Post by: joannasal on April 01, 2014, 19:11:44 PM
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Post by: bewva on April 01, 2014, 19:40:25 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360789648675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Post by: loz on April 01, 2014, 20:02:33 PM
I use MiFI dongle and it can connect upto 5. now back in the UK I can use it travelling on 3Network £20 for 3 months. no USB ports just a small gadget that fits in to your palm, charges via mains or usb
http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/telephones_broadband_and_mobiles/mobile_internet_access_50660.0.html (http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/telephones_broadband_and_mobiles/mobile_internet_access_50660.0.html)
Post by: Fran on April 01, 2014, 21:28:20 PM
Post by: teetee on April 02, 2014, 12:13:47 PM
Post by: Marggie on April 02, 2014, 13:01:58 PM
Post by: teetee on April 02, 2014, 14:10:22 PM
I am sure that you will need to get a new sim card and top up the amount of data you want to add in bundles 2 4, 10GB or other amounts.
Hope this helps.
Post by: Marggie on April 02, 2014, 15:14:30 PM
Post by: teetee on April 02, 2014, 15:59:59 PM
Post by: loz on April 02, 2014, 17:14:00 PM
Post by: Marggie on April 02, 2014, 17:40:47 PM
I remember your earlier posts Loz and that you were impressed by the speed of the device. Whilst the Dongle gets me online, it can be dreadfully slow and sometimes drives me mad.
Thanks both for your input, will give it a whirl.
Post by: grahamturner09 on April 02, 2014, 18:01:57 PM
Post by: Marggie on April 06, 2014, 18:29:51 PM
My intention is to get a UK Sim for use when in the UK. Currently using Sky Broadband which is free but only for 2GB per month. This will enable me to switch to the Vinn when I am reaching my limit. I know I could upgrade to limitless but as we spend around eight months in Turkey it seems daft to be paying any more than we do for something else that we don't use for most of the year.
Very grateful for your posts Loz, you have given me a solution to our UK problem and also to increasing the speed whilst in Turkey. :)
Post by: loz on April 06, 2014, 20:13:51 PM
Post by: Marggie on April 07, 2014, 06:10:25 AM
Post by: kentish maid on April 15, 2014, 12:59:19 PM
Post by: loz on April 15, 2014, 18:27:05 PM
Have a great time.
Post by: SteveJ on April 15, 2014, 19:22:02 PM
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Post by: joannasal on April 19, 2014, 15:10:08 PM
Post by: Ian on April 19, 2014, 17:08:30 PM
you can buy the myfi unlocked so it will work with any provider i have bought a few of these from the uk these have external aerials to increase the range and speed well pleased with them i bought mine from the uk on ebay and also bought a turkcell one last year a very good buy
So Gary - forgive me if I am being "a bit thick" but could I buy one unlocked in the UK when we go home and use it in the UK and then in Turkey just put my Turkcell VINN dongle sim into the mifi - top up as usual - 79tl for 3 months and it would work in Turkey or does the device still have to be registered?
Post by: bewva on April 19, 2014, 17:35:37 PM
Post by: loz on April 19, 2014, 19:02:31 PM
Buy one from the UK and take it to Turkey and it will eventually be blocked if not registered. If you want to go that route and buy in the UK will the MiFi work with a Turkish Data Sim?
Post by: Ian on April 19, 2014, 20:08:11 PM
I can buy one for £25 in the UK - and that was worth a "punt" but at double that in Turkey it is too dear for a punt when I can currently connect 5 devices at home and can connect at most places we visit to eat on our tablets so I will leave it until I can buy it for £25 in Turkey - and then I will take a punt :)
Post by: loz on April 19, 2014, 21:10:41 PM
It's because I am a cheapskate
It slipped my mind for a moment ;)
Post by: bewva on April 19, 2014, 23:10:27 PM
I have just bought one of these to try with my Turkcell dongle. Don't know if it will work until the end of May.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360789648675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
You could try one of these Ian, it's the cheapskate version if it works. I to use connectify but I have just got a tablet so dont want to take the laptop away with me. hence buying this.
Post by: Scunner on April 20, 2014, 01:27:25 AM
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-e5776-factory-unlocked-4g-mifi-mobile-broadband-amazon-1883977
Post by: Ian on April 20, 2014, 07:46:39 AM
I have no great idea of the details of what you are discussing but I did see this, should it help:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-e5776-factory-unlocked-4g-mifi-mobile-broadband-amazon-1883977
£76 - OMG - we don't all work in the oil industry you know :-)
Post by: Ian on April 20, 2014, 07:48:21 AM
I have just bought one of these to try with my Turkcell dongle. Don't know if it will work until the end of May.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360789648675?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
You could try one of these Ian, it's the cheapskate version if it works. I to use connectify but I have just got a tablet so dont want to take the laptop away with me. hence buying this.
