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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
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i use a dongle from 3 mobile which is basically a sim card with a usb which plugs into the computer. i pay 7.50 per month and its great considering how much i go away.
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"Soap on a rope" 3G modems - the one from three (3) is about the cheapest, from £10/month IIRC. If you buy the modem (free on contract) for £50 (but not directly from 3...), it's £10 for 30 days PAYG...top up when needed.
Must explain - it's actually a USB modem and is literally plug and play. Used one the other day, but its about the same size as a small bar of soap and has a small cable with it...
You do need to do a little Data enabling registration for your £10 topup, or its gets swallowed up at £1/Mb. IF enabled, then you get 1Gb - 100 times more internet... Details are on the three website.
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or just sell the caravan
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i got a usb modem from t-mobile. cost me £24 a month but got unlimeted downloads. speed is comparable to broadband on an average day but can be slower than dial up on a bad day.
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
give skruntie a shout ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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As others have said go for an internet dongle...ive had 3 network on contract since last august pay £15 and that allows 3 gig on downloads.
Considering im using mine for roughly 25/26 days a month at near on 12 hours a day either surfing the net or playing online poker i still dont use my full allowance.
You can go PAYG as previous stated...simply buy a dongle from 3 network £50 and only pay for what you use.
Most mobile networks have these dongles...its just a case of finding who has a strong signal where your caravan is based and then choosing a price plan.
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
give skruntie a shout ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Wazzzzzup, what have I done now.??? :-/[/size]
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Most mobile networks have these dongles...its just a case of finding who has a strong signal where your caravan is based and then choosing a price plan.
Isn't it a bit of catch 22? The onyl way i found to find which 3G signals are available in an area is to use a 3g dongle..? We have a Vodafone 3g dongle at work for when we are on site (corporate one, so worldwide)..the only 3g signal we can't get AT work is Vodafone! Orange, 3, O2, T-Mobile, all fine... Bit of a pain when I trying out a remote access idea for some of our equipment on site for which i really needed a quick bandwidth.
Saying that...my phone (Nokia N82 on Orange) shows 3g on the signal meter if i'm in an Orange 3g area.
Caravan sites are either one of t'other - on the flat, so probably have line of sight to a transmitter, or stuck in the hills, so no chance!
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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
Snap.... :y
Now that I find myself having joined the ranks and become a weekend Pikey (albeit the touring 'van is on a seasonal pitch for this year) I would also like to investigate such a thing. She is happy that I am prised away from the PC when along at the 'van but I am getting withdrawal symptoms!! ;D
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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
Snap.... :y
Now that I find myself having joined the ranks and become a weekend Pikey (albeit the touring 'van is on a seasonal pitch for this year) I would also like to investigate such a thing. She is happy that I am prised away from the PC when along at the 'van but I am getting withdrawal symptoms!! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Gotchaaaa!!!!! :y
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Just re-read your post a bit more...might be worth talking to O2 and see if they can do you a data package with your phone -plug it in with a cable, and off you go? If you find a good data tarrif for new customers, badger them to let you have it on your contract instead of your normal one..
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
give skruntie a shout ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
[size=12]
Wazzzzzup, what have I done now.??? :-/[/size]
Guilty Conscience Skruntie?..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
give skruntie a shout ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
[size=12]
Wazzzzzup, what have I done now.??? :-/[/size]
Guilty Conscience Skruntie?..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Wasnt sure if I was being asked for computer help, to buy a cravan or take SWMBO with child off Mikes hands, coz we all know what you lot are like on here when they dont want SWMBO dont we due, you all try and palm them off on me. ;D ;D ;D
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or just sell the caravan
It's a Static, and that Idea, which I have also floated got 'The Look' from swmbo and daughter ::) ::) ::)
sell them with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:y :y :y
Anyone?????? offers invited...................
