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Take a look at what came via the post yesterday.
I am a satisfied
3 Skypephone user and had been thinking about signing up for their
mobile broadband service after reading about it. Just imagine my delight when I was offered the opportunity to try it out for
FREE for 3 months with
absolutely no data restrictions.
The free gifts that came with the "dongle" was completely unexpected. I don't mind - I love free stuff.
Anyway, the dongle is actually a Huawei E169G USB Modem and looks like a bit like a normal USB flash drive.
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Before using it, you have to take out the USIM card holder and insert the USIM card. Stick the dongle into one of your laptop's USB ports.
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The modem software installs automatically. Once installed, all I have to do is click "Connect" on the pop-up screen and I am done - mobile broadband Internet access.
Over the next three months, I will be testing out the modem from various locations in the UK. Look out for more reviews and technical details on my tech blog
Adamok dot net.
Thanks to Sam and the other guys at
3mobilebuzz for giving me the opportunity to try out the modem and of course, the other freebies.