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Two Kinds of Mobile Broadband Dongles

Posted in About Dongles on May 5th, 2009

Find Out About The Two Kinds of Mobile Broadband Dongles

The term dongle, is quite new and unfamiliar to most people, it refers to the portable USB device that is designed to provide broadband internet access to people whenever and wherever they may be.

The UK markets are starting to open up space for both fixed priced and prepaid broadband dongles because of how cost-friendly and convenient these portable devices are. The dongle is embedded with High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology that enables laptops to use mobile broadband and gain access to the World Wide Web.

This piece of technology has gained a lot of popularity that several broadband operators such as Orange, 3, and Vodafone are experiencing an increase of sales and traffic to their network.

There are two kinds of broadband dongles: Contract Dongles and pay as you go dongles.
For those who wish to have constant internet access wherever they go without having to worry about instant payment would normally go for the fixed plans.
Vodafone currently offers 7.2 MB for £15 per month while 3’s dongles come free with most internet packages for just £10 per month. But of course, there are instances when you do not need to use the internet and would only go online if needed, so they would normally prefer a pay as you go dongle.

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All About Dongles

Posted in About Dongles on January 8th, 2009

A dongle is a very small hardware which should be connected to a computer and helps verify the authenticity of software. It also helps authenticated software run more smoothly as compared when an unauthenticated is used. Because of this, this hardware device becomes a high-end tool for the prevention of unauthorized copying of software.

The initial types of dongles are usually connected to the computer via a serial port. When the user wants to run protected software, the computer first searches for the dongle before it totally loaded. Otherwise, it will not even budge. Unfortunately, this can easily be broken by computer experts merely by changing the value in the software that indicate the presence of the device and pre-set it to a positive. Read more »