give skruntie a shout ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
[size=12]
Wazzzzzup, what have I done now.??? :-/[/size]
Guilty Conscience Skruntie?..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Wasnt sure if I was being asked for computer help, to buy a cravan or take SWMBO with child off Mikes hands, coz we all know what you lot are like on here when they dont want SWMBO dont we due, you all try and palm them off on me. ;D ;D ;D
Surly you can not begrudge your fellow oofers the opportunity to share their enjoyment misery with you. ;D ;D ;D
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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
Snap.... :y
Now that I find myself having joined the ranks and become a weekend Pikey (albeit the touring 'van is on a seasonal pitch for this year) I would also like to investigate such a thing. She is happy that I am prised away from the PC when along at the 'van but I am getting withdrawal symptoms!! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Gotchaaaa!!!!! :y
Never been against tin tents, really. Just circumstances of late kinda forced our hand.
Getting hacked off at the continued lack of t'internet though!! ;D
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Mike, send em round matey, they are more than welcome.
The pots need doing.
The garden is over grown at my new place.
the shed needs sorting
Loads of decorating to do.
both cars need a good hoover, clean and polish.
the list goes on. ;D ;D ;D ;D they would soon be back knowing how wonderfull you really are. :D
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Mike, send em round matey, they are more than welcome.
The pots need doing.
The garden is over grown at my new place.
the shed needs sorting
Loads of decorating to do.
both cars need a good hoover, clean and polish.
the list goes on. ;D ;D ;D ;D they would soon be back knowing how wonderfull you really are. :D
She says get a cleaner.................... :'( :'(
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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
Snap.... :y
Now that I find myself having joined the ranks and become a weekend Pikey (albeit the touring 'van is on a seasonal pitch for this year) I would also like to investigate such a thing. She is happy that I am prised away from the PC when along at the 'van but I am getting withdrawal symptoms!! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Gotchaaaa!!!!! :y
Never been against tin tents, really. Just circumstances of late kinda forced our hand.
Getting hacked off at the continued lack of t'internet though!! ;D
Quite a few sites actually have WiFi facilities. However, be sure to pack the Vaseline so it doesn't hurt too much when they bend you over the end dinette table to try to extract the exorbitant fees they are fond of charging. :o
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Mike, send em round matey, they are more than welcome.
The pots need doing.
The garden is over grown at my new place.
the shed needs sorting
Loads of decorating to do.
both cars need a good hoover, clean and polish.
the list goes on. ;D ;D ;D ;D they would soon be back knowing how wonderfull you really are. :D
She says get a cleaner.................... :'( :'(
Considered it, trust me. ::) ::)
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What is the cheapest way of getting an internet connection on my laptop away from home. :-[
I don’t want to be sitting outside a MacDonald’s etc, I want to connect from my Caravan.
I believe there are hand held devices, I don’t want this, I want to be able to use the laptop.
There is a signal within the main complex but this is too far from my caravan so was wondering;
What sort of deals through mobile, I am on a bacic annual contract with 02?
I have heard you can get a plug in from Orange?
I have heard that there are boosters that I can use to increase the range of the laptop so that I could get a signal from the complex.
What is the best way to get online, please provide any help in easy to understand language, nothing to technical. ::)
Snap.... :y
Now that I find myself having joined the ranks and become a weekend Pikey (albeit the touring 'van is on a seasonal pitch for this year) I would also like to investigate such a thing. She is happy that I am prised away from the PC when along at the 'van but I am getting withdrawal symptoms!! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Gotchaaaa!!!!! :y
Never been against tin tents, really. Just circumstances of late kinda forced our hand.
Getting hacked off at the continued lack of t'internet though!! ;D
Quite a few sites actually have WiFi facilities. However, be sure to pack the Vaseline so it doesn't hurt too much when they bend you over the end dinette table to try to extract the exorbitant fees they are fond of charging. :o
Nope, not at the site we are using.... Mobile coverage is 'intermittant' at best and there is no wifi on site whatsoever. Nearest Micky D's is over 25 miles away .....
