![]() ![]() Unlike Three’s mobile Wi-Fi device, you can’t get online with more than one device at once. However, the Vodafone K5161z is limited in that it can’t create a Wi-Fi hotspot. The dongle will set itself up and connect to 4G mobile broadband, and then you’ll be ready to get online. All you do is plug it in, and follow some prompts on your computer. Vodafone’s 4G dongle is very easy to set up. Just remember, your upfront and monthly cost will increase considerably if you choose a pay as you go dongle plan with Vodafone. ![]() But unlimited usage deals are also available if you plan to use a lot of data each month. This means that if you use very little data, you can choose a plan with a very low monthly cost. You can have anything from 4GB up to unlimited data each month, on a 12 month or 24 month contract, or a short-term 30-day pay as you go plan. ![]() One of the best things about Vodafone’s dongle plans is the amount of choice you get. Vodafone is one of the few British mobile networks to offer a traditional USB dongle device. They do offer the flexibility to pay as you go on a month-to-month basis, which is great, but these short-term deals have a higher upfront cost. Three’s prices on their dongle plans are quite good, as long as you choose a 12 month or 24 month pay monthly contract. If you plan on getting online all the time, you can get unlimited data, or you can just get 10GB or 40GB of data if you want to reduce your monthly cost. Three’s 4G network offers excellent coverage in most of the UK, so you’ll generally get good speeds and great connection consistency with their mobile Wi-Fi device.Īnother good thing about the Huawei 4G Plus is the number of different data deals you can bundle it with. This dongle has about a 6-hour battery life when in use, and you can keep it plugged in to have the wireless network available at all times. Meaning, you’re not limited to just getting online on a computer – you can connect up to 10 different devices to the hotspot at once. Rather than plugging into a USB port like most internet dongles, it’s wireless, and creates a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot that multiple devices can access. Three’s dongle is actually a mobile Wi-Fi device. I'd even be interested in a copy of the Vodafone app's sources if they're Out There somewhere - although not sure if Vodafone ever released them or it was binary only for the core, which I think was Qt there were certainly some Python dependencies though.Below, we’ve looked at 5 of the best dongle plans in the UK right now, including deals with unlimited data, and pay as you go contracts. Is Linux support dead or am I just missing something? Are there other, better tools for doing the things Gnome Network Manager doesn't do (ie accessing SMS functionality of the device, and tracking accumulated bandwidth usage)? ![]() Nor does there seem to be anything useful at. Vodafone have a page for Vodafone Mobile Broadband Software, which does have a "Linux" link (on the "Latest release for Mac." pulldown, oddly!) but that attempts to take you to the apparently non-existent (and neither or appears to exist). So I was intending to install whatever Vodafone's latest incarnation for Linux is. (And I note Vodafone's own instructions for registering for "My Vodafone" - which includes them sending an SMS - includes text to the effect that if you're using "a tablet or mobile internet dongle" you'll need "Vodafone Mobile Connect" software on a laptop). The ability to receive them is particularly useful/essential abroad, to see what extortionate data rate will be charged. However: the Vodafone utility did also offer the ability to For the purposes of IP connectivity it works flawlessly with Gnome Network Manager (Wheezy was always a bit temperamental, which is why I stuck with the Vodafone application). Having just upgraded the first of several laptops to Jessie, I tried out the dongle. I have a Vodafone K3760 3G dongle I've used on laptops since Squeeze & Wheezy generally using (in preference to Gnome Network Manager's own support for mobile broadband) an application Vodafone used to put out called various things over the years: ![]()
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