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Aldi wireless usb hub

  • 24-03-2010 9:27pm
    #1
    Brabazone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭


    Hi, was thinking about getting this

    http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_12414.htm tomorrow but wanted to get some advice from the people in the know.

    What I was wondering is if it would be possible to connect my vodafone dongle to this so I could share the internet connection.


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  • #2
    KD11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭KD11


    apparently so have a lot of people, theres already a thread on this here somewhere, should be of some help. im pretty sure you cant use it with the dongle though.


  • #3
    Bob_Harris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭Bob_Harris


    I would think not.

    The USB modem might not like multiple PCs trying to control it at the same time.

    Do you have a wireless lan at home?


  • #4
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    What's Aldi like when you want to return something?


  • #5
    Encoder1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭Encoder1970


    Good, never had issue.
    You already thinking of returning the modem before buying it?


  • #6
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Here is the link to the Bargain alerts thread:

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055861509&page=5

    Apparently you need to install software on the machines that will access the devices connected to the USB hub and only 1 device will be able to access the device at a time so it would be no good for sharing a USB modem with multiple pc's...


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  • #7
    Brabazone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭Brabazone


    bought it today just to see if it would work and no joy, will pick up the modem but for what ever reason it just will not install it using the wireless hub even with the wireless hub software.

    Returned it and got a full refund with no probs.


  • #8
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Brabazone wrote: »
    bought it today just to see if it would work and no joy, will pick up the modem but for what ever reason it just will not install it using the wireless hub even with the wireless hub software.

    Returned it and got a full refund with no probs.

    Did you try using it with an external hard drive with it?

    do you have install software on your computer to access the devices connected to the hub?


  • #9
    slickmcvic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭slickmcvic


    ...bought mine yesterday..connected it to a printer,speaker set and externalhard drive... although it had to run seperate to my eircom router as it wouldnt accept my WEP key....rebooted the laptop today however and got it connected to hub and net no bother...great bit of kit..well worth €50!


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