Vodafone Pre-pay Mobile Broadband 3GB USB Modem – White
Posted by Notcot on Jul 9, 2010 in PCs & Laptops |
Product Description
Instant access when you need it – and no contract. TopUp and Go gives you a flexible way to enjoy mobile broadband. And it comes with a ?15 TopUp, which lasts for up to 30 days. Download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps mean it’s faster than 3G. Your white USB Modem even comes with 3GB of data – giving you 90 hours of browsing, 2000 emails and hundreds of downloads. And when your credit runs out (or your 30 days are up), simply top up to enjoy more of the same – fast, reliable mobile broadband that covers 80% of the UK population. No contract. No monthly bill. No fuss. Just a cracking deal for only ?35.
- No contract – No fuss
- Includes ?15 TopUp which gives you 3GB of data and lasts for up to 30 days.
- PC system requirements: Laptop, PC with Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Mac Compatible
- Size: 72.15mm x 25.70mm x 12.20mm
In the good old days when you purchased a top up it would last and this would be ideal for the occasional usage, covering normal broadband in the home etc. But recently Vodafone have changed the terms and conditions, meaning that any top up expires after 30 days. Thus you have to purchase a new top up every 30 days. This is very poor from Vodafone and means that it is hardly a pay as you go deal any longer – really it’s the same as a contract, having to pay again every month. So if you are thinking of purchasing one of these dongles beware of what you are letting yourself get into.
Rating: 1 / 5
After some difficulty getting the Vodafone modem to connect (insufficient instructions, confusing software) this modem works fine, and the speed is acceptable.
This was bought as a stopgap until I get a new broadband contract, it would have been handy to keep it topped up for occasional use on the move, but as other reviewers have pointed out, it’s not really pay-as-you-go if you’ve got to top up every 30 days. If the time limit was 100 days like it is for other p-a-y-g devices then I’d have probably planned to stay on as an occasional Vodafone network user. But every 30 days? I think not.
So there’s one for the corporate greedheads – way to ensure you lose further custom!
Rating: 3 / 5
Disappointed this dongle only works at home which is absolutely no use to me as I have excellent broadband coverage in my home. I bought this to use with my laptop on holiday and couldn’t get it to work even though there was a good signal strength.
Rating: 1 / 5
Complete rip off, I have one with no limit and a number of my friends brought one because of this, I was just going to buy one for my sister and I see theres a 30 day limit on a pay as you go key, what part of PAY AS YOU GO dont vodafone understand, I WONT be buying one now!!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
ok but not as good as the old one only 30 days limit old one had no limit
Rating: 3 / 5