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Originally Posted by Clive Long Does anyone use a "3g" card in their laptop for mobile communications? What's the performance like on your network? Can you ramp up huge bills without knowing? |
Used one for a couple of years. They are about 5-10 times quicker than a standard GSM/GPRS modem, but nowhere near as quick as broadband.
They are more expensive than broadband. An unlimited tarriff is about £70 pcm, and a 400MB tarriff about £40.
They are not as reliable as broadband either. The connection can be poor in the middle of a large office. The cards hang on average once a week. The support is pretty bad until you get through to the dedicated 3G Data support. There are a lot of tricks you end up learning to restart the card without rebooting your PC.
But I couldn't do without it now.
David