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1. Kevincm (Kevincm on FlyerTalk)

   May 6th, 2008 at 6:29 am

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   3UK also do a Pay As You Go USB dongle that’s £50 (US$100), and apply the data rates as needed (I belive its £15/$30 for 3Gb).

   Could be useful if you’re visiting the UK, and need cheap accessible internet on the road, whilst not getting ripped off by hotspot operators. If you’re dropping in and out of the UK, a few visits should recover the costs nicely.

   See: http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/detail.omp

2. Seth

   May 6th, 2008 at 9:30 am

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   I know that I don’t use that much bandwidth on my blackberry every month, but I certainly do on my laptop. No way that 1GB would be enough to contain me, and I’m guessing that 3 or 5GB might not be enough either.

   While they may cost a bit more, the unlimited plans that are on offer here in the USA are still a decent deal. And I know that I’ve done unlimited data on a phone with no contract, so add on the tethering and that should be a piece of cake to get a no contract unlimited data plan at an OK rate (~$60/month on ATT, IIRC).

3. scottc

   May 6th, 2008 at 11:35 am

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   For the average user (I wouldn’t say you or I are average users), I think that 1Gb would be plenty for a month of email and basic web surfing. It’s 33.3 megabytes of data every day. If you only use it 5 days a week (when working somewhere), then it’s 50Mb a day, and if you only use it on the days you travel then you have a whopping 125Mb at your disposal.

   Sure, these plans would be limited for someone who needs fulltime access at their work location, but for people who just need occasional access at the airport or on the train, it would be plenty.

   People who’d use it for Slingplayer and other streaming media would probably get shutdown by the operator anyway