Dongle Dilema - Page 2

mrsksebruce · 17-05-2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GJH

My dongle came with two leads inthe box - see photo.

The short one has the mini-USB plug (for insertion into the dongle) at one end and a single standard USB plug at the other. The longer one has the mini USB plug at one end and two standard USB plugs at the other - which enables the dongle to obtain extra power from the laptop.

Graham

The t mobile one only comes with a short (24") lead.

GJH · 17-05-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mrsksebruce

The t mobile one only comes with a short (24") lead.

Mine is T-Mobile as well Steph.

The leads in the photo are about 7 inches and 56 inches long respectively.

Wonder if they are changing the package as often as the prices?

Graham

ruffingitsmoothly · 17-05-2008, 10:34 AM

I'm dongling now at Newbury but don't tell anyone

Regards Pat

pappajohn · 17-05-2008, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GJH

Mine is T-Mobile as well Steph.

The leads in the photo are about 7 inches and 56 inches long respectively.

Wonder if they are changing the package as often as the prices?

Graham

think they must be graham,

mine came with a 24" standard usb lead. regular plug/socket on both ends.

on yours, does the mini plug fit the dongle or laptop.

john.

GJH · 17-05-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

on yours, does the mini plug fit the dongle or laptop

The mini plug fits into the dongle and the standard plug fits into the USB socket on the laptop.

Graham

pappajohn · 17-05-2008, 11:50 AM

is yours the fatter white dongle or the slimline black one mines the slim black one.

probably differant manufacurers

GJH · 17-05-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

is yours the fatter white dongle or the slimline black one mines the slim black one.

Ah, that explains it. Mines the fatter white one - what T-M call the USB Modem as opposed to the USB Stick.

When I got mine in March the modem was cheaper than the stick - cheapskate me

- but I see they are the same price now.

Graham

mrsksebruce · 17-05-2008, 12:52 PM

Slim black one the "stick"

pappajohn · 17-05-2008, 02:19 PM

shirl's taken it to the shop today
only 2G down there as well.........
i WILL find a 3G signal to see how fast this thing is..................

ksebruce · 17-05-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

shirl's taken it to the shop today
only 2G down there as well.........
i WILL find a 3G signal to see how fast this thing is..................

You'll be amazed Pappa, we've found it's almost as fast as our 2MB ntl at losding pages such as "fun". Where it does tend to be a bit slower is downloading movies or large files. I've just updated AVG on mine and it was literally seconds.