Vodafone 3G Card WLAN


you probably have to have a PC...

If you have a Vodafone 3G Datacard which is not a 802.11b/g card you can still however use it to "access" wireless hotspots. The cost of which will be billed to the card rather than you pay upfront.

From the Vodafone website:

Vodafone WLAN is based on Wireless LAN technology, which is often referred to as 802.11b or 'Wi-Fi'. It allows you to set up a high-speed wireless connection to the Internet or your company network by using a WLAN-enabled laptop when you're at specific public location called 'Hotspots'.

You do need a wireless adapter and this is the crux of the matter, the Vodafone Dashboard software installed.

However if you have a Mac (equipped with Airport Extreme) this doesn't use the Dashboard software, and as a result you have to pay upfront when accessing a paid for wireless hotspot.

So there I was at Bristol International Airport (which has no 3G coverage) with my G4 PowerBook and finding I could not connect to the BT Openzone wireless hotspot unless I paid upfront...

In many ways I would switch to the Orange service which has better coverage, alas no Mac support unless I buy the NovaMedia software (another 100 Euro).

As I have to spend a bit of time waiting at Glasgow, maybe that has better 3G coverage...

Posted: Fri - November 26, 2004 at 09:31 AM         | |

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