Re: [OT] 3G ...

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks ... IIRC the fair-usage limit is (notionally) 3Gig ...

Funny, how it goes, it's taken a fair bit of digging to decide how to
update the comms side of things (forced by BT ending their Highway
arrangements at the end of Feb' & the fact that my mobile' on its way
out & my PDA is dead, plus a need to do more downloads etc than before)
... now it's clear I more digging to do !

Chris

PS: looks like we'll be going for T-Mobile & and 'E61 & a .Z560 - I
say
looks, because something might crop up when we go to get it all this
afternoon !


Andy Davies wrote:

>Not sure how access from the internet to your network will work over 3G
as
>I've never tried it and don't know what firewalling etc. the mobile
>companies put in place.
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>Apart from connectivity, I suspect email and hosting may be the only
things
>that you rely on your ISP for. So I guess you may need to think about
moving
>your email account elsewhere e.g. gmail, or perhaps a paid provider
>(probably worth grabbing your own domain so that you email address can
live
>with you forever) and if you use hosting with your ISP moving that too.
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>Other thing I'm not sure about is whether you're going to run into fair
>usage caps with the 3G provider.
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>So the first thing I'd do is workout what you're going to do to move
>your email away from Claranet.
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>Cheers
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>Andy
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>On 16/02/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Good question ... thanks !
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>>Actually, I'm beginning to think I don't understand what an ISP
provides
>>... ... ... all I need is web-browsing, Yahoo! Groups,  e-mails,
and
>>linking to the HA - when it's up & running ... from our mobile
'phones &
>>laptop & desktop ...
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>>Chris
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>>Andy Davies wrote:
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>>>What services are you expecting to get from ClaraNet once
you're using 3G
>>>rather than a landline for connectivity?
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>>>As the 3G provider will provide the internet connection, surely
all
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>>you're
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>>>going to get from CaraNet is email or web hosting?
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>>>Andy
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>>>On 15/02/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>Can any one help translate the reply to my query, please ? 
 Does it
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>>>>it will work, or it won't work ? !   Is it just support
they won't be
>>>>offering ?
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>>>>Chris
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>>>>Question :
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>>>>Wed Feb 14 22:55:40 2007]:
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>>>>We currently use modem from the laptop and ISDN from the
desktop, both
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>>via
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>>>>Highway
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>>>>We will be abandoning the landline soon, and fitting a 3G
card to the
>>>>laptop & use a 3G mobile 'phone for the desktop
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>>>>Will you be OK with that, will they be a new number we have
to dial to,
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>>or
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>>>>any other changes, please ?
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>>>>Answer :
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>>>>Dear Mr. Hunter,
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for your e-mail.
>>>>
>>>>Sadly, we do not offer any technical support at all for
customers who
>>>>choose to use 3G connections. We can only help with a
dial-up connection
>>>>through a standard landline. However, you are free to pick
up your mail
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>from any internet connection.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Chris Parker
>>>>Claranet Business Support.
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