On 17 May 2007, at 07:34, bty465680 wrote:
> If I lived on a boat, I may have opted for the T Mobile option due to
> cost, but I think I'm correct in adding they do apply some
> restrictions as to what you use it for, ie you can't use Skype, or
> Live Messenger etc, but the bundled WiFi seems like a good idea.
>
Thanks everyone for your help. I took the plunge and got one from
T-mobile in Rugby this morning. Seems like a very good deal indeed.
It's a bit more Windoze friendly than Mac, in that you have to load
drivers from a CD for the Mac, and there's less info about the modem
itself, but having said that, it was *very* straightforward. GBP29 pcm,
with a free modem for an 18 month contract. The modem is in fact the
Huawei E220 HSPDA beast that Voda also sell.
I'm presently getting between 60 and 90 kbps here at Newbold at
lunchtime, but time will tell if it gets any better than this in other
locations. The modem comes with a choice of long or short USB cable, so
have used the long one and stuck the modem in the porthole over the
desk, thereby avoinding having to unplug the voice phone from the BPC
aerila.
Thanks again all - more info about long term use on the blog over the
next few weeks.
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All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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