Let's talk about.... O2 Mobile Broadband Dongles!

[Toby]

Hi guys,

Let's talk about the fact that O2 have begun to stock O2 Broadband Dongles!

They're available in Pay Monthly and Pay & Go. Check out if the link below for more info:

Click here for more O2 Broadband Dongle info!

As these products are fairly new, we wanted to hear from you all on your general dongle thoughts. Do you use a dongle or have in the past? If so, when is the most useful time to fire one up? DO you use them often when travelling around the world? We want to hear from you!

We’ll potentially have a few of these devices available for testing, so it would be great to get all of your general thoughts on mobile broadband 

                                                           

[Anonymous]

The crazy thing is this.

If the mobile networks offered enough data for the $ they could eradicate the need for home broadband and home phone and pocket the monies BT get now.

I.e. a home phone is about £16 a month and fibre broadband about £18 before any offers. So if o2 offered a 50gb tariff for say £25 they would make a fortune

[jonsie]

The network just couldn't cope as it stands.

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

The network just couldn't cope as it stands.

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Seems this one couldn't either.... as the Forum went down for about 10 minutes at 11pm...unusual time for it to happen?

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

The network just couldn't cope as it stands.

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Seems this one couldn't either.... as the Forum went down for about 10 minutes at 11pm...unusual time for it to happen?

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Not too sure just what they maintained in the 5 minutes it was down...

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

The network just couldn't cope as it stands.

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Seems this one couldn't either.... as the Forum went down for about 10 minutes at 11pm...unusual time for it to happen?

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Not too sure just what they maintained in the 5 minutes it was down...

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Mine was down a bit longer than that @jonsie ....I had tried to post something and the error message came up...I lost my post...

[Toby]

Some great insights here guys, thanks very much

As/when we get any dongles to test out, I'll let you all know. We're also looking at seeing how members use O2 services abroad when travelling (Using mobile broadband, or just general expereiences). Summer's approaching fast!

[jonsie]

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@Toby wrote:

Some great insights here guys, thanks very much

As/when we get any dongles to test out, I'll let you all know. We're also looking at seeing how members use O2 services abroad when travelling (Using mobile broadband, or just general expereiences). Summer's approaching fast!

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I could test one for 3 months......

[Toby]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Toby wrote:

Some great insights here guys, thanks very much

As/when we get any dongles to test out, I'll let you all know. We're also looking at seeing how members use O2 services abroad when travelling (Using mobile broadband, or just general expereiences). Summer's approaching fast!

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I could test one for 3 months......

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Expect a PM

[Beenherebefore]

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@Anonymous wrote:
The crazy thing is this.

If the mobile networks offered enough data for the $ they could eradicate the need for home broadband and home phone and pocket the monies BT get now.

I.e. a home phone is about £16 a month and fibre broadband about £18 before any offers. So if o2 offered a 50gb tariff for say £25 they would make a fortune

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I remember suggesting that on here several months ago but nobody seemed to agree.

[jonsie]

I think it's a great idea but I would be concerned about the infrastructure they have in place.