Comments on: Rise of the 3G Dongle http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: London Calling » 3G dongle family grows - Vodafone announces USB stick 3G modem http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-119908 London Calling » 3G dongle family grows - Vodafone announces USB stick 3G modem Sat, 10 May 2008 14:43:19 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-119908 [...] Longino of MobHappy commented in his post Rise of the 3G dongle that the dongle market looks set to grow this year, as European operators begin offering them at [...] [...] Longino of MobHappy commented in his post Rise of the 3G dongle that the dongle market looks set to grow this year, as European operators begin offering them at [...]

]]> By: Dave Birch http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118413 Dave Birch Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:18:20 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118413 I've gone with the 3 offer as have a bunch of people I know. I was driven over the edge by being charged a fiver in Starbucks because a colleague needed something from my machine urgently. I can't use my lovely 3.5G N82 as a modem because O2 will charge me £13,000 per megabyte or something like that, so I had to go to Starbucks. But no more. The wifi providers have been getting twenty or thirty quid a month out of me at various hotels and coffee shops: now they'll be getting zero and 3 will be getting £15. And on my commute into London the 3 modem performed excellently well on the train. I'll definitely be plugging in to my new MacBook Air when it turns up. I’ve gone with the 3 offer as have a bunch of people I know. I was driven over the edge by being charged a fiver in Starbucks because a colleague needed something from my machine urgently. I can’t use my lovely 3.5G N82 as a modem because O2 will charge me £13,000 per megabyte or something like that, so I had to go to Starbucks. But no more. The wifi providers have been getting twenty or thirty quid a month out of me at various hotels and coffee shops: now they’ll be getting zero and 3 will be getting £15. And on my commute into London the 3 modem performed excellently well on the train. I’ll definitely be plugging in to my new MacBook Air when it turns up.

]]> By: Nick Cowie http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118332 Nick Cowie Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:55:30 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118332 and in Australia too. The prices have dropped dramatically in the last year. AU$100 to AU$14.50 a month on a two year deal + free dongle. Disagree with Dean, about the typical user, for some like me it is the only broadband connection, for most it is a second broadband connection. The are being used by proffesionals on the move. and in Australia too.

The prices have dropped dramatically in the last year. AU$100 to AU$14.50 a month on a two year deal + free dongle.

Disagree with Dean, about the typical user, for some like me it is the only broadband connection, for most it is a second broadband connection. The are being used by proffesionals on the move.

]]> By: Dean Bubley http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118331 Dean Bubley Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:33:26 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118331 Operators in the UK, Austria, South Africa, Portugal & others are definitely going after the consumer 3G dongle market. Typical user is someone (student, recent immigrant etc) who doesn't want a 12-24mo fixed-broadband contract at home, because either they share apartments, don't have a current landline (which would cost £££ to get re-connected), move flat every 6 months or don't yet have a local bank account / credit record. Another segment is people who want a 2nd broadband line (maybe families, maybe young professionals). Operators in the UK, Austria, South Africa, Portugal & others are definitely going after the consumer 3G dongle market.

Typical user is someone (student, recent immigrant etc) who doesn’t want a 12-24mo fixed-broadband contract at home, because either they share apartments, don’t have a current landline (which would cost £££ to get re-connected), move flat every 6 months or don’t yet have a local bank account / credit record. Another segment is people who want a 2nd broadband line (maybe families, maybe young professionals).

]]> By: John http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118330 John Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:49:34 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/16/rise-of-the-3g-dongle/#comment-118330 Looks like Apple is relying on the rise of the USB dongle as well for the MacBook Air if wifi is not enough... Looks like Apple is relying on the rise of the USB dongle as well for the MacBook Air if wifi is not enough…

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