Kind of OT - dialup

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:33:59 +0000, Steve Terry wrote:

> Graham J wrote:
>> Deux wrote:
>>> On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:40:26 +0000, Timmy wrote:
>>>> A friend wants to continue to use dial up to access email and the odd
>>>> website. Apparently she was on TalkTalk and it stopped working, it
>>>> took some time to be told they have stopped dialup accounts.
>>>>
>>>> Any recommendations for a pay per use dialup ISP as she doesn't feel
>>>> the need for a monthly account ?
>>>
>>> Has she considered getting a mobile broadband dongle and using Three?
>>> If she gets the prepaid SIMs from Amazon, they cost £11.38 and last
>>> three months, so less than £1 per week for mobile broadband.
>>>
>> In my experience dial-up works faster amd more reliably than any mobile
>> broadband dongle ...
>>
> You must be using the wrong sort of 3g dongle! I get reliable 2gb/s d/l
> from my tethered S2 phone on three

Bloody amazing - if true!

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