3Pay Broadband or Broadband To Go?

e5211 · 26-01-2011 9:02am #1

Currently i have 3Pay Broadband. And the 7.2mbps stick set me back 50 quid :eek:
For 10 euro less i could have gotten the 14mbps one from meteor.
3Pay Broadband Pricing: 25euro for 7.5GB
Meteor Broadband To Go Pricing: 19.99euro for 7.5GB
Is it worth the move to save 5 euro a month? Would any one buy a 3 dongle off me?

And should if i were going to move to meteor should i choose the 7.2mbps for 20euro or the 14 for 39euro?

Thanks, Ryan

nadel302008 · 26-01-2011 9:15am

Hello Ryan,

I am currently on 3 Billpay

costs 19.99 for 15GB monthly and 4.99 Administration fee for not having a DD.

e5211 · 26-01-2011 9:19am

Im on 3Pay the prepay one. Its 25euro for 7.5 GB's
At the moment i only want prepay

bd250110 · 26-01-2011 9:58am

Quick question, can the meteor network even offer 14 Mb/Sec? This might sound like a silly question, but I know of networks who sold 7 Mb/Sec dongles on a network that was only capable of delivering 3.5.
If it can get 14 on Meteor, where? Given Metoers extremely limited 3G network, in comparison to 3 I doubt the switch is worth it.

e5211 · 26-01-2011 10:21am

I read that they are 4G ready and that its been rolling out since xmas but im not sure. Anyone tested this dongle??

bd250110 · 26-01-2011 10:58am

Indeed. Although 4G capable dongles are not available in Ireland yet. (I think there are some in the US)
3 claim to be rolling out 14 MB/Sec this year and parts of their network are capable of 42 Mb/Sec (again no dongle to support this, yet). If you intend to use the dongle in a major city Meteor are probably a better choice as you will get a faster speed. If you are using the dongle in a variety of places, 3 is probably better as their coverage is much broader. So although the speeds are slower, you would be on 3G more often.

e5211 · 26-01-2011 11:02am

Im in cork city, I mostly use it near C.i.T where i get full HSDPA signal with 3. I think i will change to meteor. 5 euro a month savings will pay for the dongle sooner or later

I will just use up the remaining 25 days on my 3pay broadband first

bd250110 · 26-01-2011 11:39am

If it works for you go for it!
You could always fling the dongle on done deal or on the pink pages. Might get something for it!

flipall · 26-01-2011 12:18pm

Hope you have checked meteor's coverage before flogging that 3 modem!!!

e5211 · 26-01-2011 12:27pm

meteor say i can try for 14 days so i will try it before i sell the 3 modem

i will sell it with 7gb left on it so hopefully someone will want to pick it up fast

3Pay Broadband or Broadband To Go?

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