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OK Guys, a bit of an update on the mobile broadband thing.
I've just bought a PAYG mobile broadband 'dongle' from the '3' shop in Truro. It cost £50 and I got a 'free' sim card with £10 worth of credit which, once activated and converted to data useage, gives me 1 GB of data over a 30 day period. Note, if I don't use it I lose it!!
Currently sitting here in the caravan doing a bit of tinternet surfing and the speeds certainly seem acceptable.
So, total outlay £60 but the site wanted £20 per week to hook upto their poor wireless signal so the next time I use it I will be 'in credit'.
Hope this is useful to someone. :)
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OK Guys, a bit of an update on the mobile broadband thing.
I've just bought a PAYG mobile broadband 'dongle' from the '3' shop in Truro. It cost £50 and I got a 'free' sim card with £10 worth of credit which, once activated and converted to data useage, gives me 1 GB of data over a 30 day period. Note, if I don't use it I lose it!!
Currently sitting here in the caravan doing a bit of tinternet surfing and the speeds certainly seem acceptable.
So, total outlay £60 but the site wanted £20 per week to hook upto their poor wireless signal so the next time I use it I will be 'in credit'.
Hope this is useful to someone. :)
Sounds good to me, looks like I am going shopping tomorrow.
The payg card, I assume you top that up as you need it, do you loose that if you do not use in withing a month? :)
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Pretty much, as far as i understand...but don't forget to convert your topup to data - otherwise is gets used up at £1/Mb!
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Pretty much, as far as i understand...but don't forget to convert your topup to data - otherwise is gets used up at £1/Mb!
OK :-[
What does that mean?
How do I do it?
How will thid affect my laptop for using on my home wireless?
::)
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Mike,
If getting a PAYG USB dongle modem, it needs to be topped up with credit, same as a phone. There is a bit of a sneaky in the 3 T&C's that if you want the topup to be used for the 1Gb/30 days data access, the £10 (or whatever it is) topup needs to be "converted" to a data only topup (they call it the Boradband Lite Add-On). If not, it MAY be used as a standard PAYG topup which munches your credit at £1/Mb..this means that you get 100 times less internet.
You do it via the internet, or phone. Info is on their website - look for Jargon Buster, then read "Add-Ons"..
If you're on your home wireless, it'll make no difference. It will only connect to the 3 internet if you have the dongle plugged in...
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Mike,
If getting a PAYG USB dongle modem, it needs to be topped up with credit, same as a phone. There is a bit of a sneaky in the 3 T&C's that if you want the topup to be used for the 1Gb/30 days data access, the £10 (or whatever it is) topup needs to be "converted" to a data only topup (they call it the Boradband Lite Add-On). If not, it MAY be used as a standard PAYG topup which munches your credit at £1/Mb..this means that you get 100 times less internet.
You do it via the internet, or phone. Info is on their website - look for Jargon Buster, then read "Add-Ons"..
If you're on your home wireless, it'll make no difference. It will only connect to the 3 internet if you have the dongle plugged in...
OK Thanks, think I have the idea, just looked on http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/payg.omp and it talks about that.
Is car phone wharehouse the best place or should I talk to 02 first as I have an 02 phone on annual renewable contract.
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or just sell the caravan
::) ::) ;)
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Mike,
If getting a PAYG USB dongle modem, it needs to be topped up with credit, same as a phone. There is a bit of a sneaky in the 3 T&C's that if you want the topup to be used for the 1Gb/30 days data access, the £10 (or whatever it is) topup needs to be "converted" to a data only topup (they call it the Boradband Lite Add-On). If not, it MAY be used as a standard PAYG topup which munches your credit at £1/Mb..this means that you get 100 times less internet.
You do it via the internet, or phone. Info is on their website - look for Jargon Buster, then read "Add-Ons"..
If you're on your home wireless, it'll make no difference. It will only connect to the 3 internet if you have the dongle plugged in...
OK Thanks, think I have the idea, just looked on http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/payg.omp and it talks about that.
