Frances144 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I am going south on Sunday. Where can I find a dongle (for internet access for MacBook Pro) - Camera Centre? The dreaded Tesco's? I have never used one, let alone seen one. What do you do? How do they work? Do they find a signal everywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 ^ I have a spare Vodafone dongle you could borrow if you like. I also have a spare sim card but you'd have to contact Vodafone to register it and top it up, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Sweet of you. Sounds highly complicated. I just want to plug in and use. I have no idea how these things work tbh. Are they based on the data being uploaded - want to upload tons of photographs from travels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Three do some good deals. I use them at the moment. http://www.three.co.uk/Store/Mobile_Broadband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I haven't been aware of them being on sale here recently, possibly because only O2 have 3g access in Lerwick so they are not much use here. The cost of data transmision is fairly hefty. Vodafone quote £5 for 250 Mb If you have a 3g phone you can use that as a modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 most of the folks I know use 3 - do not use Orange (great for tarrifs, phones etc but not mobile broadband)O2 dongles work best in townbest thing to do is pop into a shop with fully charged macbook and the person selling the dongle should show you how to work it & help you set it up on the correct tariff for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 using your mobile as a way to connect to the internet is far more expensive than it used to be, beware. Unlimmited used to cost £2/month 10years ago on one2one, now if you go over your allowance it can cost you £10/day on some networks, how I miss the old one2one business contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Yep, a dongle for a mobile network is going to be quite expensive and probably very slow for the uploading of photos. Do you perhaps mean a Wi-Fi dongle? To give you wireless access at locations offering free (or paid) WiFi? Even paying for WiFi is much cheaper than a mobile network and I have found access to be generally as easy to find as a decent mobile signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I haven't been aware of them being on sale here recently, possibly because only O2 have 3g access in Lerwick so they are not much use here. '''''''''''''''''Vodafone quote £5 for 250 Mb If you have a 3g phone you can use that as a modem. My Three phone and Dongle worked in Shetland, quite a way out of town as well. My phone can get 7 mb in places. I guess the problem is not using it in Shetland though. If you are with BT internet, they have WiFi zones you can use, mine come as part of the package. Logging onto another persons wifi is a no no, without permission. Anyhow, enjoy your holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 What sort of phone do you have? On a recent trip away, I used my iPhone, set it to act as a wireless hotspot and connected with my laptop. I phoned Vodafone before hand and they gave me 1.5GB to use for £7. It was very fast, was getting a good 8mb download and a faster upload than I get at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks - I have been talked out of it. I will just use internet, when and if I find it where I am staying. No problem - thanks again. All helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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