Laptop Dongle Making The Internet More Mobile
- Date: 2010-05-30 - Word Count: 528
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Nowadays it is not a necessity to have a landline at your home to get a connection to the internet. You can have the world in front of you by just using a USB modem which is also known as a dongle in UK. It acts like a normal modem but the connectivity is wireless. Some mobile phones too can be used as a modem, especially those phones with 3G (third generation mobile technology) or EDGE functionality. EDGE is 2G but still lets you to connect to the internet at a much lesser frequency than 3G. Japan is coming p with 4G technology but it’s still in the development stage, so we got to be content with 3G and EDGE for the time being.
With mobile broadband you:
1. Don’t have to use a land line connection to get access to the internet.
2. Can get cheap and affordable connection.
3. Can get a free USB modem or dongle. If you choose to buy a USB modem, it would cost around £40 each. So, why buy a modem when you can get one free of charge?
4. Can connect to the internet at anywhere and anytime. It means you can choose to work outdoor easily without being restricted to your office or your home.
5. Are able to get real value for your money. Since it gives up to 7.2 Mbps of speed it is surely affordable for both students and adults.
The size of the Dongles range from the size of your computer’s mouse to the size of a small phone and are generally connected to the USB port via a short wire. The providers currently offering free dongles with a mobile broadband deal are:
3
T-Mobile
Vodafone
Orange
Virgin Media
O2
The newest dongles from 3’s are small, white and sleek. They come in a curved modern design. It gives maximum speeds of up to 3.6Mb. The dongle is compatible with the operating system of Windows 2000, XP, 7, Vista and MacOS.
T-Mobile’s dongle, also the USB Modem Stick, is a tiny black dongle designed to give fantastic speeds of up to 4.5M and upload speeds of 1.4Mbps. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 7, and Mac OSX. It just requires 256Mb of RAM or above and 25MB of free disk space.
Vodafone offer two dongles. One is the USB Modem Stick and the other the USB Modem Stick Pro. Both the dongles are white and are shaped much like a sophisticated USB memory stick. Both offer download speeds of up to 7.2 Mb which is around 14 times faster than the standard. It weighs less and requires the minimum system requirements.
The Orange mobile broadband dongle is a sophisticated Icon 225. This small, black dongle comes along with the Orange Internet Everywhere deal with a price as little as £15 per month offering up to 3.6Mb connection speeds.
Virgin Media's broadband dongle comes in a cool matt black color and stands out for its amazingly compact dimensions with a speed up to 7.2Mb.
The USB Mobile broadband dongle provided by O2 (3.6Mbps) is sleek and small, easily portable and is available free with a £20 per month package. Coming generations will see better designs and better functionality.
With mobile broadband you:
1. Don’t have to use a land line connection to get access to the internet.
2. Can get cheap and affordable connection.
3. Can get a free USB modem or dongle. If you choose to buy a USB modem, it would cost around £40 each. So, why buy a modem when you can get one free of charge?
4. Can connect to the internet at anywhere and anytime. It means you can choose to work outdoor easily without being restricted to your office or your home.
5. Are able to get real value for your money. Since it gives up to 7.2 Mbps of speed it is surely affordable for both students and adults.
The size of the Dongles range from the size of your computer’s mouse to the size of a small phone and are generally connected to the USB port via a short wire. The providers currently offering free dongles with a mobile broadband deal are:
3
T-Mobile
Vodafone
Orange
Virgin Media
O2
The newest dongles from 3’s are small, white and sleek. They come in a curved modern design. It gives maximum speeds of up to 3.6Mb. The dongle is compatible with the operating system of Windows 2000, XP, 7, Vista and MacOS.
T-Mobile’s dongle, also the USB Modem Stick, is a tiny black dongle designed to give fantastic speeds of up to 4.5M and upload speeds of 1.4Mbps. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 7, and Mac OSX. It just requires 256Mb of RAM or above and 25MB of free disk space.
Vodafone offer two dongles. One is the USB Modem Stick and the other the USB Modem Stick Pro. Both the dongles are white and are shaped much like a sophisticated USB memory stick. Both offer download speeds of up to 7.2 Mb which is around 14 times faster than the standard. It weighs less and requires the minimum system requirements.
The Orange mobile broadband dongle is a sophisticated Icon 225. This small, black dongle comes along with the Orange Internet Everywhere deal with a price as little as £15 per month offering up to 3.6Mb connection speeds.
Virgin Media's broadband dongle comes in a cool matt black color and stands out for its amazingly compact dimensions with a speed up to 7.2Mb.
The USB Mobile broadband dongle provided by O2 (3.6Mbps) is sleek and small, easily portable and is available free with a £20 per month package. Coming generations will see better designs and better functionality.
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