It is plugged in via usb port.By chip I mean sim card.You get a lead when you buy the phone.Works for me.Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Friday 29th of March 2013 01:40:23 PM
bill12 said
04:17 PM Mar 29, 2013
It works! I bought a cheap($69)LG smart phone, and using instructions from the web, I used it as a modem! It seems quicker than the Telstra wireless dongle,and is simpler to get online.I bought a $5 Kogan chip to try, and after some small problems , put it in the LG phone amd am now using it.Do I loose my email address at bigpond if I go to Kogan? I ts certainly a lot cheaper at $29.95 for unlimited calls and 6 gig of data. I am paying twice that from Telstra.Only time will tell. Bill
The big issue is : for travellers the Telestra network versus the Kogan netwotk.
You might keep your email address but loose signal.
bill12 said
05:36 PM Mar 29, 2013
I have talked to people who have tried Kogan and have only good reports. Getting tech help is a pain, but so is Telstra.I am going to try it.Bill
Cruising Cruze said
07:24 PM Mar 29, 2013
Hi Bill which phone did you get what android does it use and where did you get it I hope you can help me with that one Thanks mate
John
bill12 said
07:33 PM Mar 29, 2013
its an LG-E400f , and I bought it from the local news agency for $69. You can get similar from aust post for about the same Its an android , touch screen type which is a first for me, and is fun trying to get used to.Seem to work well.Bill
GaryKelly said
07:55 PM Mar 29, 2013
Don't understand the chip business, Bill. By chip do you mean a sim card? I also notice your phone is not plugged in to your computer via a USB port. How is the connection made?
GaryKelly said
11:46 PM Mar 29, 2013
I watched a couple of Youtube vids about tethering a smart phone to a PC, but I'm wondering what the advantage is in my case. My dongle was supplied by my ISP (Spintel). It's not prepaid. I have an ongoing deal of 5GB @ $29.95 a month with Spintel who use Optus. They host my web sites as well. My current phone is a basic Samsung I hardly use. I only bought it for emergencies.
bill12 said
12:14 AM Mar 30, 2013
Kogan have this deal -6gig per month with unlimited calls and sms.I learnt that there is a 400m download limit a day because some one was making 20 hour calls! It seems to work here on Magnetic island. as its a telstra carrier.Optus is not good here.I will go for that deal when my new sim arrives.An english doctor I took fishing has one, and said it worked right up the coast from Sydney. Its half the price I am paying. One can only try........Bill
Cruising Cruze said
01:59 AM Mar 30, 2013
Thanks Bill most be an Telstra prepaid, is it ?? Going to have a look asap to get one
Cheers John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 02:00:39 AM
neilnruth said
04:15 AM Mar 30, 2013
Bill12 that's the way we get internet when away. An LG phone with android or 'hotspot' which I 'tether to network'. I hit a few bits on the phone, it has a sim card in it which allows me to use 1gb of data a month on the phone plan. Mine is wifi so the phone can sit on one side of the van staying 'charged' because it is plugged into power and the laptop is on the table receiving the signal and I'm happy using the internet. One thing I did find though with my 'cheap LG' (as the Dick Smith person called it!) was that I have to occasionally turn it off and turn it on again when it becomes slow to respond to my touch on the screen. It does a software update when I turn it off/on and everything speeds up again. I've found it great as it also tells me on the front screen how much data I have used and how many more days I have left.
Cruising Cruze said
09:23 AM Mar 30, 2013
would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 01:04:36 PM
bill12 said
12:27 PM Mar 30, 2013
It came with a $10 telstra chip, but I am using the Kogan one.Kogan give you a choice whether to port your number to them when you register the chip with them.And at half price for more megs and phone calls, it seems loke a good deal.Bill
Cruising Cruze said
01:04 PM Mar 30, 2013
Oops sorry Bill the message was for Gary ,I did put the wrong name in
" would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 01:06:45 PM
Cruising Cruze said
01:13 PM Mar 30, 2013
and indeed it works like a dream now
Cheers John
and indeed it works like a dream now
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 04:28:24 PM
bill12 said
03:58 PM Mar 30, 2013
What is the picture suposed to mean? If you are having a dig at me, then do it. I find the photo offensive and am going to contact The moderatre. Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 30th of March 2013 03:59:04 PM
Cruising Cruze said
06:36 PM Mar 30, 2013
Thanks for letting us know Bill My last mobile phone I had was 8years ago, gone without since and survived lol always had my better half look after things like that
we got the phone you've got this morning so the boss is doing things with it, don't ask me what seems to work on the Aldi card pretty good ,internet wise she is working to get it to work with her Asus tablet ,work in progress on the moment Big sign here at the door " DO NOT DISTURB " so I will stay well clear
once again Thanks Bill
Cheers John
bill12 said
07:17 PM Mar 30, 2013
I pay $60 a month to telecoma for 4gig and $30 worth of calls, so getting unlimited calls and texts, plus 6gig of data, is a good deal , in my opinion.I dont make much calls on my present plan as it costs too much, and I tend to use skype for longer calls. Any way, I am going to try Kogan when the new chip arrives. Bill
Cruising Cruze said
08:09 PM Mar 30, 2013
Oops sorry Bill the message was for Gary ,I did put the wrong n
" would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
Cruising Cruze said
11:33 PM Mar 30, 2013
I took the photo away sorry for the misunderstanding
John
AL H said
03:08 PM Apr 2, 2013
The difference it would make for Gary is the difference in reception with the Telstra network over Optus.
