We use the E220 when we picked up a good deal via QUIDCO a few months ago. Wait for another offer to apppear ! We got 5gb a month (18 month contract) with free dongle £7-50 month!! Half the price people are paying. We used it throughout our cruise in October & connected every attempt along the GU from Stockton top up to Hawkesbury junction. I do advise to pick up a 3metre extension to enable hanging the dongle outside (bagged up) on the tv aerial pole if struggling to get a good signal. I also use the dongle on the Lincs coast up at our static caravan without any problem. Another important factor is 3 have announced they are putting money into getting better bandwidth/more capacity for connections for all of those who do suffer from problems.
Dave --- In [email protected], Martin Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Allan Cazaly wrote: > > I am thinking of a PAYG 3.co.uk "Dongle" > > > > Had anyone experience of Three.co.uk and coverage? Is it good? > > Also, I would think I should go for a 5GB or 7GB as I am on the > > ineternet a great deal. > > Which is the method most used? monthly (18-months contract)or PAYG > > please? > > Quite chuffed with the 3 dongle that we have on PAYG. It's the E220, > which was selected mainly because of its (not officially documented) > compatibility with Linux. Some or all of the others don't have ready > compatibility. > > Coverage seems good in most places we've tried, other than home (where > nothing works anyway) and one or two places up the Severn. > > One aspect which might matter is the cost of overseas use. 3 have > roaming at UK prices in a short but obscure list of countries and are > otherwise very expensive. As far as I can see, the other operators are > all outrageously expensive anywhere overseas. > > Having recently looked hard at getting 3G access for a colleague working > in France, it came as something of a surprise to find that the prices in > the UK are actually quite good. The French seem to be lagging behind us > both in coverage and in price - virtually no PAYG as we know it, and > rather expensive (although Bouygues Telecom havd a special offer which > wasn't too bad, but on 24 month contract). I digress. > > Wassail! >
