Three Mobile Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband 1 Gb | Desertcart Kenya
Three Mobile Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband 1 GB Dongle
Product ID: 54146877
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đ71 Destinations
đ 30 Days Validity
đUSB Compatible
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đ Unleash Your Wanderlust with Seamless Connectivity!
CONVENIENT DURATION - Data lasts up to 30 days, perfect for short trips or extended stays.
FLEXIBLE DATA USAGE - 1 GB of pre-loaded data to keep you online wherever you go.
GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY - Stay connected in 71 destinations worldwide with Go Roam.
PAY AS YOU GO FREEDOM - No contracts, no commitmentsâjust pure mobile freedom.
UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY - Easily fits into any USB-compatible device for hassle-free access.
The Three Mobile Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband 1 GB Dongle offers a convenient and flexible solution for staying connected while traveling. With 1 GB of pre-loaded data valid for 30 days and the ability to use it in 71 destinations worldwide, this dongle is perfect for the modern traveler who values both freedom and connectivity.
Reviews
K**N
Good
Brilliant, worth the money! You can top up easy, easy to setup also, and it's very good fast internet! Make sure you search beforehand where 3's signal is on their website, although I've had no trouble at all where I use it..It's quite a chunky stick and on my laptop I have 2 USB ports, the width of the stick means it takes over both ports due to how wide it is- I can't use the other one. I overcame this by buying a USB adapter socket for cheap so I turned one socket into 4! Abit annoying at the time but I think all these dongles are similar of size, and it's probably my laptop design fault, so I still rate it 5* .
R**Y
12GB Data and a free dongle with good coverage, what's not to like?
I have many dongles, usually as you can get the preloaded sim cheaper with them than without them (randomly) but I have used this and it works well. My only gripe with it, and many other dongles, is that it has to remain horizontal in use. I have an EE dongle that can flip vertically which means it can be positioned in a way that might not result in damage if knocked. All-in-all, for the price, I got 12gb of data and a free dongle. The Three data SIM, I cannot do without, I also have an EE data SIM but tend to find it does not cover rural areas very well however Three do and you can change between them and where EE falls short, Three takes over.That said, EE works best in inner cities with 4G at lightning speeds (this dongle is NOT 4G rated).
J**N
Excellent. Quick connection, works with Linux
The set-up was very easy. I put the supplied SIM card in the dongle, plugged it into a laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64 bit) and after a few seconds I was online. No installation of software or configuration was required. The same with a Samsung Chromebook (ARM). It also worked when plugged into a Raspberry PI 2 Model B but required a few simple commands.There is a built in web interface on 192.168.0.1 where you can see the status and usage.The speed you get depends on the coverage and performance of the Three network where you are. I tested it in a rural area and the speed varies a lot. I got about 3Mbps (daytime) and 14Mbps (late evening) download speed. I recommended using the coverage checker on www.three.co.uk before purchase.
G**H
No uPNP / Port Forward support!! Only suitable for very basic internet access.
This is what is becoming known as a "Hostless" dongle. This means it handles the PPP session inside the dongle, and presents a standard ethernet interface to your computer. The advantage of this is that it gets you online very quickly with no manual config on the laptop/computer. The dongle's configuration (what little you can do) is accessible on192.168.0.1 through a web browser, and it hands out a DHCP address of 192.168.0.136 to your computer.However there is a downside to this hostless capability on this dongle! I was really disappointed to discover this dongle has no support for uPNP (I even contacted 3UK, and they confirmed this fact). This means it is impossible to map any inbound TCP/UDP ports in any way shape or form. This will make the dongle a disappointment for many gamers, or users of other applications that need to be able to receive inbound TCP/UDP connections. I cannot believe the unit lacks this ability, as it is the cornerstone of many internet based applications these days, beyond basic web browsing.This dongle is therefore only useful for basic web access, whereby you (or your application) do not need the ability to handle inbound TCP/UDP connections! Think of it as a NAT router with NO port-forwarding capabilities. :( Have a look at the Huawei E3131 if you need uPNP support. It's a much better dongle (although isn't as fast as it lacks dual-carrier support). I'll be buying an E3131 to replace this rather useless (to me) ZTE.Incidentally, this dongle does seem to work OK under OpenWRT (Altitude Adjustment) using the cdc_ether driver (you'll need to install kmod-usb-core, kmod-usb-net & kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether) to get it to work (with all of the above limitations of course). It will get assigned device name "usb0" which can then be configured inside OpenWRT, just like any standard ethernet device.
