MIFI (1 Viewer)

[aztecannie]

Hi all, being a girlie.... I need to know - if I buy a mifi plus 2/3 data sims for our forthcoming spanish/portugues trip - will I need a contract as well - i.e. once I've paid for the wifi and the data sims are there any other costs involved? Sorry bit dopey about these things,,,,

 

[DBK]

If you get PAYG data sims from Three there will be no further charges, there is no contract involved. Depending on your expected usage and time away have a look at the threads on here about the 12 Gb Three sim cards.
For the mifi get an unlocked one and if the budget will stretch to it get one with two connections for an external aerial if possible, even if you don't buy an aerial until later. They are not essential but improve reception in marginal areas.

 

[Cal54]

If you have purchased the mifi unit outright then no, you need nothing else other than the SIM card to go inside the unit. You can of course have a contract if you wish but it certainly isn't necessary,

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[aztecannie]

Brill.that's what I thought..but reading pc adviser..they kept mentioning contracts, so was getting a little confused.

Am currently reading your book John...excellent!

 

[hilldweller]

Brill.that's what I thought..but reading pc adviser..they kept mentioning contracts, so was getting a little confused.

When in Spain/Portugal if the speed is poor buy a local SIM and get big improvements. I think we paid about 15 Euros for 3Gb of data.

 

[bigtree]

@aztecannie , When you get to Portugal buy this sim card.
http://www.data-sim.info/en/c/portugal/nos-kanguru-livre

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[aztecannie]

Thank you hill dweller and big tree. .useful info.

 

[rosalan]

From 3 I just bought 12gb for £30 which I can use for up to a year. I have a TP-LINK which I bought in Spain and had a Vodaphone data chip. Although travelling around quite a lot, I never got good reception with Vodaphone and wasted my money.
The "3"salesman in the UK completely put my mind at rest about using the MiFi which will work overseas; excellent service.

 

[Minxy]

This might prove helpful reading:

http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/resources/three-mobile-broadband-info-preloaded-data-sims.220/

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[aztecannie]

Have ordered the mifi now from Amazon. Just need the sum now. We away for about 5 weeks so probably 12gb will be fine. Do you have to use them within a year?

 

[daved2524]

Have ordered the mifi now from Amazon. Just need the sum now. We away for about 5 weeks so probably 12gb will be fine. Do you have to use them within a year?

I think you will find the time starts from when you put it into the mifi. In Portugal I used the NOS data sim and it was one Euro a day for unlimited use even to watch TVs. Only in Portugal.

 

[Minxy]

Have ordered the mifi now from Amazon. Just need the sum now. We away for about 5 weeks so probably 12gb will be fine. Do you have to use them within a year?

Unless you are planning on doing a lot of surfing, video watching etc, then 12gb will be fine. The sim will 'time out' within 12 months if you don't use the data before then, all explained on my info sheet.

You don't need to activate them in the UK but as a first time user I'd suggest you do it a couple of days before you go on holiday so that if you have problems you can ask on the forum for help.

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[aztecannie]

Great advice thank you Minxy Girl!

 

[TerryL]

Just a note of caution - 3 have been known to "cut-off" overseas use after about 2 months use abroad. Think that warning is in the thread quoted above but thought I'd remind you.

 

[aztecannie]

OK - have just had a conversation with "3". They tell me I need a 20gb data sim for the MIFI and an All-in-One Sim for my phone, though I imagine they mean an unlocked phone, as I have a contract with Vodafone on my mobile. So £20 for each?

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[aztecannie]

Wey Heh, my MIFI has arrived. I think I just need a data sim now for my laptop?

Just spoken to Vodafone and changed my deal with them and now have FREE roaming, unlimited mins and texts and 4gb data as I have in UK.

Am I now understanding things?

 

[Boringfrog]

Wey Heh, my MIFI has arrived. I think I just need a data sim now for my laptop?

Just spoken to Vodafone and changed my deal with them and now have FREE roaming, unlimited mins and texts and 4gb data as I have in UK.

Am I now understanding things?

Did you get a 20GB. Data sim with that. Don't believe everything 3 tell you.

 

[aztecannie]

No Sim just the MIFI - still to buy the Sim now I THINK I understand what I need.... I'm doing it step by step with you guys help - what a great forum this is!! Haven't met any of you yet, but feel as though we have lots of friends and support. Fab!!

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[Boringfrog]

https://m.mymemory.co.uk/product?p=46338&

 

[aztecannie]

Ordered..thank you...

 

[TerryL]

That's about the best deal around at the moment, though I'm happy to be corrected. When you get it, just put it into the mifi and switch on. Make a note of the security number, probably inside the battery cover. Switch on whatever you're trying to connect to the web, might have to get it to search for signals. The mifi should come up as the strongest signal around, select it and when prompted input the security number. Assuming you've got a good 3 signal it might take a moment or several for the initial connection with 3.

Then Robert is your mothers brother!

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[aztecannie]

Thank you TerryL - Sim should be here tomorrow.....