DONGLES
Oct 9th 2013 | 11:01 am
#17
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 85
Re: DONGLES
I have had a Tata Photon Plus since they started and although I am not in Goa all the year it constantly works. I added a Wifi modem last year and plug the dongle into that and it is even faster and the only way I can use my iPad. I give it to a friend in Goa to use while I am away. I have heard however that it will stop when my visa expires. I will have to wait and see.
I was using a MBlaze dongle last year but they have pulled out of Goa so will need to get a different one this year. Would you recommend the Tata Photon Plus? Which Wifi modem do you use?
Cheers ...Dave
Oct 9th 2013 | 10:46 pm
#18
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 158
Re: DONGLES
I liked the MBlaze and used up until the finished in Goa, Tata Photo Plus is very similar, although I have not used it on an Ipad, just a PC.
Oct 9th 2013 | 11:18 pm
#19
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 941
From: London.
Re: DONGLES
the debate here seems to about the advatages of Dongles vs Mifis and down load speeds.The crucial matter here though is how close are you to a mast and whats in front of your building.One of the problems in Goa is the material they use for construction.Laterite.It contains iron particles and they interfere with reception. in the UK its slate roofs for the same reason- metal content in this case i think its graphite.so before you spend your Rupees check your enviroment and ask the locals about download speeds, you might be wasting your money on an up-grade etc....Also i picked up an article in the Herald about unauthorized mobile masts being targeted by the panchyats. you can read this as backhanders wanted etc.
