Comments on: 3 mobile broadband sucks for PAYG mac users http://davepress.net/2008/11/27/3-mobile-broadband-sucks-for-payg-mac-users/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:22:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2008/11/27/3-mobile-broadband-sucks-for-payg-mac-users/comment-page-1/#comment-6373 MJ Ray Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:53:39 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1061#comment-6373 Argh! I've just hit this with a friend. As you note, it wasn't the case before. I'm pretty damn annoyed that they've downgraded the service like this. Anyone know if ATM top-ups work on mobile broadband dongles? Argh! I’ve just hit this with a friend. As you note, it wasn’t the case before. I’m pretty damn annoyed that they’ve downgraded the service like this.

Anyone know if ATM top-ups work on mobile broadband dongles?

]]> By: Dave http://davepress.net/2008/11/27/3-mobile-broadband-sucks-for-payg-mac-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Dave Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:25:28 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1061#comment-2236 Yeah, it really sucks. I think I really need to move to a monthly paid subscription, as the signal quality is much higher on the Cambridge - London route than it was from Kettering, so I should get more use out of it. Yeah, it really sucks. I think I really need to move to a monthly paid subscription, as the signal quality is much higher on the Cambridge – London route than it was from Kettering, so I should get more use out of it.

]]> By: Mike Amos-Simpson http://davepress.net/2008/11/27/3-mobile-broadband-sucks-for-payg-mac-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2217 Mike Amos-Simpson Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:55:51 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1061#comment-2217 that'll be 3's legendary customer service. I had a similar conversation a couple of weeks ago - they never told me I could put the sim in my phone though - just done that and now have my password to log in so thanks for that :-) The 3 man helpfully set up an account for me that he supposedly emailed me (never arrived), but not wanting to suffer their customer service again I didn't bother chasing up. that’ll be 3’s legendary customer service. I had a similar conversation a couple of weeks ago – they never told me I could put the sim in my phone though – just done that and now have my password to log in so thanks for that :-)

The 3 man helpfully set up an account for me that he supposedly emailed me (never arrived), but not wanting to suffer their customer service again I didn’t bother chasing up.

]]> By: Peter Bowyer http://davepress.net/2008/11/27/3-mobile-broadband-sucks-for-payg-mac-users/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 Peter Bowyer Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:30:32 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1061#comment-2215 Funny, @barneyc and I were just tweeting about this. Once you've set up your account, you can access it whenever you're online with your dongle from whatever device you've got it connected to. But you have to receive the SMS first, which as you've noticed, is a challenge unless you have a Windows PC with the 3 software installed. I'm similarly afflicted with the only computer I ever use the dongle with - an eeePC running Linux. But I set the account up yonks ago on a WIndows laptop. Funny, @barneyc and I were just tweeting about this. Once you’ve set up your account, you can access it whenever you’re online with your dongle from whatever device you’ve got it connected to. But you have to receive the SMS first, which as you’ve noticed, is a challenge unless you have a Windows PC with the 3 software installed.

I’m similarly afflicted with the only computer I ever use the dongle with – an eeePC running Linux. But I set the account up yonks ago on a WIndows laptop.

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