Trolls, sharpen your blades and pull out your clubs: Ofcom‘s just come back with its independent mobile broadband speed tests to settle once and for all which network is fastest. Let’s breakdown the winners.
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Orange mobile broadband has expanded with three new animal themed plans. Panther, Dolphin and Racoon are designed for different kinds of web browser but which beast will serve you best while your browsing in the urban jungle?
New European regulations effective from July 1 will enforce a cut-off limit on mobile roaming bills in Europe which should put an end to nightmare stories of massive bills from mobile dongles. Read on to find out what operators are now obliged to do…
We’ve revealed this week just how Wi-Fi hotspots are often hamstrung by sluggish speeds which just can’t live up to our insatiable appetite for the web. And on top of that, we’ve seen that the prices the big players charge don’t necessarily get you much bang for your buck.
So just what kind of value do Wi-Fi hotspots offer? And what could you get for the same monthly fee elsewhere? Are Wi-Fi hotspots really a better route to the web than a trusty 3G dongle? We’ve stacked up the stats, crunched the numbers, and delved behind the scenes to see which providers are taking the Mickey with low Wi-Fi speeds, and which are still trumping our tried and tested 3G sticks.
Liveblog with a laptop and a mobile broadband 3G connection, and you can turn yourself into an entire newsroom on the move. With Vodafone’s broadband sticks and data stuffed SIM cards, you can use any machine, big or small to post updates to the web in seconds. Get started right now, with our step-by-step guide.
Since we reported rafts of issues Snow Leopard-packing Macs having trouble with mobile broadband, we’ve received a slew of comments about your experiences. And the complaints aren’t just about networks, with dongle designer Huawei coming in for some stern criticism.
There are more types of dongles out there than there are closet Jedward fans. But like the erstwhile singing sensations, plenty of them are completely duff if your Mac is running Snow Leopard. So how can you tell if the mobile broadband stick you’ve got your eye on will work with OS X Snow Leopard? Follow our easy guide and we’ll tell you everything you need to know.