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3 Broadband Dongle from UK

jenno86 · 2009-07-19 17:12:45

3 UK Dongle from UK Thinking of buying this from the UK (see link above). Just wondering if I can stick in an Irish 3 Sim and use it here?

19-07-2009 5:12pm

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3 UK Dongle from UK

Thinking of buying this from the UK (see link above). Just wondering if I can stick in an Irish 3 Sim and use it here?

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#2 20-07-2009 9:31am

jor el

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You'll have to unlock it before you can do that.

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#3 20-07-2009 5:42pm

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jor el wrote: »

You'll have to unlock it before you can do that.

Is it hard to do?

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#4 20-07-2009 5:45pm

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Have a look at this thread OP
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055576632

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#5 17-08-2009 1:28pm

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jenno86 wrote: »

3 UK Dongle from UK

Thinking of buying this from the UK (see link above). Just wondering if I can stick in an Irish 3 Sim and use it here?

Is it possible to leave the UK sim in it and top up via the web. My understanding is that 3UK don't charge extra for roaming in ireland and the UK monthly rates are better than 3 ireland.

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#6 20-08-2009 11:37pm

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Hi Tweaky

The UK "3 like home agreement" finished in June 2009.

Do not do this or you will be charged full roaming data rates and it will cost you a fortune.

Cheers

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#7 20-08-2009 11:43pm

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Just for the record, it's not the easily home unlockable ZTE USB modem that 3 sell in the UK, it's a Huawei E156G modem, which you most probably will have to get unlocked. They look very similar.

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#8 21-08-2009 1:57pm

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iamlegend2008 wrote: »

Hi Tweaky

The UK "3 like home agreement" finished in June 2009.

Do not do this or you will be charged full roaming data rates and it will cost you a fortune.

Cheers

Thanks for that - saved me wasting money on one

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#9 23-08-2009 1:24pm

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THe unlockable one has the 3 logo in bright green.

Some shops in NI still have them for 20 pounds and they can be easily unlocket. I think you need a ZTE modem.

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