Anyone tried this?

[optimalwebsite]

Has anyone else tried getting rid of broadband and moving on to mobile broadband instead.... I've recently moved house, and decided this would be better for combined internet on desktop and laptop.

After some research, I went with Vodaphone, which costs about £50 from their website. They send out a dongle which includes a Gb of data, with each additional Gigabyte costing £15, paid in advance. Its supposed to be the fastest in the UK.

It is lightening quick... a typical youtube video downloads twice the speed as it can play.

The flip side is the issue of compatability.... it seems to crash and sometimes hang after an hour or so of continuous use. i cant be sure if this is due to Vodaphone, Vista, or just inevitable as the bugs are worked out of the system.

Also it comes bundled with the "lite" version of the software, which automatically compresses (as in ruins) images to reduce bandwidth before they are downloaded. To fix this you have to download the full software from vodaphone, uninstall the lite version, install the full software, then switch off image compression.


i'm still figuring it out but I'll let you know how it goes...

[pavan6993]

I have tried this way before four months back but i am not using now as i bought a new system in my home!

[Brandon Hutchins]

I haven't tried this looks like good idea. I am thinking of switching now thanks for the information.

[Atiga]

I was using broadband before, but now using cable. But I haven't tried the mobile stuff, if I may ask, what is the advantage of mobile band?

[optimalwebsite]

Well, it's been a few months... it works pretty well, speeds vary, can be dial up slow during the evening, but is mostly lightening quick during the day. It disconnects occasionally, and is no good if you download large files or watch a lot of films...

The dongal I used was from Vodaphone.... overall though, two thumbs up. Quite impressive.


Joel