:04, Rob Malpass <linux@???> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> [Slightly OT – but whenever I try and google this I just get sent to Mobile
> ISPs’ websites]
>
> We’re going to be moving shortly and are highly dependent on the internet.
> So much so in fact that we have both ADSL and cable – one acting as a
> backup
> for the other. Costly I know but for reasons I won’t bore you with – we
> need certainty in our connection – or rather having a connection.
>
> The place we move to might well not have cable. As such, ADSL seems our
> “only” option. This got me thinking about mobile broadband... Suppose I
> took up a mobile contract that included 3g web access and stuck that sim
> card into a 3g router. That would then (admittedly at reduced bandwidth)
> do the trick wouldn’t it? I’ve seen this for £80 on Amazon.
>
> Are there any other considerations (beyond the presumably extortionate
> tariff I’d need to be on – I currently have 2Gb which is not much for
> desktop but would be considered huge for “mobile”.
>
> Is there another option? I know I could have 2 BT lines into the new
> house
> but if there was a BT fault both lines would go down (wouldn’t they?)
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
>
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