I posted about this subject on the computer section last night and have had no response so far (does no-one look at that forum?) so I will try on here. A friend has just signed up for 18 months with one of these and I set it up for him yesterday. It seems VERY slow to refresh. What do others think of these?
I’ve been using mine for a few weeks now, its a bit slow every now and again but most of the time its great, never really had a problem with it and there’s always a good signal.
Had mine now about 2 months, can’t fault it, certain areas are slow but like tonight its as quick as home connection.
im using one on 3 network and have not failed to get connected anywhere in the country , and it seems quite fast. im impressed for £10 per month ,good value 
I am using the 3 mobile modem and because I already have a 3 mobile phone I get mine for £5 a month what a bargain its great…
kickstart:
I posted about this subject on the computer section last night and have had no response so far (does no-one look at that forum?) so I will try on here.
patience, patience …
I’ve replied in the computer forum 
had voda for 2 months…bit slow at times but always had reception, and i park in some far and remote places
gezt:
im using one on 3 network and have not failed to get connected anywhere in the country , and it seems quite fast. im impressed for £10 per month ,good value
It does’nt like Monmouth services too much and absolutely hates Hirwaun.Its not too keen at Sims Metals,Longmarston either. 
Mines fine bit sluggish when theres no 3g coverage however it connected at full speed last night and was chugging a bit must be all those other truckers stealing my bandwith 99% of the time its spot on
I have had a voda for about 18 months the prices have come down, I also got a free upgrade to 7G I have no compalints
I am thinking of getting a ‘3 bongle’, the question is do they work in Holland and Belgium■■? It will be on a pay as you go.
Deepinvet:
I am thinking of getting a ‘3 bongle’, the question is do they work in Holland and Belgium■■? It will be on a pay as you go.
they will work over there,but on watchdog the other week somebody was sent a bill for over £9000 so dont use it,
I too read in the press of a woman who bought a mobile internet thingy for her son, when they went on holiday he took it with him. Anyway she got a rather large bill (£3000) and the company eventualy wrote it off after many arguments, they did however warn people to read the small print…and my advice is…Dont take it abroad…
I use T mobile on pay as you go, blooming brilliant all rounder
Get an extension usb cable and hang it out the window for better signal and connection speeds
bikemonkey:
gezt:
im using one on 3 network and have not failed to get connected anywhere in the country , and it seems quite fast. im impressed for £10 per month ,good value
and absolutely hates Hirwaun.
I can understand why it hates Hirwaun !!!
Sat on Chester MSA posting this using Vodafone PAYG connected at 7.2mpbs, £10 for 1gig usage per month.
Not been using it that long, but it’s fine for the couple of nights out a week I do.
Like many of the above i have the vodabone modem and its really good. Even in normal dial up mode its quite quick (compared to dial up ten years ago!). Beats sitting in the cab baord s***less.
I’ve just got the T-mobile USB stick. They allow up to 14 days for you to check that the connection is satisfactory in places that are important to you - if not you can return it. If mine works consistently OK at home I will ditch BT Broadband and phone as BT can’t seem to keep its speed up - I am along way from the exchange.
petrock:
I’ve just got the T-mobile USB stick. They allow up to 14 days for you to check that the connection is satisfactory in places that are important to you - if not you can return it. If mine works consistently OK at home I will ditch BT Broadband and phone as BT can’t seem to keep its speed up - I am along way from the exchange.
I have a 3 modem. Works ok but never as fast as at home. What speeds do you get at home?
I followed the instructions on this link dslzoneuk.net/socket.php and doubled my speed.
Bowserman,
I get typically 1400 to 1700 kbps on the T-mobile tested speed, and on the BT landline BB I am now getting similar - but earlier in the week the BT was down to 350kbps. That was with it plugged directly into the inside of the BT mastersocket and no phones connected. I suspect someone twiddled some connections at the exchange after I shouted at them on Friday morning.
In my area I am the at edge of the T-mobile 3G service so good speed depends where I am in the house. Occassionally I also see HSDPA on the strength meter, even though they dont claim to have that service in this area yet - maybe they are trialling it.