I had an orange one early last year and it was the same, did you not get a short USB extension lead in the box with it as that helps. I gave up on it in the end. What sort of external card reader could you use that would take a sim card other than one of the mobile dongles? I know the dongle works with the sim card and connects to the mobile phone network via the dongle, as that is where you get your internet from, not a land line.
HI Dot, i have got a usb extension, and i use that most of the time, but i just wondered whether i could get a replacment t mobile dongle and just put my internet sim in there...im not that clever when it comes to computers and gadgets thanks