The only difference with the Telstra 'Wholesale' network over your generic Telstra network is the stated 2.3% difference in coverage. Would be hardly noticeable.
I carry two phones, one for work, one with the 'wholesale' network across Nth East Victoria and haven't seen any difference as yet.
Yeah your phone can be connected by 'Wifi' meaning no connection by lead. If you do use the USB lead it does mean it keeps the phone charged at the same time.
At home we cancelled our land line and Westnet internet a year ago and run our mobile phones only for calls and internet for a substantial saving.
Al.
_wombat_ said
10:21 PM Apr 11, 2013
Hi Bill,
I went to dick smith and asked for the LG Optimus L3 for $69 and they would not sell it unlocked only locked to Telstra, so how can you use Kogan?
I want to use Amaysim, would this still work if I just took out the sim and put in the amaysim sim?
Patto44 said
12:20 AM Apr 12, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
Hi Bill,
I went to dick smith and asked for the LG Optimus L3 for $69 and they would not sell it unlocked only locked to Telstra, so how can you use Kogan?
I want to use Amaysim, would this still work if I just took out the sim and put in the amaysim sim?
No Wombat, as Amaysim uses Optus network. You need an unlocked phone.
I am using woolworths mobile which workd out at $4/week with 5gb internet and $500 of calls. They also use the Optus towers.
Patto
_wombat_ said
02:33 AM Apr 12, 2013
Patto44 wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Hi Bill,
I went to dick smith and asked for the LG Optimus L3 for $69 and they would not sell it unlocked only locked to Telstra, so how can you use Kogan?
I want to use Amaysim, would this still work if I just took out the sim and put in the amaysim sim?
No Wombat, as Amaysim uses Optus network. You need an unlocked phone.
I am using woolworths mobile which workd out at $4/week with 5gb internet and $500 of calls. They also use the Optus towers.
Patto
thanks Patto, now back to doing more research, I already have a phone with Amaysim just wanted a change.
It is plugged in via usb port.By chip I mean sim card.You get a lead when you buy the phone.Works for me.Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Friday 29th of March 2013 01:40:23 PM
It works! I bought a cheap($69)LG smart phone, and using instructions from the web, I used it as a modem! It seems quicker than the Telstra wireless dongle,and is simpler to get online.I bought a $5 Kogan chip to try, and after some small problems , put it in the LG phone amd am now using it.Do I loose my email address at bigpond if I go to Kogan? I ts certainly a lot cheaper at $29.95 for unlimited calls and 6 gig of data. I am paying twice that from Telstra.Only time will tell. Bill
You might keep your email address but loose signal.
and where did you get it
I hope you can help me with that one Thanks mate
John
Thanks Bill
most be an Telstra prepaid, is it ??
Going to have a look asap to get one
Cheers John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 02:00:39 AM
One thing I did find though with my 'cheap LG' (as the Dick Smith person called it!) was that I have to occasionally turn it off and turn it on again when it becomes slow to respond to my touch on the screen. It does a software update when I turn it off/on and everything speeds up again. I've found it great as it also tells me on the front screen how much data I have used and how many more days I have left.
would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest
as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 01:04:36 PM
Oops sorry Bill the message was for Gary ,I did put the wrong name in
" would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest
as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 01:06:45 PM
and indeed it works like a dream now
Cheers John
and indeed it works like a dream now
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of March 2013 04:28:24 PM
What is the picture suposed to mean? If you are having a dig at me, then do it. I find the photo offensive and am going to contact The moderatre. Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 30th of March 2013 03:59:04 PM
My last mobile phone I had was 8years ago, gone without since and survived lol
always had my better half look after things like that
we got the phone you've got this morning
so the boss is doing things with it, don't ask me what
seems to work on the Aldi card pretty good ,internet wise
she is working to get it to work with her Asus tablet ,work in progress on the moment
Big sign here at the door " DO NOT DISTURB "
so I will stay well clear
once again Thanks Bill
Cheers John
Oops sorry Bill the message was for Gary ,I did put the wrong n
" would not make much difference for you Gary to be honest
as you told us you don't make many phone calls
also it would be $5 more a month for one gig data
John
sorry for the misunderstanding
John
The only difference with the Telstra 'Wholesale' network over your generic Telstra network is the stated 2.3% difference in coverage. Would be hardly noticeable.
I carry two phones, one for work, one with the 'wholesale' network across Nth East Victoria and haven't seen any difference as yet.
Yeah your phone can be connected by 'Wifi' meaning no connection by lead. If you do use the USB lead it does mean it keeps the phone charged at the same time.
At home we cancelled our land line and Westnet internet a year ago and run our mobile phones only for calls and internet for a substantial saving.
Al.
Hi Bill,
I went to dick smith and asked for the LG Optimus L3 for $69 and they would not sell it unlocked only locked to Telstra, so how can you use Kogan?
I want to use Amaysim, would this still work if I just took out the sim and put in the amaysim sim?
No Wombat, as Amaysim uses Optus network. You need an unlocked phone.
I am using woolworths mobile which workd out at $4/week with 5gb internet and $500 of calls. They also use the Optus towers.
Patto
thanks Patto, now back to doing more research, I already have a phone with Amaysim just wanted a change.