skybox f5 dongle (sim) gprs

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  • quavis
    Top Poster
    • Aug 2009
    • 117

    #1

    skybox f5 dongle (sim) gprs

    tried asking sellers on ebay about the gprs dongle these boxes can use instead of ethernet and none of them know the answer, they usually reply asking if i mean the dongle that takes a phone sim or telling me ebay sell the wifi dongles for them, which isnt the anser to the question.

    does anyone know what gprs dongle (yes one that takes a phone sim) wirks with the skybox f5... please?
  • shub
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2011
    • 26

    #2
    search for gprs g1 f5..

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    • quavis
      Top Poster
      • Aug 2009
      • 117

      #3
      Originally posted by shub
      search for gprs g1 f5..

      where am i searching?

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      • badboy1965
        Top Poster
        • Oct 2009
        • 191

        #4
        google or amazon gprs g1 f5..

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        • quavis
          Top Poster
          • Aug 2009
          • 117

          #5
          Originally posted by shub
          search for gprs g1 f5..

          thanks for the pm shub your a star,, i had so much trouble finding this bloody thing!

          cheers i owe you a drink!

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          • sniffer007
            Newbie
            • Jun 2012
            • 1

            #6
            gprs dongle

            where can i buy this f5 gprs dongle from mate

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            • bigalan
              Junior Member
              • Apr 2010
              • 34

              #7
              you can only get it from over sees at the moment

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              • DW190
                DK Veteran
                • May 2012
                • 1263

                #8
                Should have got an F4 which has a sim card slot.

                However the sim card use is very limited as most provider require login details that cannot be entered in the GPRS setup.

                Works with o2

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                • m4tth3wb
                  Newbie
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 1

                  #9
                  Originally posted by quavis
                  thanks for the pm shub your a star,, i had so much trouble finding this bloody thing!

                  cheers i owe you a drink!

                  hi mate can you PM me the link too?

                  i cant find it either? cheers

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                  • beggsy21
                    Member
                    • Sep 2012
                    • 76

                    #10
                    wouldnt mind a link to that item also pls

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                    • okverd
                      Newbie
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 10

                      #11
                      Aliexpress.com : Buy Post Original Skybox G1 GPRS modem only for original Skybox F5 satellite receiver free shipping from Reliable skybox G1 suppliers on Shenzhen Yojia Technology Co. Ltd.

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                      • sb18180
                        DK Veteran
                        • Sep 2012
                        • 355

                        #12
                        use a wifi dongle ant teather it to your smart phone

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                        • quavis
                          Top Poster
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 117

                          #13
                          sb yeah that would work but just creates more gadgets you have to have to make em work. im not sure why this box maker decided to go with a dongle that was incredibly hard to get hold of!
                          i recommend anyone wanting a box to use with a gprs dongle/sim get an f4 as mentioned before with the built in sim slot.
                          if anyone has one of these g1 modems leave a review, i think they are few and far between!
                          from what i heard the g1 modems dont work too good either.
                          i was trying to keep it simple sb for people that doesnt know techy stuff... thought the g1 might have done that but it seems more complex than it needs to be.

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                          • sb18180
                            DK Veteran
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 355

                            #14
                            its a question of if uk fone sims would work in the g1 anyway?
                            i know 02 work in f4s but not heard of anyother fone sims working in f4s?

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                            • okverd
                              Newbie
                              • Sep 2010
                              • 10

                              #15
                              Many factories in China stopped make Skybox F4 and Openboxes X4, X5 etc.
                              Now came out new model Skybox F5+, with better processor.
                              Im today ordered some F5+:
                              Skybox F5+, View skybox F5+, Product Details from Shenzhen Roofull Technology Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com
                              Last edited by okverd; 13 March, 2013, 09:06.

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