Comments on: UK: 3G USB sticks taking more than 15% of contract sales http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:05:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Snidely http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html/comment-page-1/#comment-152847 Snidely Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:36:52 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html#comment-152847 I have a 3.2 USB modem with Vodafone UK. The service is excellent when in HSDPA coverage - nearly as good as my home broadband. The new 7.2 Mbps modem is supposedly even better. The only thing you have to watch is the fair use policy. Most of the time, the fair use on a wired broadband is much higher than on wireless. I think VF's is something like 3 GB per month, which seems like a lot, but if you watch TV or doa lot of YouTube downloading, you can go over 3 GB pretty quickly. I have a 3.2 USB modem with Vodafone UK. The service is excellent when in HSDPA coverage – nearly as good as my home broadband. The new 7.2 Mbps modem is supposedly even better. The only thing you have to watch is the fair use policy. Most of the time, the fair use on a wired broadband is much higher than on wireless. I think VF’s is something like 3 GB per month, which seems like a lot, but if you watch TV or doa lot of YouTube downloading, you can go over 3 GB pretty quickly.

]]> By: Steve Rowlands http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html/comment-page-1/#comment-152724 Steve Rowlands Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:53:17 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html#comment-152724 I use my N95 as a modem, with a Three PAYG SIM in it, and it works perfectly. Three's HSDPA coverage is getting better than it was, and with the announced merger of T-Mobile and Three's 3G data networks, the future is definitely bright for this, especially as the costs are now in the reach of the mainstream. Previously, with the PCMCIA cards only really businesses could afford the data packages. Hopefully soon, there will be a bluetooth version of these modems, so they can stay in the laptop bag, instead of the currently USB offering dangling at the side of your laptop, like some kind of cling-on. Steve I use my N95 as a modem, with a Three PAYG SIM in it, and it works perfectly.

Three’s HSDPA coverage is getting better than it was, and with the announced merger of T-Mobile and Three’s 3G data networks, the future is definitely bright for this, especially as the costs are now in the reach of the mainstream. Previously, with the PCMCIA cards only really businesses could afford the data packages.

Hopefully soon, there will be a bluetooth version of these modems, so they can stay in the laptop bag, instead of the currently USB offering dangling at the side of your laptop, like some kind of cling-on.

Steve

]]> By: rahul dhawan http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html/comment-page-1/#comment-152680 rahul dhawan Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:06:07 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/03/uk-3g-usb-sticks-taking-more-than-15-of-contract-sales.html#comment-152680 I use my treo 700 as a modem and pay 15 a month to verizon wireless for that service its great because it is just like having a wireless card. EVDO is very fast, and im glad i get this service (although I cant wait till verizon goes SIM so I can bring the latest phones from INDIA) miss you guys YO YO YO I use my treo 700 as a modem and pay 15 a month to verizon wireless for that service

its great because it is just like having a wireless card. EVDO is very fast, and im glad i get this service (although I cant wait till verizon goes SIM so I can bring the latest phones from INDIA)

miss you guys YO YO YO

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