Dongles

[chrissa1]

I am going to collect a Vodafone Dongle tomorrow so that my old man can use his laptop from his hospital bed.
Can I make it work straightaway? I'm buying it at Currys.

[MarkRae]

You should be able to, although you may need to activate it if it's brand new. You don't specify what you mean by "collect" - are you collecting it from a Vodafone store, or does it already belong to someone else?

Obviously, you have checked with the hospital that laptops and mobile broadband are permitted, and that you can actually get a signal i.e. that the ward isn't below ground or a long way into the interior of the building...

[chrissa1]

As I said mark, I'm buying a new one from Currys. Laptops are allowed and it's a small hospital so the room is on the outside.

[MarkRae]

> As I said mark, I'm buying a new one from Currys

Apologies. In that case, Currys will surely be able to answer all your questions...

[chrissa1]

Okey Doke. Thanks.

[4getmenot]

buying it from currys mark! Oh dear from a man of such attention to detail too :-) yep you should be able to use it straight away.

[chrissa1]

He he! Ta.

[MarkRae]

Yes indeed - I apologised for not reading the question properly. It didn't occur to me that anyone buying something like this from a retail outlet wouldn't think to ask the store directly.

And the fact that laptops are permitted does NOT automatically mean that external mobile broadband is...
http://forums.moneysa...wthread.php?t=1337229

[Hopkirk]

Mark has great faith that the oik in Currys will know his products.

I'm not so sure.

[chrissa1]

Well, I would have done Mark but I just thought I'd ask on AB as everyone is so helpful...........