Using wireless broadband

[flumperino]

HI

If i buy a wireless broadband dongle, can i plug it into pc and get my pc working on it, and also plug a router into my pc to get a wifi enabled laptop to access it too?

Are these wireless dongles any good? Will web pages load up ok?

[evilsatan]

Some routers allow a mobile broadband dongle to be connected directly so it can broadcast the signal, although the transfer rates are very poor from my experience so this is a bit pointless. You would need strong 3G signal to have any decent speed.

You could connect a router to your PC to create a home network then share the internet connection with your network. If you plan on having this in your home though it would be advisable to get a standard broadband hook up, mobile broadband is very convenient when on the move but too unreliable for my liking to rely on at a fixed address. Then if you do travel occasionally you can get an unlocked dongle or PAYG plan.

[ant3b]

From my experience not worth the hassle although as Evilsatan says it can be a backup if your net goes down as a fail over

[flumperino]

Thanks guys. Currently connected to the net via my mobile, which is ghey...so not surprised that the wireless dongle isn't that great either!

[maltloaf]

Mine's been spot on. It was all the internet I had in our last house and worked a fine. It's dependant on network and a decent signal. I was getting a good solid 2Mb/s back then (2.5 years ago) and now I get closer to 6Mb on my mifi dongle