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GPRS Data card?

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Rufus - 28 Feb 2006 11:22 GMT
I am keen to take advantage of Orange's PAYG GPRS data service on my
laptop (the £1/day Orange World "Extra"). I suspect the most reliable
/ consistent method of accessing GPRS via my laptop is using a
dedicated GPRS data card.

Anyone know the cheapest (or best) data card to get. FWIW I have a
recent Dell D600 laptop with a PC Card slot. I was hoping there would
be a few bargains as places dump stock of non-3G cards, but the
cheapest I can find is a Sony Ericsson GC79 for under £50!

Is it possible for the operator to have sim locked a data card, and if
so how difficult are they to unlock.

Any personal recommendations or ones to avoid would be appeciated.

Kind regards - Rufus.
JnJ - 28 Feb 2006 13:09 GMT
> I am keen to take advantage of Orange's PAYG GPRS data service on my
> laptop (the £1/day Orange World "Extra"). I suspect the most reliable
> / consistent method of accessing GPRS via my laptop is using a
> dedicated GPRS data card.
>
> Kind regards - Rufus.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Orange-3G-GPRS-data-
card_W0QQitemZ6852641769QQcategoryZ96912QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie
wItem

At present £10 with £4 postage.

Jim
Gerry Jones - 28 Feb 2006 14:06 GMT
"Rufus" wrote in message
I am keen to take advantage of Orange's PAYG GPRS data service on my
laptop (the £1/day Orange World "Extra"). I suspect the most reliable
/ consistent method of accessing GPRS via my laptop is using a
dedicated GPRS data card.

Anyone know the cheapest (or best) data card to get. FWIW I have a
recent Dell D600 laptop with a PC Card slot. I was hoping there would
be a few bargains as places dump stock of non-3G cards, but the
cheapest I can find is a Sony Ericsson GC79 for under £50!

Is it possible for the operator to have sim locked a data card, and if
so how difficult are they to unlock.

Any personal recommendations or ones to avoid would be appeciated.

I just got a New Vodafone 3G/GPRS card from eBay for £40. Works with my O2
sim no problem (with a minimal amount of manual configueration).
 
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