After serious thinking annharvey_tipton wrote : > --- In [email protected], "Andrew Dyke" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Sorry if I am being thick here but can you explain HST please?. I am >> interested in this thread as I am considering getting the 3 dongle at 50 >> UKP and use it PAYG. I know Martin Phillips is pleased with his. The only >> down side I can see is the 10 UKP, 1gb top up PAYG must be used with 30 >> days, so not true PAYG. Was it easy to set up? >> >> Regards, >> >> Andrew >> Web Site www.andrewdyke.co.uk >> Web Site www.mayorofevesham.co.uk >> > Hi Andrew I'll jump in here. I have a 3 dongle (on loan from my son > in law) and I use it while I'm on the boat for a while. It was easy > to set up and I didn't use all the 1gig available. I will be getting > another today as we're off to KB tomorrow to take boat to Stafford > for blacking. > > It's easy to use, but for the usual problems with using a mobile > connection on a boat, no signal in out of the way places being the > main one. I bought a 3mt usb extension cable and in bad reception areas hang it on the tv aerial pole. I still need a waterproof box so I can hang it out in the rain.
I bought a 3m usb extention cable too and I taped it into a good plastic bag ... Not had any problems with weather getting at the dongle John and Caroline nb Charlotte Rose ... currently moored in Lincoln [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
