I have an ornage one and i am no tha impressed, connection is no better than dial up (sometimes its good). I used it in france to get email twice a day for 3 weeks. The bill was nearly 300 quid!!! They have just cut the rate but it is still high. Personally I favor buying and orange monthly/weekly wirless pack. Hotels and hotspots are pentiful, we often justy pull up outside a hotel to get email. The cost is much less.
There will soon be a new wide roaming access service coming out. At the moment with 3g yo basicly have a dedicated link when using is, this is expensive. The new service is loads faster (claimiung to be faster than anything that currently exists). It should be avialable for a flat monthly fee as it uses much less of the suppliers service.
If your stuck for now, I would not invest in a card but go through a 3g phone which is as good.



<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
Anyone got any experiences of 3G data cards? I need something for when I am on the move and have heard good and bad things about these.

My biggest concern would be huge bills and connection speeds and strengths. I don't want to be tied into lengthy contracts either!

I am going to go out Monday and hopefuly get something but want to be forewarned so to speak about what I am getting myself into.

Any advice greatly appreciated
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