Hi
I already have 2 Android phones and my spare "dumb" phone running O2, Vodafone and Orange sim cards. Unfortunately, the companies don't like tethering my data allowance to other devices and the 3g signals are not fantastic.
(My contract is with O2 which, I have learnt to my frustration, gives a 3g signal less often than I would like, my Ovivo sim is new and has not been tested fully but seems pretty good considering it is almost free but the network coverage is Vodafone and struggled over the weekend when we were in Suffolk and my Orange sim is used for 2 for 1 cinema tickets on Weds & the occasional call but web access is not cheap)
I've just bought a Samba mobile sim (£5) to use as a mifi connection to the interweb for an iPad, netbook etc . and hope that the 3 mobile data signal is as good as people say it is. For the sake of a few clicks to have ads running in the back ground to run up internet credit, it seems a good deal so far.
I was thinking of getting a Galaxy Ace http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-mobile-samsung-galaxy-ace-black/211-4809.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=211-4809#reviews assuming that I can unlock it. This would then be the carrier for the mifi signal for our family as well as allowing use as a GPS, music system, kindle reader etc. and if stored in a secret location, GPS tracker in case some scrote steals our van.
So my question: Would I get a better signal from a dedicated mifi device or a mobile phone such as the Galaxy Ace (Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)?
The latter is a little more expensive than the non-usb mifis and will be more attractive to scrotes but it would seem more flexible and the battery would last longer ....
P.s. I've just seen that if I had been referred to Samba by a friend, the SIM would have cost £2.50 instead of £5. If I put my referral code on to this website for others to use (the user would get the SIM for £2.50 and I would get £2.50 credit), would that be in breach of any forum rules etc?
I already have 2 Android phones and my spare "dumb" phone running O2, Vodafone and Orange sim cards. Unfortunately, the companies don't like tethering my data allowance to other devices and the 3g signals are not fantastic.
(My contract is with O2 which, I have learnt to my frustration, gives a 3g signal less often than I would like, my Ovivo sim is new and has not been tested fully but seems pretty good considering it is almost free but the network coverage is Vodafone and struggled over the weekend when we were in Suffolk and my Orange sim is used for 2 for 1 cinema tickets on Weds & the occasional call but web access is not cheap)
I've just bought a Samba mobile sim (£5) to use as a mifi connection to the interweb for an iPad, netbook etc . and hope that the 3 mobile data signal is as good as people say it is. For the sake of a few clicks to have ads running in the back ground to run up internet credit, it seems a good deal so far.
I was thinking of getting a Galaxy Ace http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-mobile-samsung-galaxy-ace-black/211-4809.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=211-4809#reviews assuming that I can unlock it. This would then be the carrier for the mifi signal for our family as well as allowing use as a GPS, music system, kindle reader etc. and if stored in a secret location, GPS tracker in case some scrote steals our van.
So my question: Would I get a better signal from a dedicated mifi device or a mobile phone such as the Galaxy Ace (Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)?
The latter is a little more expensive than the non-usb mifis and will be more attractive to scrotes but it would seem more flexible and the battery would last longer ....
P.s. I've just seen that if I had been referred to Samba by a friend, the SIM would have cost £2.50 instead of £5. If I put my referral code on to this website for others to use (the user would get the SIM for £2.50 and I would get £2.50 credit), would that be in breach of any forum rules etc?