£11 - now that's worth having even if its just to have a cheap gadget to play with - and it might work - but still not sure it has advantages over Connectify???
Post by: bewva on April 20, 2014, 09:23:43 AM
Post by: Ian on April 20, 2014, 15:18:27 PM
Plus when I fire up VINN to connect - I have to use a password - so I suspect I will have to get around that???
Either way at £11 as I said - it is now worth a punt next time we are in the UK I will pick one up and report back :)
Post by: pauline on May 01, 2014, 15:20:05 PM
Excellent piece of kit and lady in shop very helpful.
Post by: loz on May 01, 2014, 17:22:06 PM
to access the info you need re the data used etc. In your browser window type 192.168.1.1 (whilst your mifi is switched on) this will take you to the login screen type admin and password admin choose English.
This is the YouTube video instructions, the best one that I could find, it is for 3store but exactly the same as Tukrcell (Get past openingoif the box, that bit is for Highlander ;) ) the screen maybe a little different but I am sure you will be able to geet the gist of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtoVjsobkP0
Post by: pauline on May 03, 2014, 09:58:04 AM
Post by: heatheric on May 10, 2014, 15:53:28 PM
:D
Post by: King Frat on May 10, 2014, 16:06:41 PM
Post by: bewva on May 24, 2014, 14:40:41 PM
Either way at £11 as I said - it is now worth a punt next time we are in the UK I will pick one up and report back :)
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Ian save your 11 quid i brought one over and it didn't work.
I went to theTurkcell shop by the otogar and bought the mifi for 125tl. (1st guy told me 125 then a lady in shop got involved and told me 150tl. I looked at the first guy and said he told me 125 she said ok no problem). Maybe i wqs just lucky at 125 but it is so easy to use. It was a pain having to get my laptop switched on. To run spotify so the kids could connect to it. I just leave this on all the time. Great recommendation by Loz.
Post by: Ian on May 24, 2014, 16:25:19 PM
Post by: Ian on May 26, 2014, 18:15:06 PM
So quite happy so far and waiting to see if leaving it on during the evening so we can check CBF / Others is going to use data by just being "on"?
If it doesn't then it is much easier than powering up the netbook or leaving it on and I think my netbook will last a year or two longer if it is not continually being "booted up"
Many thanks Bewva & particularly :-)
Post by: DANKY on June 03, 2014, 10:11:43 AM
Post by: Marggie on June 03, 2014, 10:47:41 AM
The new ones are in colour, mine is old and in black and white, the battery flashing is either needing charge or charged, when charging it is same as a phone the battery bar goes up and down.
to access the info you need re the data used etc. In your browser window type 192.168.1.1 (whilst your mifi is switched on) this will take you to the login screen type admin and password admin choose English.
This is the YouTube video instructions, the best one that I could find, it is for 3store but exactly the same as Tukrcell (Get past openingoif the box, that bit is for Highlander ;) ) the screen maybe a little different but I am sure you will be able to geet the gist of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtoVjsobkP0
This post from Loz tells you how to check your usage.
Post by: charlste on June 15, 2014, 08:48:35 AM
Post by: bewva on June 15, 2014, 09:14:09 AM
Post by: Ian on June 15, 2014, 09:31:23 AM
The bigger of the Turkcell shops by the Otogar I bought mine for 125TL. I got him to get it working for me also, ie put in the sim and get my phone logged on to it.
Spot 0n - the shop with th blue and yellow signage as they are owned by Turkcell and are not an agent (who will charge you more - my local shop asked for 175 lira).
Also remember we/I had a dongle with a sim that had 5gb left on it so I did not have to pay for a sim or data and it worked straight away.
The usage is a pain for me - even going into the control page you can only set what you have on a monthly basis (from a set date like a standing order) which is not easy for a 3 month data deal that I use and it counts down and tells you what you have used and even then not as well as the dongle did BUT most annoyingly I cannot see that in my tablet (on the control page) so have to set up the netbook to check it.