Is car phone wharehouse the best place or should I talk to 02 first as I have an 02 phone on annual renewable contract.
See what O2 have to offer, but don't forget to tell them what you can get from 3..and you want the same, but cheaper..!
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Mike,
If getting a PAYG USB dongle modem, it needs to be topped up with credit, same as a phone. There is a bit of a sneaky in the 3 T&C's that if you want the topup to be used for the 1Gb/30 days data access, the £10 (or whatever it is) topup needs to be "converted" to a data only topup (they call it the Boradband Lite Add-On). If not, it MAY be used as a standard PAYG topup which munches your credit at £1/Mb..this means that you get 100 times less internet.
You do it via the internet, or phone. Info is on their website - look for Jargon Buster, then read "Add-Ons"..
If you're on your home wireless, it'll make no difference. It will only connect to the 3 internet if you have the dongle plugged in...
OK Thanks, think I have the idea, just looked on http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/payg.omp and it talks about that.
Is car phone wharehouse the best place or should I talk to 02 first as I have an 02 phone on annual renewable contract.
See what O2 have to offer, but don't forget to tell them what you can get from 3..and you want the same, but cheaper..!
:y :y :y
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We went into O2 first and they said they don't do PAYG broadband. They said it would be available in the next three months or so but could do a one month contract although on that the modem would be £100. Needless to say, we walked away.
As far as the credit is concerned, you just activate it online. The '3' website is always available using their dongle whether you have credit or not. If you go into a '3' shop, they can do a postcode search and tell you the signal strength in that area. You then have a three day opportunity to take it all back for a full refund if you don't like it.
All in all, we are now happy surfing campers. 8-)
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We went into O2 first and they said they don't do PAYG broadband. They said it would be available in the next three months or so but could do a one month contract although on that the modem would be £100. Needless to say, we walked away.
As far as the credit is concerned, you just activate it online. The '3' website is always available using their dongle whether you have credit or not. If you go into a '3' shop, they can do a postcode search and tell you the signal strength in that area. You then have a three day opportunity to take it all back for a full refund if you don't like it.
All in all, we are now happy surfing campers. 8-)
I think only 3 and Orange do PAYG broadband (and possibly Virgin?) - not O2...so for Mike f is would have to be a contract add-on...whether it could be on-and-offable...not sure....depends how much they want, spread over how many months its needed?
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We went into O2 first and they said they don't do PAYG broadband. They said it would be available in the next three months or so but could do a one month contract although on that the modem would be £100. Needless to say, we walked away.
As far as the credit is concerned, you just activate it online. The '3' website is always available using their dongle whether you have credit or not. If you go into a '3' shop, they can do a postcode search and tell you the signal strength in that area. You then have a three day opportunity to take it all back for a full refund if you don't like it.
All in all, we are now happy surfing campers. 8-)
I think only 3 and Orange do PAYG broadband (and possibly Virgin?) - not O2...so for Mike f is would have to be a contract add-on...whether it could be on-and-offable...not sure....depends how much they want, spread over how many months its needed?
I only want it for a couple of weeks and a few weekends a year so payg is good for me, whoever it is with. :y
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[size=12]Well went to Carphone Warehouse and found a very helpful young lady. She did area tests to look at coverage, 02 very poor in Ripon, T Mobile seemed to have a few blank area’s too close to where our Caravan is ‘3’ gave excellent coverage all over the area.
Decided not to go payg as all top ups only last a month, no carryover so would end up buying on a month anyway, going on contract £10.00 a month, upgradeable, and did not have to pay the £50.00 up front for the modem. :y
Shop said it could take up to 72 hours, it worked instantly, once downloaded and seems faster than our broadband, rural location
Will be going back to talk to them when out BT broadband contract is due, they can halve my overall internet / phone bill.[/size] :)
So I wil be able to oof on holiday, how sad is that, swmbo certainly thinks it is. ::) ::) ::)