Using a dongle instead of ethernet lead or wireless bridge

[andy91]

Vodafone K3565 Broadband Dongle ?15 UNEXPIRING Credit on eBay (end time 05-Feb-11 19:08:42 GMT)

What happens when the credit runs out do you then have to take a sub off them??
Novice about dongles so sorry for coming across as a thicko

Andy.

[daithi]

Vodafone K3565 Broadband Dongle ?15 UNEXPIRING Credit on eBay (end time 05-Feb-11 19:08:42 GMT)

ok its unlimeted to 1gb so its no good for a dreambox
or anything to be honest

and its unlimited to 180 days

[daithi]

I read where 02 are doing broadband and offer a discount if you use them on the phone but im not sure if you need a phone line in as well,that was another option its about 8 quid a month with the discount.

O2 | Broadband | Giving You Choice, Value and Support

Andy.

andy the thread is very messes up but from what i no in ireland
ya have o2 bb which is fixed or o2 3g which is mobile like phone signal

[andy91]

ok its unlimeted to 1gb so its no good for a dreambox
or anything to be honest

and its unlimited to 180 days

Found it cheaper but you saying this is no good now??

Vodafone K3565 mobile broadband dongle no expiry on eBay (end time 06-Feb-11 16:42:16 GMT)

What deal would you recommend for a Dreambox light user,as ive said its only for tv and nothing else.

Andy

[ohno]

like i said in post 2 a dongle will work with dreambox if used with a router you need to have a 3g signal and if you turn the box off{not standby} with 8 hrs a day of use connected to 2 servers you will use less than 1.5 giggs a month.

[andy91]

like i said in post 2 a dongle will work with dreambox if used with a router you need to have a 3g signal and if you turn the box off{not standby} with 8 hrs a day of use connected to 2 servers you will use less than 1.5 giggs a month.

So the Vodaphone would be viable for a light user and once the credit runs out just find a cheap supplier if it unlocked?

Cant see my mate using more than 5 hours a day max,half the time hes out so hoping something like this would work.

Andy.

[ohno]

yep that is viable but tell him if he,s watchin free to air channels for long periods to pull the dongle out coz even tho its tiny there is a handshake with the server, if you only have a 1gb limit every little helps. the usage i quoted are for sly nds most others like nagra,conax,crypto or via would not be as heavy.

[daithi]

Found it cheaper but you saying this is no good now??

Vodafone K3565 mobile broadband dongle no expiry on eBay (end time 06-Feb-11 16:42:16 GMT)

Whay deal would you recommend for a Dreambox light user,as ive said its only for tv and nothing else.

Andy

as i said i use a dongle 24/7 id recommend 3 gig to be safe...
light user whats that mean
im a user as in me the missus me and the little lad watch it and use about 3 gig tv
and the rest browsing in total 8 or 9 gig

also if ya have a prepay yal use it on the go after a while
as its handy

as for 1.5 gig is bull if ya have someone at home bored

[andy91]

as i said i use a dongle 24/7 id recommend 3 gig to be safe...
light user whats that mean
im a user as in me the missus me and the little lad watch it and use about 3 gig tv
and the rest browsing in total 8 or 9 gig

also if ya have a prepay yal use it on the go after a while
as its handy

as for 1.5 gig is bull if ya have someone at home bored

Light user as light internet user,he would only use it for the Dreambox and nothing else. He lives on his own and is at work all day so tv at night and a bit at weekends,cant see him using 3 gig,

Andy.

[daithi]

yep that is viable but tell him if he,s watchin free to air channels for long periods to pull the dongle out coz even tho its tiny there is a handshake with the server, if you only have a 1gb limit every little helps. the usage i quoted are for sly nds most others like nagra,conax,crypto or via would not be as heavy.

free to air is free to air
need nothing only a sat connected to the box for them
they dont need a bb connected

the only channels ya need to bb connection for on sly are the pay ones

[ohno]

free to air is free to air
need nothing only a sat connected to the box for them
they dont need a bb connection

sorry to have to correct you but thats wrong .
if your db is connected to a server even if you are watching a fta channel your box still has a handshake with the server(fact) handshake means usage on his dongle and like i said if you only have 1gb a month every little helps. unplug dongle no hanshake no usage(fact)
my box over last 15 minutes used 160 bytes whilst on sky news(fta) connected to 9 servers. a SERVER with 20 people on it uses less than 6gb a month between up and down so were you get your figures from beats me.

[daithi]

sorry to have to correct you but thats wrong .
if your db is connected to a server even if you are watching a fta channel your box still has a handshake with the server(fact) handshake means usage on his dongle and like i said if you only have 1gb a month every little helps. unplug dongle no hanshake no usage(fact)

so explain to me when his server is down i can
still watch these channels whens hes down

[ohno]

also just checked nds use about 9 bytes every 7 seconds conax about 5 bytes every 20 seconds beta 8 bytes every 15 seconds so you work it out.

[daithi]

also just checked nds use about 9 bytes every 7 seconds conax about 5 bytes every 20 seconds beta 8 bytes every 15 seconds so you work it out.

ok so your sharing a card if thats so...
hes on about recieving one in the sticks
im not here for arguing ...
im just stating my facts on my side

so heres my 5 pence worth
yes dongles work depending on your signal
it takes on my guessing a 24/7user as in watch it when ya like
3 gig dl per month
fta channels cost nothing as a user
sharing is probably different

[ohno]

ok so your sharing a card if thats so...
hes on about recieving one in the sticks
im not here for arguing ...
im just stating my facts on my side

who said i was sharing a card i just told you what the usage was on my internet from my box(recieving) out in the sticks with my box connected to 9 servers i just gave you the facts you were the one who said my earlier post was "bull" so now you have the facts end of.