The "wifi zone" is the same as my connectify software i.e will connect on the same level but if I go upstairs and I don't take it with me the signal drops off so don't believe "all over the site and to the bar down the road!" on the plus side it is easier to have this plugged in all day and not have to fire up the netbook to connect - it is slightly quicker then the dongle and it is portable - so overall worth it :-)
Post by: Hellzbellz on August 01, 2014, 17:51:26 PM
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Post by: bewva on September 02, 2014, 20:22:08 PM
I went to the Turkcell shop by the otogar and bought the mifi for 125tl. (1st guy told me 125 then a lady in shop got involved and told me 150tl. I looked at the first guy and said he told me 125 she said ok no problem). Maybe i was just lucky at 125 but it is so easy to use.
I refer to my post in May...I cant understand why people are getting quoted stupid prices for these things or was I just lucky, I'm not normally.
Post by: mac2010 on September 05, 2014, 08:30:09 AM
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Post by: BELLAPOP on September 15, 2014, 16:39:16 PM
Can anyone help, i have a notebook running windows 7 with a usb port. I use a turkish dongle and it works fine but my partner who has the new Surface running windows 8 with a usb port cannot get it to work says its not compatable. Thanks in advance
Post by: Scunner on September 15, 2014, 16:47:08 PM
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Post by: loz on October 07, 2014, 12:42:53 PM
your screen once logged on may look a little different to the youtube ,
you may get the option to use the screen presented or classic, with the Turkcell vinn I prefer Classic, you can see right away how much is left or clear the system to start again and see what you are using on the MiFi itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtoVjsobkP0
Post by: JohnF on October 07, 2014, 12:51:03 PM
Windows tablets seem to have problems running anything USB other than a pen drive.
Yeah, especially with MIFI dongles. Basically its a driver issue - Windows RT does not allow users to install desktop software which means you can't install either the driver or the proprietary apps needed to run the dongles.
Some of the newer dongles may work, you need to check if they use the NDIS 6.3 interface. Windows RT has the drivers for this built in.
JF
Post by: Scunner on October 07, 2014, 13:00:10 PM
Post by: JohnF on October 07, 2014, 13:17:23 PM
JF
Post by: Somerset Simon on October 07, 2014, 15:26:54 PM
Post by: loz on October 07, 2014, 21:24:38 PM
Windows tablets seem to have problems running anything USB other than a pen drive.
Yeah, especially with MIFI dongles. Basically its a driver issue - Windows RT does not allow users to install desktop software which means you can't install either the driver or the proprietary apps needed to run the dongles.
Some of the newer dongles may work, you need to check if they use the NDIS 6.3 interface. Windows RT has the drivers for this built in.
JF
I think you lost me when you started to type! why do you need to download the software?
Post by: JohnF on October 07, 2014, 22:35:13 PM
Unfortunately, some device manufacturers don't submit their device drivers to Microsoft (as it cost money!) and provide the additional files/drivers on a CD, to be loaded before or during the installation of the device.
Hope that makes sense!
JF
Post by: kevmclean2001 on October 08, 2014, 00:01:26 AM
Arrive tomorrow and planning t get one to keep the teenagers happy
Thank you
Post by: loz on October 08, 2014, 01:29:38 AM
Third party manufactured devices (printers, modems etc) often need additional files (drivers) to work. For many of them, the additional files are installed ready to go within windows - you've probably seen the notification when you plug a device into a Windows computer "installing device drivers". These are often generic drivers which work across a variety of devices by different manufacturers.
Unfortunately, some device manufacturers don't submit their device drivers to Microsoft (as it cost money!) and provide the additional files/drivers on a CD, to be loaded before or during the installation of the device.
Hope that makes sense!
JF
but does it wash the dishes!
just buy the ruddy thing, it works no matter what device you use, why plug it in? yet do not try it out in the washing machine, it does not like it.
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Post by: Ian on November 23, 2014, 14:16:44 PM
3 Aylik 10GB Internet paketinden kalan 2320,02MB.25.11.2014 tarihine kadar kullanabilirsiniz. 3 AY GECERLI 5 MB paketinden kalan 50,1MB.02.12.2014 tarihine kadar kullanabilirsiniz. Paket bitiminde kullaniminiz, mevcut tarifenizden ucretlendirilir.
Post by: Marggie on November 23, 2014, 14:25:26 PM
Like you I used to put the Sim back in my old Dongle to get my balance but it eventually got damaged.
Post by: Ian on November 23, 2014, 15:29:05 PM
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Post by: bewva on November 23, 2014, 18:41:22 PM
Its a case of watch something or give Turkcell 2GB back for nothing :-)
Tough call Ian. I'm a cleb or give 2GB back. ;)
Post by: Ian on November 23, 2014, 18:42:25 PM
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