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Topic: 3-mobile probs on sites providing wifi?

peterws

07/8/2017 at 8:15pm
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Your own personal wifi, a dongle without the wires; it's a mini hub sort of thing. And it normally works very well in the caravan, in most places without site wifi.
But on some which did, I found that, although the 3 Mobile looked like it was in business, a signal was not forthcoming.
The site wifi signal was, and I'm typing this as a result.
I've had this problem on other sites which provide this facility which normally you have to pay for . . .
You have of course, limited access and a non private connection.
Anybody else like to comment?

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Grampian91

07/8/2017 at 9:59pm
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Your 3 Dongle uses a SIM card and connects to the internet via the mobile network.

Your devices will then use the wifi signal provided by your dongle.

Are you saying your dongle does not provide a signal when on sites with WIFI?

Or that you cannot connect to the sites WIFI? Is that with the dongle or your devices?

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trog100

08/8/2017 at 12:07am
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i would guess that your device is connected to the sites wifi and not your dongle you might have to do it manually..

mind you i uae a 3 dongle and unless near a population center the 3 network coverage is very patchy..

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08/8/2017 at 7:35am
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I couldn't get on with a dongle at all. I've got a Three mifi now which I've used at home and abroad with no problems at all. I also have a Three mobile which I tether to in this country.

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Sometimes mine connects to the sites Wi-Fi, so i have to go to settings and do it manually,I find it's not very often I can't get a signal,I have to move it around the van sometimes

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I tend to tether to my mobile. Don't see any advantage in buying a separate dongle or mifi device.

Generally find that "free" wifi is overused and therefore rarely better than poor.

if using a Tether or Dongle/mifi - Just make sure the device you are connecting is set so that you have to give permission for updates. Devices that are using Tethering/Dongle/mifi will treat the connection as though it's wifi and most are set to update using wifi only. This can eat all your data allowance if you're not careful.

peterws

08/8/2017 at 5:08pm
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Thanks guys. The site I'm on at the moment do a very decent free wifi, but I was miffed at not being able to use my minihub when previously I'd been able to.
Turns out that all is well. Might have failed to connect the charging wire correctly initially, but works fine now.
I'm only human .. . . .

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