Hey all,
As I am moving to Uni in a few weeks time, I am thinking of picking up a 3G dongle to take with me. The Uni Halls do have wired connection, however most non academic things are blocked (I realise this is a pretty unusual practice for Universities, I'm also not here to debate whether this is right/wrong) I'm fully aware that playing things like WoW on a 3G dongle isn't going to be realistically possible, however I'd still like to invest in one.
Thing is though, these things seem like they're made for businesspeople who like to send emails on the train or whatever, they don't seem to be aimed at your average internet user. As an example, I went into the "3" shop in town and got a leaflet about the pay as you go dongle information. They suggest that 1GB of data will equal about 10 hours browsing, or the equivilent of 5x4minute video downloads or 32x4min songs. And this data isn't cheap. It seems like a bit of a raw deal considering the vast amount of data I must use on my current home connection.
Anyway I was looking for help/advice on dongles really. I'm going to be using this mostly for browsing the internet, social networking, watching youtube videos and that sort of stuff, most likely downloading very little - certainly no videos or music. I really don't know what to expect with a dongle, and though money isn't a major issue, I'd rather not go out and waste £30 trying it out to find out that I was grossly misinformed and it isn't worth it.
Anyone have any dongle experiences? Which companies seem to give the best coverage/prices? How much data can I realistically expect to use? (As I've said I don't overly trust the guidelines they're giving and I don't intend to download really)
Any help is appreciated.