Dongle For Mini I Pad

[chokkie]

Can anyone recommend a dongle for my mini I pad? Want to take our mini IP on holiday with us, but we might not always be in a wi-fi location. Would be grateful for some recommendations. Have seen the "Huawei

(3 E5331 MiFi USB Dongle) on Argos, but just wanted a bit of advice.

Hope you can help, many thanks, Chox.

[Henry's Wife]

Both my partner and bro have bought a mobile wifi device from "3" they have never had problems with it - just to let you know both are not normal customers of "3" either x

[hc4361]

If you're going abroad, forget it. The costs are extortionate.
If you have a smartphone it may be hotspot enabled, meaning you can use the data on your phone and connect your iPad to that wirelessly

Otherwise the Huawei is ideal.

[rockyracoon]

This from apple:-

iPads do not have support for external internet dongles or modems. They lack both the "drivers" to support the dongle and the software to configure and maintain the connection.

[chokkie]

Thanks everyone, for the information. However, a bit confused. What exactly are these external dongles for, if they can't be used for Ipads and the like?

HC - what are the costs which are extortionate?

Many thanks, Chox.

[hc4361]

If you are abroad and using a mobile broadband dongle or data roaming on your smartphone to access the internet it is very expensive. VERY expensive.

You should only use the internet over wifi.

[rockyracoon]

Laptops I suppose chokkie and maybe other tablets that support them.

[hc4361]

I didn't know that about the iPad. My Nexus 7 tablet connects easily.

[hc4361]

The MiFi is compatible with the iPad:

http://ask3.three.co.uk/srvs/cgi-bin/webisapi.dll/,/?new,kb=mbb,ts=mbb,t=casedoc.tem,case=obj(1900),varset_username=mbb:mbbUser

[woofgang]

I am assuming that you don't have an ipad with a data sim slot? If you have a data sim, you don't need a dongle and if you haven't got a data sim slot then a dongle won't work either.

[hc4361]

But the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[hc4361]

But the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[hc4361]

But the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[hc4361]

But the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[hc4361]

But the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[EcclesCake]

That's a bad stutter you've got there HC........

[Mick-Talbot]

hc, are you trying to tell us that .........................the Mifi will work - no difference from connecting to wifi. The OP is asking about the Mifi

[hc4361]

Oooops! Sorry.

But the Mifi will work but it will be VERY expensive to use it abroad.

:)