I have one with three, (they are the only official uk supplier of them), it was free as an upgrade to my contract, but i believe they cost about £50 ish. They are locked to three's network and it is possible to unlock them with a firmware update, which has the benefit of adding more features to the web interface, but i haven't done it yet. Usability wise, they are pretty easy to use, and because they are wifi they work far happier with macs than the usb dongles do, one of the reasons for me wanting this is it had to support an old 10.3.x ibook, and it works a treat whereas i shudder to think of the nightmares of getting a USB one to work on it. Like all these things if your signal is good then its good, so research a mobile network near you who is the strongest. Cost wise they are about £50 ish new from three, however i see them for sale on ebay unlocked for about £70 which in your situation might be the easiest way to go.
Oh yes, and i think they have a limit of 4 devices using it at once, but ive never tried more than 2 at a time. Toby On 15 July, 10:44, Philippe Chandless <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm decamping to a friend's flat in the mountains as the heat in Grenoble is > becoming unbearable (38c and v v humid). Problem is that his flat has no > phone line and I expect the internet cafes to be closed until December (It's > in a ski resort). > > So, I'm looking for a MIFI router that works with Macs and is > unlocked/unlock-able so that I can use it here and in the UK. I know I could > get a dongle but I'd like to use multiple devices and to share the connection > with others. > > Does anyone have any recommendations? > > Thanks > > Philippe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
