morayeel

I think my brother said the pound shops carry the dongle for the computer, might want to give that a try if you have a pound shop near you?

windsong

I am assuming that is the UK equivalent of a dollar store in the U.S. I thought dongles were more expensive than that.

morayeel

my brother buys them at poundland over there

Englishmum

Mmmm - yes, quite a thread drift from pet fees lol!

I've never seen dongles in the Pound shops - perhaps Morayeel's brother is confusing a dongle with a memory stick?

I use a dongle with my iPad when I go on trips to the UK (it's a Pay-as-you-Go on the '3' network....but it's not the kind of dongle that needs to be plugged in to a laptop USB port, I just have it in my pocket or handbag as it is cordless).

Here are some dongles which you can get from Currys, one of the largest electrical retailers in the UK - some are preloaded PAYG and others are where you have to be on a contract so not sure if you need some kind of established credit rating to get one of those:

- Cheap Deals | Currys

windsong

Thank you, Englishmum. I have been thinking I might get an iPad to take with me. It would be more portable and much lighter than my 6.5 lb laptop. I can use a dongle with an iPad if I want to connect to the Internet in a coffee shop or similar - or even on the bus/train.

formula

The UK has lots of hotspots.

greenlane

On moneysavingexpert.com you can do a search for 'cheap ipads' ...

windsong

Thank you, Greenlane. I was just looking at UK prices for iPads. OUCH!

windsong

That's wonderful!!! I don't have to adjust my lifestyle too much then.

Junebug72

Hello we took our dog to uk from orlando and went with Virgin and used a pet courier company cost about 2000 dollars and a small fee at uk animal centre , then we happened to come back as we weren't too keen on England and coming back with dog was so easy

Junebug72

Please ask me if anyone has any questions as if we can all help each other makes life easier