[UK-CONTEST] 3G routers

[Nigel Newby]

I have a vodaphone 3g dongle.
 I use it as a backup in the shack, and have not suffered any rf problems 
with it.
 It is pay as you go, it cost £30 but that gives up £15 of down loading. The 
cost is £1 per gig. The thing I like about the vodaphone set up, is that 
there is no time limit with the supplier. Other you only get 1 month for 
your £15
 Nigel G0VDZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Bunting" <stephen.bunting at virgin.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 3G routers


> Hello contesters,
>
> I have been using a 3G modem when portable contesting for some time and
> I see that there are now wireless routers that accept a 3G dongle
> directly. These are attractive to me as it gives some redundancy in a
> multi PC system as no single computer is responsible for internet
> connectivity.
>
> I understand that some folk are using these dongles for broadband at
> home, and I wonder if anyone has suffered problems with RF and I would
> particularly appreciate comments about the performance of a
> dongle+router in a contesting environment. This may be a bit left field,
> so I might just have to buy one to try, although it will be pretty
> difficult to choose a brand as all the major manufacturers are close in
> price and www reviews.
>
> 73
> Steve
> M0BPQ
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