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  • 21-04-2008 11:09pm
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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,114 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm currently on meteor prepay and considering they have no prepay data packages, I've had to look to other networks.

    I was looking in to a data package for occasional BB usage (only once or twice a month). Three's 3Pay BB package seems to stand out. Rather handy to be able to order BB for a week. However it does not allow you to order the sim only. I have my own HSDPA handset, can I use this with 3 or are you stuck buying that stupid looking box too?

    Can you get an add-on for 3Pay itself? It looks like you can get 1GB for €10 pm or 10GB for €20 pm, however, are these full internet access or walled garden access?

    Or are there any other options for the occasional data user?


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    culabula
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 5,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭culabula


    jmccrohan wrote: »
    I'm currently on meteor prepay and considering they have no prepay data packages, I've had to look to other networks.

    I was looking in to a data package for occasional BB usage (only once or twice a month). Three's 3Pay BB package seems to stand out. Rather handy to be able to order BB for a week. However it does not allow you to order the sim only. I have my own HSDPA handset, can I use this with 3 or are you stuck buying that stupid looking box too?

    Can you get an add-on for 3Pay itself? It looks like you can get 1GB for €10 pm or 10GB for €20 pm, however, are these full internet access or walled garden access?

    Or are there any other options for the occasional data user?

    You can get a 3Pay SIM for just 9€ from any 3 shop. The broadband packages can be added on using the handset -it is a little more expensive though from a prepay SIM, 5€ for per diem access rising to 25€ for the 10GB package for example. As long as your HSDPA handset is unlocked, you may use your 3Pay SIM without any problems. The other advantage of 3 is the ability to use it in 7 more countries worldwide without penalty. The disadvantage is the frequent crappy performance within the ROI.


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,114 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    culabula wrote: »
    You can get a 3Pay SIM for just 9€ from any 3 shop. The broadband packages can be added on using the handset -it is a little more expensive though from a prepay SIM, 5€ for per diem access rising to 25€ for the 10GB package for example. As long as your HSDPA handset is unlocked, you may use your 3Pay SIM without any problems. The other advantage of 3 is the ability to use it in 7 more countries worldwide without penalty. The disadvantage is the frequent crappy performance within the ROI.
    And are all ports accessible or is it only port 80?


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    culabula
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 5,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭culabula


    jmccrohan wrote: »
    And are all ports accessible or is it only port 80?


    Hard to know, see the thread over in broadband. Sometimes it works impeccably, other times less well. I have used it for iChat on occasion without fail while most of time it refuses to connect. Skype always works. I have even used it shared via my N95 or MacBook with my PSP to log into my LocationFree base station at home and watch Sky Digital -on the train! Other times, you can't even retrieve an email.


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