It's fine....
Submitted by stevegwmonkseaton on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 14:23In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
... we've used the E585 bought from "Three" on a UK monthly deal, then on expiry we had it unlocked and have used it here in Italy for over 2 years now (mainly WIND, but TIM sim as well). The battery is cr@p, but I in any case found it performed much better when connected to my netbook. If you have poor reception, being near a power point would be a good alternative. You can get a bigger battery for it if needed.... We use the same unit when we go back to the UK with a "Three" PAYG sim. We might just be lucky here or unlucky in the UK with reception, but here we are getting almost full HSPA. One last thing, for the £15 quid "Three" charge as a one off to unlock it I think it's not worth the risk of getting it done on the cheap...
Can't foresee any problems
Submitted by Fillide on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 15:22In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The notion of locked and unlocked, or voice or data SIM, don't seem to be issues here in Italy. The only thing about these mifis (most of them are Huwawei) is that in my experience they don't pick up a weak cell signal at all well, so it's important to be using the operator who has the best coverage where you are. I've been in places where my Smartphone gets a perfectly decent signal and data trasfer speeds, but the mifi on the same operator is struggling.
I bought the HUAWEI MIFI
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 16:05In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Mobile 3G Network
Submitted by dmbt54 on Sat, 03/16/2013 - 06:55In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Many modem types work fine for me, but I found the ISP was the biggest problem. In my location, Northern Calabria, TIM rarely connects - and I hang the modem in a USB power converter on the kitchen wall - and Vodafone works fine. I'm also aware that THREE is good. So much depends on where you are.
Take care when checking reception
Submitted by stevegwmonkseaton on Sat, 03/16/2013 - 11:31In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Take care when checking reception as we have found connections to be very, very erratic. If you get an excellent signal, then fine, likely you will be able to repeat that often. However if you don't at first get a good signal (or none), don't assume this is always the case. If you have a mobile with 3g then check with that at a few different times to see what ISP has the best signal. Best of all would be to talk to anyone in your area who has used mobile internet for some time... Love the idea of hanging the dongle on the kitchen wall... !!! A signal booster might be a good idea...
My experience: I have used a
Submitted by anatholynic on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 04:27In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
It would have to be a lot
Submitted by LargeLewis on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 07:06In reply to My experience: I have used a by anatholynic
Hi, no. For only 4€ I have
Submitted by anatholynic on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 08:25In reply to It would have to be a lot by LargeLewis
Since posting this ages ago I
Submitted by rachel68 on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 07:48In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec