I bought one of the EE Buzzard 2 in car wifi things today. I know a lot of people tether from their mobiles but I can't off my work mobile.
This thing comes with 24gb data sim valid for 12 months for £69.99
It creates a hotspot that up to 10 devices can be connected.
In case it's any use to anyone the link is.
Hi
We just bought one of these on Friday. Took it away with us for the weekend and we are really happy with it and it's really fast connection speed at the location we were at. One problem I have, and it's the reason that I bought it is... my Amazon fire stick refuses to recognise the given password that came with the Buzzard. Any ideas on this anyone??? All phones and my tablet connect no probs whatsoever.
Over all though, really pleased with it. We bought the 6g version from Amazon.
Not really - no. I think the PAYG data sim on this offer is UK only although you could sign up for an alternative contract sim from EE - however that would work out pretty expensive. You could always get an unlock code for it and then use a local French sim card but far better using an unlocked mifi and getting a 3 Feel at Home data sim for it.
It sounds too good to be true, and if you spend time up in the highlands of Scotland wild camping, it probably is, it won't work any better than a normal phone up there I imagine, if it did, I'd get one, but until the infrastructure is there, it's a no go for us, I won't hold my breath on getting better service out in the sticks, they don't get enough payback to do it.
Shame as it is a bit of a bargain if you get about in more populated areas.
I would be interested to hear how you get on in the sticks as well. I am a little dubious about the claims of streaming movies on the move. I suspect that isnt the reason you bought it but unless it can use whichever provider is available with the strongest signal i doubt you could do that around here for example. Two G GPRS in most places in the Dales. In Barnard Castle I can make a phone call but cant browse the net. This is whats put me off mifi etc as Im always out in the middle of nowhere and tend to rely on FON with an antenna. When Vodafone did their Data Traveller service abroad a few years back for a tenner a month that was superb as it always picked up the strongest service in any area and I nearly always got a good single but it was limited to smartphone use only at just 25mb a day. I think the Mifi type devices will come into their own once roaming fees are abolished and (or if) cross provider connections are possible.
Problem with streaming movies etc is you will soon bust your allowance. I can do 10GB a day at home watching stuff. Looks a good bit of kit though.
I was also thinking I'd not wanting to be driving a car full of kids watching a movie, when you lost the signal in the last 5 minutes, I'd not want kids in the car period, but certainly not under that scenario, kids are for other people these days, at a distance and out of earshot
I would steer clear of these devices in favour of the normal "MiFi" type of unit (typically the "3" Huawai type) for the simple reason that it's much easier to place the Huawai dongle in different positions to maximunise reception. For instance, when in rural France and in weak signal areas I can simply place the dongle on the table under the awning or even open the roof light and put the dongle on the roof. This sometimes makes a critical difference to 3G signal strength but little difference to WiFi reception in the van. You could do similar with these units I suppose but you'd need a 12v extension cable.
PS: Do remember to take it off the roof before driving away. :wink2:
I still have an old mifi that is unlocked so could easily put the sim in that if needed. We are off to Brighton first week in June so I will see if it works and shuts the boy up.
Kev that looks suspiciously like a dongle, not a mifi.
As to your reply ref the Orange info, that page was for the device rather than the access package available in France, the access packages are really only any good for use in France, unless you sign up to one of the contracts then you get an allowance to use in the EU.
A dongle needs to be inserted into a compatible device i.e. laptop, whereas a mifi is a stand alone device that acts as a wifi hub.
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You're quite right - that IS a dongle - NOT a MiFi device. I was confused by the orange oval shape, I thought it was part of the device whereas now you've pointed it out I can see it's just packaging.
It would still work OK for the laptop, but you won't be able to connect other devices like tablets or phones.
The "3" PAYG (or contract) sim packages are still by far the best deals for France, much cheaper than using a local sim. That could all change next year of course if and when the roaming charge legislation comes into effect.
I find that 3 usually has the best coverage of any of the networks in the UK although in more remote parts quite often nothing works! So saying I was recently on the North Devon coast and only O2 worked so I now have a data sim for them as well - you can get one foc and only pay when you load it up.
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