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[Boblister]

To those who use 3 MIFI

1-When you get the device does it come with a 3 sim already installed .

2-How do you topup the credit , is it the exact same way as you would on a PAYG mobile ?

3- If you buy it for a month does it last exactly 1 month from point of purchase or to the end of the month you purchased it on.

4-Also with the sd card slot what does it do for you if you have a ipad ...or a laptop

5-How long does the battery last , and how quick is it to charge it

thanks dino26

Not a good idea to crosspost. I already answered it here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9873342/

 

[dino26]

Not a good idea to crosspost. I already answered it here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9873342/

Cheers mate , i should know better was just in a bit of a rush for the info

 

[sassenach74]

Got any sources for that? Or purely speculation? Can't think how it's breaking the terms.... and as it's pay-as-you-go if I went over "unlimited" (whatever the real hidden limit is) it'd just eat away at the £10 credit.

What I'm after is a purely pay-as-you-go topup option. I.E One where I put £10 of credit on it and then put more on when I've used it up.

Sources? Sounds like a spy drama. The 'source' is in the paperwork you get with the SIM card. I have one, I read it, I decided against it.

 

[CD3660]

I'd be very cautious of that if I were you, read the small print that comes with the card, you could find yourself with a hefty bill and a disconnection.

This is absolutely right.

I recently used an O2 PAYG iPhone sim card (with 12 months unlimited internet access) in my Mi-Fi only to find myself disconnected within a few weeks.

O2 got wise to the use of their sims in the wrong equipment a while ago. Shame really.

 

[Seamaster]

Vodafone don't know whether they're coming or going.

Yesterday, presumably on the back of zero pre-orders for their SIMs, they suddenly changed their 5GB/£25 monthly tariff to "Unlimited" with a 5GB FUP (WTF?). Now, after barely a few hours, it's back to plain old 5GB.

 

[yegon]

Hmm, none of these seem any good.

Did I hear that only the O2 deal offers on-iPad activation?

 

[snapper07]

This is absolutely right.

I recently used an O2 PAYG iPhone sim card (with 12 months unlimited internet access) in my Mi-Fi only to find myself disconnected within a few weeks.

O2 got wise to the use of their sims in the wrong equipment a while ago. Shame really.

out of intrest what sim are you using in your mifi and have you used it abroad yet?

thanks

 

[peskaa]

Hmm, none of these seem any good.

Did I hear that only the O2 deal offers on-iPad activation?

Correct. Orange and Vodafone need you to call them.

 

[yegon]

Correct. Orange and Vodafone need you to call them.

Right. That alone inclines me toward O2.

Never had a problem with O2's 3G coverage with my iPhone so at least it'd be a known quantity. I'm a train driver, I get fairly long breaks at depots all over the place and I get a max signal at nearly all of 'em.

 

[saeybia]

Hi

I already have mobile broadband with O2, will I be able to request a micro sim from them and use it in the iPad?

 

[Streethawk]

Right. That alone inclines me toward O2.

Never had a problem with O2's 3G coverage with my iPhone so at least it'd be a known quantity. I'm a train driver, I get fairly long breaks at depots all over the place and I get a max signal at nearly all of 'em.

So long as you're watching for red lights not playing with your iPad...

 

[colmaclean]

Never had a problem with O2's 3G coverage with my iPhone so at least it'd be a known quantity. I'm a train driver, I get fairly long breaks at depots all over the place and I get a max signal at nearly all of 'em.

I'm wondering what supplier has the best coverage on the Edinburgh-Glasgow line. From my experience, O2's is pretty crap. Although the train does go through several long tunnels and cuttings...

 

[yegon]

So long as you're watching for red lights not playing with your iPad...

As if I'd do such a thing.....*cough*

Nah, in all seriousness, I'd never dream of it. I remember a fella getting sacked a few years ago because he'd actually set up a tv in the cab to watch Liverpool in the Champions League lol!

 

[CD3660]

out of intrest what sim are you using in your mifi and have you used it abroad yet?

thanks

I'm using a pre-loaded Vodafone Sim that I bought on eBay. Works perfectly and supposedly it's one of those where the data doesn't expire within 30 days.

Here is a link to an identical item from the same seller:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PAYG-SIM-VODA...Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item414f6e5abb#ht_500wt_956

Or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PAYG-SIM-CARD...Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item3effae6382#ht_500wt_956

I haven't used the Mi-Fi abroad yet.

 

[AlecEdworthy]

I already have mobile broadband with O2, will I be able to request a micro sim from them and use it in the iPad?

No, they have specifically stated that you should not do this,

http://twitter.com/johnhowells/status/13717471420
http://twitter.com/O2/status/13717651611
http://twitter.com/johnhowells/status/13717743914
http://twitter.com/O2/status/13717802997

If you tried it may work initially but O2 are getting better at spotting improper SIM/device pairings.

Alec

 

[DKatri]

No, they have specifically stated that you should not do this,

http://twitter.com/johnhowells/status/13717471420
http://twitter.com/O2/status/13717651611
http://twitter.com/johnhowells/status/13717743914
http://twitter.com/O2/status/13717802997

If you tried it may work initially but O2 are getting better at spotting improper SIM/device pairings.

Alec

I was considering getting a simplicity SIM with an data bolt-on but if they are just gonna stop me using it I might not bother.

 

[AlecEdworthy]

I was considering getting a simplicity SIM with an data bolt-on but if they are just gonna stop me using it I might not bother.

That's not the cheapest route. That'll cost you a minimum of £20 pcm for a 1 month rolling contract (Simplicity 20 for smart phones, 300 minutes, unlimited text and data) whereas you could get a Pay and Go SIM on the Text and Web tariff and get 300 texts (useless on the iPad) and unlimited data for £10 per month top-up and still have £10 credit each month (<http://freesim.o2.co.uk/CwvJ7Lxn>). Worth a shot I reckon

Both routes will almost certainly land you with a mini-SIM which you'll need to manually cut down to micro-SIM size. Tricky but not impossible.

Alec

 

[sassenach74]

That's not the cheapest route. That'll cost you a minimum of £20 pcm for a 1 month rolling contract (Simplicity 20 for smart phones, 300 minutes, unlimited text and data) whereas you could get a Pay and Go SIM on the Text and Web tariff and get 300 texts (useless on the iPad) and unlimited data for £10 per month top-up and still have £10 credit each month (<http://freesim.o2.co.uk/CwvJ7Lxn>). Worth a shot I reckon

Both routes will almost certainly land you with a mini-SIM which you'll need to manually cut down to micro-SIM size. Tricky but not impossible.

Alec

You didn't read all this thread did you, scroll up, you'll see that that may not be a good idea.

 

[snapper07]

I'm using a pre-loaded Vodafone Sim that I bought on eBay. Works perfectly and supposedly it's one of those where the data doesn't expire within 30 days.

Here is a link to an identical item from the same seller:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PAYG-SIM-VODA...Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item414f6e5abb#ht_500wt_956

Or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PAYG-SIM-CARD...Sim_Cards_CV&hash=item3effae6382#ht_500wt_956

I haven't used the Mi-Fi abroad yet.

Thanks for that will have a look at this sims.

 

[AlecEdworthy]

You didn't read all this thread did you, scroll up, you'll see that that may not be a good idea.

I know! If you look I was one of the people who said that O2 are getting better at spotting and blocking improper device/SIM pairings. I was only making this suggestion because the poster I was replying to had said they had been contemplating a more expensive option than I had spotted. If you're going to try it then better to take the cheapest (and also least invasively information collecting, PAYG .v. Contract) route surely?

Alec