T**S
Be warned if buying for Windows 10
There is nothing in the description about Windows versions, and once it arrives it says Windows 8 on the box. All well and good as if you buy a new Windows Laptop/PC it will be Windows 10, and Windows 10 is supposed to work with Windows 8 drivers.Plug it in, and nothing. Not even able to see the built in software partition. I had to plug this into a Windows 7 PC to then get to the software to install. After copying this software onto a flash drive to move it over to the Win 10 PC, it then wouldn't run. After having to set it to compatibility mode for Windows 7, the software installer seemed to run, but it does not show any information boxes, so you don't know it has run apart from the fact the dongle started to work.Then, the next big issue. It shows as an 'Ethernet' connection which means you cannot set it as a 'metered' connection (meaning Windows thinks you have unlimited data and it can download whatever it likes.So a registry 'hack' later (you can set Ethernet connections to default to 'Metered' - but be warned this might prevent other updates from downloading when you want them) and I'm away. Easiest thing is to disable the Windows Update Service when using this dongle so it doesn't download Windows Updated, otherwise your data will be gone pretty quickly.Other than those issues, there are intermittent connectivity issues mainly due to signal strength so you need to refresh sometimes. Also be aware there is a delay in the pages loading around 5-10 seconds more than a wired connection.
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Make sure you search beforehand where 3's signal is on their website, although I've had no trouble at all where I use it..It's quite a chunky stick and on my laptop I have 2 USB ports, the width of the stick means it takes over both ports due to how wide it is- I can't use the other one. I overcame this by buying a USB adapter socket for cheap so I turned one socket into 4! Abit annoying at the time but I think all these dongles are similar of size, and it's probably my laptop design fault, so I still rate it 5* ."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R***Y"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2015","name":"4.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n 12GB Data and a free dongle with good coverage, what's not to like?\n \n","reviewBody":"I have many dongles, usually as you can get the preloaded sim cheaper with them than without them (randomly) but I have used this and it works well. My only gripe with it, and many other dongles, is that it has to remain horizontal in use. I have an EE dongle that can flip vertically which means it can be positioned in a way that might not result in damage if knocked. All-in-all, for the price, I got 12gb of data and a free dongle. The Three data SIM, I cannot do without, I also have an EE data SIM but tend to find it does not cover rural areas very well however Three do and you can change between them and where EE falls short, Three takes over.That said, EE works best in inner cities with 4G at lightning speeds (this dongle is NOT 4G rated)."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"J***N"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2015","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Excellent. Quick connection, works with Linux\n \n","reviewBody":"The set-up was very easy. I put the supplied SIM card in the dongle, plugged it into a laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64 bit) and after a few seconds I was online. No installation of software or configuration was required. The same with a Samsung Chromebook (ARM). It also worked when plugged into a Raspberry PI 2 Model B but required a few simple commands.There is a built in web interface on 192.168.0.1 where you can see the status and usage.The speed you get depends on the coverage and performance of the Three network where you are. I tested it in a rural area and the speed varies a lot. I got about 3Mbps (daytime) and 14Mbps (late evening) download speed. I recommended using the coverage checker on www.three.co.uk before purchase."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"1.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"G***H"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2014","name":"1.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n No uPNP / Port Forward support!! 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I cannot believe the unit lacks this ability, as it is the cornerstone of many internet based applications these days, beyond basic web browsing.This dongle is therefore only useful for basic web access, whereby you (or your application) do not need the ability to handle inbound TCP/UDP connections! Think of it as a NAT router with NO port-forwarding capabilities. :( Have a look at the Huawei E3131 if you need uPNP support. It's a much better dongle (although isn't as fast as it lacks dual-carrier support). I'll be buying an E3131 to replace this rather useless (to me) ZTE.Incidentally, this dongle does seem to work OK under OpenWRT (Altitude Adjustment) using the cdc_ether driver (you'll need to install kmod-usb-core, kmod-usb-net & kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether) to get it to work (with all of the above limitations of course). It will get assigned device name \"usb0\" which can then be configured inside OpenWRT, just like any standard ethernet device."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"3.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"T***S"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2017","name":"3.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Be warned if buying for Windows 10\n \n","reviewBody":"There is nothing in the description about Windows versions, and once it arrives it says Windows 8 on the box. All well and good as if you buy a new Windows Laptop/PC it will be Windows 10, and Windows 10 is supposed to work with Windows 8 drivers.Plug it in, and nothing. Not even able to see the built in software partition. I had to plug this into a Windows 7 PC to then get to the software to install. After copying this software onto a flash drive to move it over to the Win 10 PC, it then wouldn't run. After having to set it to compatibility mode for Windows 7, the software installer seemed to run, but it does not show any information boxes, so you don't know it has run apart from the fact the dongle started to work.Then, the next big issue. It shows as an 'Ethernet' connection which means you cannot set it as a 'metered' connection (meaning Windows thinks you have unlimited data and it can download whatever it likes.So a registry 'hack' later (you can set Ethernet connections to default to 'Metered' - but be warned this might prevent other updates from downloading when you want them) and I'm away. Easiest thing is to disable the Windows Update Service when using this dongle so it doesn't download Windows Updated, otherwise your data will be gone pretty quickly.Other than those issues, there are intermittent connectivity issues mainly due to signal strength so you need to refresh sometimes. 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