mobile broadband dongles

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:39:10 +0100, "John"
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>"Chris Blunt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:56:19 +0100, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:16:05 +0100, "Mark BR" <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I've been to the major networks shops and am none the wiser!
>>>>
>>>>Are the USB mobile dongles locked to the provider or are the proprietary
>>>>to
>>>>the provider?
>>>
>>>I have two Huawei E220s, one on Vodafone and one on Three. Each is
>>>locked to the respective provider.
>>>
>>>>If locked then presumable (a) they could be unlocked
>>>
>>>I've seen reports that they can be unlocked by downloading generic
>>>firmware from Huawei's Web site and reflashing the dongle with it, but
>>>I've not tried this. If you do this successfully, please report back.
>>>Doing this would lose the provider-specific software that's contained
>>>inside the device (they look like a disk drive when plugged in).
>>
>>
>> I unlocked my (Vodafone) Huawai E220 3G modem from this site, and I'm
>> now able to use the device with various SIM cards when I travel
>> overseas.
>>
>> http://www.kulankendi.com/index2.php
>>
>> It cost EUR15.00.
>>
>> Chris
>
>Chris, is it easy to get SIM with chaep data when you travel?

That all depends on where you're traveling to. You didn't say where
you're going.

I have SIM cards for Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines, and the
rates are fairly reasonable for those countries, although maybe not as
good as some of the packages available in the UK.

Chris

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"R. Mark Clayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Alan Semple" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> "Brian A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> <snip>
>>> No offence intended here
>>> If you are not happy with the current rates you could always call 3
>>> "Direct Sales", they might be keen to hit a sales target and offer you
>>> 1GByte a month for £5 on a contract.
>>> Alan
>>
>> Anyone have the number for Three Customer Retentions?
>> Steve Terry
>
> 0906 3825633
> you will be entertained with the Eagle's "Hotel California"
> "you check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
>
I won't be calling that number

Steve Terry