Best Mobile Broadband Dongle

[phleb]

My broadband contract has ended. Looking to buy another, but cant decide which is faster. I need at least 2gb to view youtube vids etc my budget is 10-15 pound. Any advice appreciated.

I have no home telephone so this must be the dongle. Ta very much.

[Ken4155]

I have been on a rolling monthly contract with '3' for over 2 years now and for £16.54 p.m. i get 15GB. I initially signed up for 2 years but, as it is a rolling contract, a standing order means that it has carried beyond that period without any need for further contracts to be signed. I am quite satisfied with the performance of the '3' dongle.

[bibblebub]

i have also been happy with 3-Mobile for several years (but have now upgraded to the 4G dongle which is above your budget)

[phleb]

How does the mifi work?

[phleb]

I got 3 for 15.99 per month rolling contract. 5gb.

[bibblebub]

I was wrong when I said I upgraded to a dongle, it is 4G Mifi. But I wish it was a dongle because I only want to connect via USB cable, and it's annoying to be stuck with a permanently on wifi connection (there is no option to turn it off) that I don't want yet still have to bother with setting a password to prevent others from hitching a ride.

[bibblebub]

I only connect my PC to it using USB so don't need the wi-fi side of it turned on at all, but I can't find out how to set it up so that USB is on with wi-fi off. I would be grateful if you could tell me how to do this for a Hauwei E5756 Mifi since the manual I have doesn't include this info.

With a USB dongle the only possible connection to it was the PC to which it was connected so there was no need for any password to keep others out.

[phleb]

Its not mifi, but as its a rolling contract, i will shop around and find a better deal in time soon. I must say, im using it now, and its so much faster than t mobile i had.

[bibblebub]

As I put above, I now have a Hauwei E5756 Mifi which I only use via the USB connection so would like to turn the wifi off.

[phleb]

Go into internet options and that might show you how to do it

[bibblebub]

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a simply on/off setting. There's a MAC filter to restrict the devices that can connect to it but a simple on/off would obviate the need for any special settings like that.

Sorry to have hijacked your thread, phleb.

[phleb]

Bibblebub, doesn't matter. I hope someone comes to help you soon. Sorry im a bit rubbish with these things lol x

[bibblebub]

Thanks, phleb. It's not a problem, I've put up with it as it is for several months now. I just felt the need to counter davethefrog's suggestion that it has to be MiFi not a dongle by saying that I would have preferred a dongle for upcoming 4G if that had been possible.