tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968497474429778693.post7096099711382655525..comments2023-09-13T14:30:27.992+01:00Comments on Luffer's blog: Getting mobile interwebsLufferovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06104816796255058204noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968497474429778693.post-39648288647988616142011-04-11T20:41:39.612+01:002011-04-11T20:41:39.612+01:00Maybe I'll try living with mobile tethering fo...Maybe I'll try living with mobile tethering for now then. But when I get a new contract in a few months that probably won't be an option any more.<br /><br />Though I am tempted to just by a handset outright and get a SIM only deal this year.Lufferovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104816796255058204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968497474429778693.post-10846495283509869582011-04-11T20:38:22.072+01:002011-04-11T20:38:22.072+01:00Once the 12 months are up you're back to 1GB/o...Once the 12 months are up you're back to 1GB/one month, though.<br /><br />If you have wifi tethering, I'd say look into getting an external battery for your phone instead. That's more flexible - means you can also boost your phone in other cases and it uses your existing connection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844968645337239435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968497474429778693.post-91956597017736491132011-04-11T20:21:32.996+01:002011-04-11T20:21:32.996+01:00My phone does allow for tethering, as does my phon...My phone does allow for tethering, as does my phone contract. I get 2Gb per month which I can use however I like. The problem is keeping the thing charged up, it destroys the battery when acting as a hotspot!<br /><br />You can buy the Three 12 month tablet SIM online. I think this has to be what I get regardless of how I use it. I can't be getting an expensive monthly contract, and PAYG SIMS that only last a month a a rip-off.Lufferovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104816796255058204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968497474429778693.post-36329091664248565232011-04-11T19:07:10.760+01:002011-04-11T19:07:10.760+01:00The +3 gives you 3GB that lasts for three months. ...The +3 gives you 3GB that lasts for three months. You can then buy a top-up of 1GB that is valid only for one month at a time.<br /><br />You'll probably end up paying at least two months of the contract MiFi, unless you contact them to cancel it pretty much the day you buy it. You'd have to buy a replacement PAYG SIM, you can't 'top up' a contract MiFi SIM. (My employer's office internet is a MiFi, we used up our monthly allowance and were told there was no way to get more until the next month! I write screen-scrapers for a living, I had to go home that day so I could have a working internet connection!)<br /><br />You can't buy a +12 SIM in any Three shops - you can only get it in a bundle with a device like a MiFi.<br /><br />I just bought a +12 SIM online, cut it down to MicroSIM size and put it in my iPad. It's a huge pain and Three's customer service is atrocious, but it's the best value deal I could find.<br /><br />Alternatively, if you have a phone with wifi, it's possible you can use its data connection with the laptop and iPad - that depends heavily on the phone and less heavily on the network you're with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844968645337239435noreply@blogger.com